rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:57 am
Has anyone had the same problem I am having with Stoddards chrome rims rusting?
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:42 pm
Hi, have you contacted Bruce or anyone at Stoddard's? It would be interesting to read their response (I don't have their wheels on my cars BTW).
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 6:36 pm
Per usually monitors this site but a phone call to Stoddard would be my first action.
Mike
Mike
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:15 pm
Mine are 2 yrs old, in dry storage and already rusting. Stoddards was bought out by some folks from China apparently.
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:01 am
Another reason to buy some original ones on this site
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 3:47 am
??John Lindstrom wrote:Mine are 6 months old, in dry storage and already rusting. Stoddards was bought out by some folks from China apparently.
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:06 am
I have sent Stoddards 3 sets of photos and have called them a bunch of times, Bruce never is in when I call I leave a message with my phone number Only after this approach did I post this on 356 talk.. I have to say I bought the rime 5 years ago but they have be sitting in the garage most of the time.
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:04 pm
The set I installed on my SC is still perfect, purchased about eight years ago, but could have been the original Stoddard rechrome, cannot remember
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:13 pm
You can’t understand English Neil?neilbardsley wrote:??John Lindstrom wrote:Mine are 6 months old, in dry storage and already rusting. Stoddards was bought out by some folks from China apparently.
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:36 pm
I took it more that Neil was either surprisedJohn Lindstrom wrote:You can’t understand English Neil?neilbardsley wrote:??John Lindstrom wrote:Mine are 6 months old, in dry storage and already rusting. Stoddards was bought out by some folks from China apparently.
, not that he didn't understand, or questioning the reference to being bought out by a Chinese group.I was surprised when I read the post too; in a garage, stored under dry conditions yet still showing signs of rust? Was there perhaps a faulty batch? As far as being bought out by a group of Chinese, I can't comment - haven't heard anything regarding this, but that doesn't mean that it may/may not have happened, just that it is news to me.
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:30 am
Methinks John was being facetious equating perhaps poor quality with a product made offshore. I seriously doubt Bruce would sell Stoddard and also have doubts the rims are sourced offshore. Perhaps just a bad batch. Let's see if Per will weigh in.
Mike
Mike
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:17 am
My apologies, I have been out of the office for a few days. I'll talk to Bruce and see if he saw this---
Our rims (since we started remanufacturing them about 5 years ago) have all been made here in the USA.
Our rims (since we started remanufacturing them about 5 years ago) have all been made here in the USA.
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:51 am
More photos
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:52 am
another
Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:30 am
Maybe they don't triple chrome. Looks like the typical cheap Brazilian or. Chinese chrome work.Thomas Sottile wrote:another