Chromed rims in Winter

[BlueHUMMERH2]

Originally Posted by H3.007

Has anyone actually ran the alloys in a Pennsylvania or New York winter yet?

Results?

I may be interested in buying a "winter set" with meat to match if the environment requires...

I ran the H3's alloys on my ex's H3 in Lake Placid, NY last winter, and they experienced some discoloration and corrosion.

My H2 rims pitted where the salt sat too long. These were stock rims on both. My suggestion: Get some cheap steel rims, hit them with some black Hard Hat or whatever, and run those with snow tires for the winter.

I guess I want to add that in Central Pa, there's not a whole lot of snow to contend with usually, hence not too much salt. If you live in a snowbelt, like I did in NY or up around Erie, then you're going to get a lot more salt and probably experience more corrosion.

I'm thinking about using my 16.5" rims from the Homecoming, and mounting those with some decent snow tires just for the winter.

Again, my winter damage:
Oxidation!