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Originally Posted by flameorange
Lets get this forum going with Olds Silhouette Drivers!
I have an 01 I bought new now has over 200k KM (130 K Miles), Canadian car. Still drives nice, it is still comfortable with original springs/shocks. My biggest beef is the chrome plated alloy wheels, had two sets replaced under warranty, due to chrome peeling off in large pieces. On my 3rd set now,which are doing the same, now out of warranty. No winters on these wheels, only summer driving and they continue to disintegrate.
Any one else have this problem? I am surprised there is no tech service bulletin on these. Annoying as it looks like crap and tires only hold air for a week before they need to be topped up.
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Hi Flameorange! I up in the great white north too. A Chrome plated alloy wheel? Sure it's not the alloy wheel with the clear overspray? It does disintegrate over time. On the other hand, I also wouldn't want to be driving around on wheels that look like crap. Kind of makes the car look cheap, right?
3 things I would think about.
1. Is it the wheels that are causing the tires to lose air, or did someone just do a bad installation? I would be extremely leery of driving on tire pressures that could change without notice. Especially if you're doing a lot of highway.
2. How about getting a different wheel for your van? Lots of Olds aluminum wheels at the wreckers in pretty good shape can be had for a song.
3. I use nitrogen in my tires. They run cooler and I almost never have to adjust pressure (once a year if needed). I was told that nitrogen molecules are larger than air, so they don't leak down in summer OR WINTER. It also prevents moisture buildup inside the wheel.
BTW, I love your 72 vert picture. Post some pics of it???