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Gordy · 03-22-2009

My 1967 Kadett Rallye has the stock Rallye wheels which used no hub caps (not even clips to hold center caps on) or rings (even the pictures in the brochures show nothing on the rims..lug nuts, rear axle centers, and front bearing caps all show). Toyed with the idea of putting GT rims on which could use the center hub covers and trim rings and sandblast and paint the rims a stock silver/gray.
Now I've found a guy who will chrome the rims for $75 each (which I think is pretty reasonable- he seems to do decent work) so I'm leaning towards having the stock rims chromed and just leaving it like that. While he's at it I would probably have both bumpers done, they aren't too bad but have some pitting and flaking on the lower sides.
Any pics of other Rallyes and what you have done to your rim/tire combos?

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Gordy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loves Park, IL (Rockford area) Posts: 805	Kadett Rallye wheels My 1967 Kadett Rallye has the stock Rallye wheels which used no hub caps (not even clips to hold center caps on) or rings (even the pictures in the brochures show nothing on the rims..lug nuts, rear axle centers, and front bearing caps all show). Toyed with the idea of putting GT rims on which could use the center hub covers and trim rings and sandblast and paint the rims a stock silver/gray. Now I've found a guy who will chrome the rims for $75 each (which I think is pretty reasonable- he seems to do decent work) so I'm leaning towards having the stock rims chromed and just leaving it like that. While he's at it I would probably have both bumpers done, they aren't too bad but have some pitting and flaking on the lower sides. Any pics of other Rallyes and what you have done to your rim/tire combos?