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bulloxFeb-08-03 02:49 PM
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#40328, "Poll question: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"


          

If you do, have you noticed your rims getting torn up? How often do you wash them to keep the salt from eating at them?

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RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), Smoke Honda, Feb-08-03 07:17 PM, #1
RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), silvreclipsers, Feb-08-03 07:33 PM, #2
      RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), ModeratorEvuLFleA, Feb-09-03 05:48 AM, #3
           RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), coClipse_97, Feb-09-03 07:29 AM, #4
                RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), 1sweet98talon, Feb-09-03 10:11 AM, #5
                     RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), Jasvb TS2K2, Feb-09-03 10:16 AM, #6
                          RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions), icedout, Feb-09-03 10:31 AM, #7

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#40345, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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If there's salt, then once a week. I live in boston and had my rims for 2 years now and there haven't been any problems except for slipping in the snow.

  
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silvreclipsersFeb-08-03 07:33 PM
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#40346, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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yeah, me too. I live in Boston also and I have no problems with my rims. I think only chrome rims are bad to have in salty conditions.


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ModeratorEvuLFleAFeb-09-03 05:48 AM
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#40356, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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Z-rated low-pro tires get NO grip if there is any snow. 95% of people with wheels here take them off.

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coClipse_97Feb-09-03 07:29 AM
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#40381, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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I will always roll stocks in the winter. I know too many people who have f-d up their $2k wheels in winter conditions to do otherwise.

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1sweet98talonFeb-09-03 10:11 AM
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#40390, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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I had my dunlop fm501's on for one snowstorm... When you can't move you're car becuase of slipping, thats a problem. I have a buddy that owns Connecticut tire, so he got me a hookup on winter tires. Bought a set of 15" ford probe SE wheels, and I am set.



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Jasvb TS2K2Feb-09-03 10:16 AM
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#40391, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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When I still had my 18's on I would take them off for the winter. But my stock wheels still are in great shape after 4 New England winters so I don't know how much damage the salt, the sand and weather really affect certain aftermarket wheels. If I ever get another set of rims I'll probably still take them off.


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icedoutFeb-09-03 10:31 AM
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#40392, "RE: Do you leave your rims on in the winter? (snowy, salty conditions)"
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yeah i don't drive the car in the winter anymore due too salt...... kinda f*&ked my rims a little when i didn't take them off the first winter.... suggest that you don't drive w/ aftermarket rims during the winter

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