Cracks In Chrome Clad On 2010 Silverado Wheels

spiral gray · August 29, 2011

Well, the plastic chrome clad on all 4 of my 2010 Silverado wheels have cracks. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks, Spiral Gray

levigarrett · August 29, 2011

Yep,

the crack was on the back side. Had to bring it into the dealership and get a new rim.

Been there done that.

MS3DALE · August 29, 2011

Yeah,we've seen a few here,we changed them out under warranty (the ones we changed were cracked around the lug nuts,under the center caps)

Just so those who's not familiar with them knows,its not the wheel itself thats cracking,its the chrome plastic "hub cap" thats glued onto the aluminum wheel,the wheels are still safe to drive on.

pm26 · August 29, 2011

They actually glue it on? With Elmer's glue? I thought it was just held on with some friction clips or something similar.

uh6tdrvr · August 29, 2011

Can you take the clad off? And if so, what does the wheel look like behind it? Paintable?

MS3DALE · August 29, 2011

Can you take the clad off? And if so, what does the wheel look like behind it? Paintable?

I guess you could take the plastic off,I just have no idea what it looks like under there.

levigarrett · August 29, 2011

They look really nice under that clad

http://gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php...ght=chrome+clad

Page 2 half way down has a finished picture.

uh6tdrvr · August 29, 2011

Those look great!

levigarrett · August 29, 2011

problem is you would have to spray the hub behind the wheel and not use a centercap or spray the center cap.

jimbrown1 · August 29, 2011

Those look great!

Are these the chrome clad whels with the plastic removed? I wasn't able to view the pics on the other forum for some reason. If so, GM should use these as the OEM wheels and not the chrome clad ones.

If these were chrome, could you not use the center caps from the original wheels?

redjewel2ss · August 29, 2011

Yeah,we've seen a few here,we changed them out under warranty (the ones we changed were cracked around the lug nuts,under the center caps)
Just so those who's not familiar with them knows,its not the wheel itself thats cracking,its the chrome plastic "hub cap" thats glued onto the aluminum wheel,the wheels are still safe to drive on.

i have some pitting on 3 of mine. is that covered?

i had no idea they were lastic covers!!!

levigarrett · August 29, 2011

I would bring them in and insist you want new ones. I did. I said these things sell for over $300/ea from the dealer. I dont want to hear a word.

jimbrown1 · August 29, 2011

Yeah,we've seen a few here,we changed them out under warranty (the ones we changed were cracked around the lug nuts,under the center caps)
Just so those who's not familiar with them knows,its not the wheel itself thats cracking,its the chrome plastic "hub cap" thats glued onto the aluminum wheel,the wheels are still safe to drive on.

i have some pitting on 3 of mine. is that covered?

i had no idea they were lastic covers!!!

I would see if the dealer would be able to swap those out for some chrome 20" accessory wheels instead and pay the price difference. Shouldn't be that much.

uh6tdrvr · August 30, 2011

Those look great!

Are these the chrome clad whels with the plastic removed? I wasn't able to view the pics on the other forum for some reason. If so, GM should use these as the OEM wheels and not the chrome clad ones.

If these were chrome, could you not use the center caps from the original wheels?

Yes they are. The link above tell how to take the plastic off. The only thing that might not quite look exact is the center cap. Im sure someone will figure that out soon.