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Old 04-28-2018, 03:00 PM
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Market for death rims?

Looking at starting a business gold plating car and truck wheels AKA "death rims". I don't see many cars or trucks with them; do you think there is a market?

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Old 04-28-2018, 06:02 PM
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Looking at starting a business gold plating car and truck wheels AKA "death rims". I don't see many cars or trucks with them; do you think there is a market?
No there is a market for custom machining big 20" or bigger dually rims.


Wheel companies like eagle keep closing down,, because the "economy is sOoooooo great " now that we have the orange idiot running America into a shyyt hole.
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Old 04-29-2018, 04:47 PM
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Why are they called death rims, and what metals can be plated? You thinking elecrodeposition or hammering?
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Old 04-29-2018, 06:37 PM
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Apparently because they are the target of carjackers:

Pricey Wheels Can Be a Dangerous Obsession - latimes

Plating can cause hydrogen embrittlement. And plating shops have to conform to tough environmental regs. So know what you're doing.
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Old 04-29-2018, 10:05 PM
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Why are they called death rims, and what metals can be plated? You thinking elecrodeposition or hammering?
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Old 04-30-2018, 10:27 AM
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I would imagine there are a few wheels associated with Mercedes Benz that would qualify; Lorinser wheels, Eckler Mercedes Benz chrome wheel exchange, etc. I remember seeing an 1980s series SL awhile back with some very sharp looking wire wheels.
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Old 04-30-2018, 11:09 AM
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I doubt that many today would kill for a set of chrome-plated 14" bundts.
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Old 04-30-2018, 11:14 AM
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I doubt that many today would kill for a set of chrome-plated 14" bundts.
You would be surprised what they will kill over. You look at their girl friend wrong, they see the bank teller give you a hundred bux at the bank window, a co-worker thinks they should have gotten the promotion you got, etc etc.

People are bat sh** CRAZY!!!
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