rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
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rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Has anyone had the same problem I am having with Stoddards chrome rims rusting?
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
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).
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Per usually monitors this site but a phone call to Stoddard would be my first action.
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Mine are 2 yrs old, in dry storage and already rusting. Stoddards was bought out by some folks from China apparently.
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Another reason to buy some original ones on this site
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
??John Lindstrom wrote:Mine are 6 months old, in dry storage and already rusting. Stoddards was bought out by some folks from China apparently.
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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.
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
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
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
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.
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I took it more that Neil was either surprised , not that he didn't understand, or questioning the reference to being bought out by a Chinese group.John 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.
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.
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
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.
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
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.
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Re: rusted chrome rims from Stoddards
Maybe they don't triple chrome. Looks like the typical cheap Brazilian or. Chinese chrome work.Thomas Sottile wrote:another