Chrome wheels on XJ350 - good or bad idea?
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Here's mine. I exchanged my factory wheels for chrome through California Chrome Exchange. Also inflated them with nitrogen as that prevents moisture from building up and damaging the wheels. They seem to fit right in here in Los Angeles and I get a huge amount of compliments. But then, I am in Los Angeles.
I like those wheels a lot!
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So far I have kept the non-chrome wheels. The primary reason being the California Wheel Exchange site says do not drive in winter salty road conditions. I do drive in such conditions. While my GM factory chrome wheels on my 2000 Cadillac still look great after 13 winters, they didn't come with a disclaimer not to drive them in the snow. I worry that the California wheel exchange ones aren't as durable and are engineered/suited to the California weather. Maybe they are just covering themselves with the disclaimer and they would survive salt - I don't know.
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I absolutely love the small but tasteful facelift of my 20inch enkei lussos that I put on my xjr..I was so tired of seeing my cat look like every other cat.I dont beleive in over doing it but new shoes alway bring a added style to any outfit!lol also any odd sized tire and rim are more costly, so the even size tires saved me money and were easier to find for future replacement...
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BTW, a cycle magazine gives my Harley Sportster 1200C a 1/4 mile time of 13.0 @ 100 mph. In this section of the forum there's a thread about Cambo351's XJR turning 13.2x @ 105.x mph. The Harley would take it in the 1/4 … but the Jag would easily take it by the 1/2 mile mark. My sportster isn't as fast as my Yamaha VMax but still respectable and it's fun to ride. I enjoy taking it into the local mountain twisties, too.
Speed isn't everything, otherwise we wouldn't be driving Jags, right?![Icon Naughty](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_naughty.gif)
The legendary Harley paint, chrome, fit and finish is among the best in the world regardless of 2 or 4 wheels. Or 3 wheels (I have a Russian "Ural" sidecar rig).
Speed isn't everything, otherwise we wouldn't be driving Jags, right?
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The legendary Harley paint, chrome, fit and finish is among the best in the world regardless of 2 or 4 wheels. Or 3 wheels (I have a Russian "Ural" sidecar rig).
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Last edited by Norm 427; 01-02-2014 at 06:39 PM.
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Not knocking the V Rod and yes it is an American Made Harley-Davidson it just seems to fit in a category of its own. (Which I'm not calling a bad thing).
I've ridden the V Rod and it is fast, but not fast compared to popular sport bikes.
It has a cruiser riding position which is kind of weird when riding a performance bike in the twisties.
From the Sportster through the Electra Glide Ultra Classic all the way to the CVO models the bikes sport a nostalgic look that is Harley. My eyes don't see it in the V Rod.
Not knocking the bike and If I could afford the stable of motorcycles I would like to have (I cannot) a V Rod would be included, it just seems to stand alone in the Harley-Davidson lineup.
No disrespect intended.
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