Cragar 610C Bubbles!

**themongrel** · 02-16-2007, 11:31 PM

Anyone else had issues with Cragar rims showing signs of rust under the chrome? Two of my 6 month old rims have at least three spots of rust (bubbling) where the spokes meet the actual rim. I do live in Washington but have kept them spotless after driving on the wet roads, also I called DOT and was told that salt is not used to deice the roads, rather a metel friendly fluid. Does anyone think I would be wasting my time sending a letter to Cragar? I love the rims but for $2400, I would expect better. I will post pics when the sun comes up tomorrow.

**Hurst Equipped** · 02-16-2007, 11:49 PM

that is a very common problem with chrome plated aluminum, not just 610Cs

**themongrel** · 02-16-2007, 11:56 PM

Thanks for the heads up. That being said, my show truck has aluminum and has zero rust on them and they are 2 years old (Mulanni's)

**RandysWay** · 02-17-2007, 12:05 AM

They should be in warranty. I don't have any problems with my 610C's, knock on wood. You mentioned you paid $2400 for the wheels.. seriously? I paid $300.00 for each rim.

**themongrel** · 02-17-2007, 12:29 AM

I should clairfly, I paid $2400 for the whole package with the Toyos. My bad.

**MattRobertson** · 02-17-2007, 12:53 AM

attack.

**Turf** · 02-17-2007, 01:09 AM

hey randy, isnt this your car? http://www.cragarwheel.com/catalog_pg2.html

it looks like they photochopped the spoiler off, but the reflactions in the paint and the lighting looks exactly like your sig pic....

**fatpockets44** · 02-17-2007, 02:06 AM

I would send them a letter. What damage could it do?

**RandysWay** · 02-17-2007, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by Turf

hey randy, isnt this your car? http://www.cragarwheel.com/catalog_pg2.html

it looks like they photochopped the spoiler off, but the reflactions in the paint and the lighting looks exactly like your sig pic....

Yeah. First time I saw that picture.. no idea why they chopped the front and rear spoilers out, what a sad cropping job! I'm also on their website (here) as well as around a half dozen magazines for Cragar.. fortunately, unchopped.

**rhodyhemi** · 02-17-2007, 11:11 AM

Tell them in lieu of royalties for all the pics, you just want your wheels replaced.

**RandysWay** · 02-17-2007, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by rhodyhemi

Tell them in lieu of royalties for all the pics, you just want your wheels replaced.

You have themongrel and I mixed up. I don't have any problems with my wheels..

**themongrel** · 02-18-2007, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by RandysWay

You have themongrel and I mixed up. I don't have any problems with my wheels..

Ya, and I also have the slow car of the two

I will call Cragar on Tuesday and see if anything can be done, if not I will smile and press on (only I really know it is there)

**themongrel** · 03-13-2007, 05:30 PM

Just an update to this issue. I sent an email to Cragar just asking about the bubbles, a week later I got an email asking me to fax a copy of the receipt so I sent it. Low and behold four brand new wheels showed up at my door step two weeks after that with a call tag to send the others back for evaluation. Now thats customer service if I ever saw it!!