Can anyone tell me where I can get a set of Factory Chrome 2003 Nissan Maxima SE wheels. Price if you know it.

 

ebay

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Are you referring to the Titanium Edition wheels? (they're a dark chrome)

You might also try car-part.com. I just looked there and one place has a set of 4 available for $200.

 

Heck, this guy right here has a set for sale. Click on this link and he is the second guy down. He has the links in his sig:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=276074

 

Come again?? TE wheels are not chrome. They are what Nissan calls a 'birght finish' similar to the AE wheels. Most certainly not chrome, dark or otherwise.

 

try this one...http://www.capitalwheels.com/cgi-bin...s/commerce.cgi

 

325 ea for gle, or 350 ea for se

 

dats alotta munney

 

Actually they are of thye same finish.

 

Go to the for sale forums and find them. I'm pretty sure that there are a lot available for sale. .However, if you want new, go to a nissan dealership.

 

I had my motorcycle wheels chromed for $130 ea. Should be
about the same for a car. Some of the ebay chromes are
not factory but copies. Could be good quality or perhaps not.

 

And by the way when i was thinking about chroming mine I ended up going a different way.
I bought Centerline Forged RPM in chrome for $1550 sold my SE TE wheels on ebay for just under $900.
Ended up with a strong (forged wheel) in chrome and lightened my unsprung rotational weight by 10 lbs per wheel for about the price of chroming the stockers.

 

what is a forged rim?

 

stronger rims

 

It was discovered hundreds of years ago that if you beat on metal
with a hammer (or something like it) it makes it much stronger. Aluminum is especially responsive to this. And it is done with industrial machinery today and not with a hammer.

 

to chrome a 17-18" wheel properly, it is going to run you 300 ish. if you just want chrome and you don't care about the quality and luster of the finish, you can get it for 150 ea. keep in mind that is not triple plating they are skipping a few steps, and that reduces the depth in the shine. i have spoken with several plating shops and the process described on their page is the proper way to do it.

 

mick max...the 150 was not a flame on you for getting cheap stuff, bike wheels are usually less, so your 130 is probably about right. just wanted to clear that up before someone got irked

 

IWNTMOREHP,
I am glad you did it actually. The idea is to post up what you know and the fun is watching someone build on that. The wheels on ebay are knock offs, not polished very well and not triple chromed I would bet. I did not mention that I polished
the wheels myself. And a few guys copper plate first so the chrome sticks better.
With my last post I wanted to point out that it was not cost effective. It was better to sell my stock wheels and get a forged chrome.

 

Look in the back of Road&Track or Car&Driver. There are several ads for chroming rims.
I had Denver Bumper, Denver, CO, polish the rims on my jag and then had them clear anodized. The anodizing lasted about 8 years. They had 3 levels of polishing depending on the luster you wanted.
I choose the polished but not really shiny look and they looked great. They claim the top-o-the-line polish looks just like chrome.