rchurch
3/25/2008 2:33:26 PM
When I got my rims I tried putting the stock 16" rims from my 02 MC onto my daughter's 02 Grand Am and they wouldn't work. It's been a few years ago and I don't remember why they wouldn't work, maybe the tires rubbed, or the rim hit on something? Oh, well, the perils of getting old...Anyway, I'd try them on the car before I paid for them, just in case.
That stuff in your pic was the same stuff I couldn't get off too. The bottle of wheel cleaner I had said I should keep re-applying to trouble areas, but I decided to just live with it. Besides, I didn't want to take a chance at ruining the plastic.
I think your Monte wheels didn't fit because of the width of the tire. If memory serves we correctly, the grand am tires are slightly narrower.
wheelguy
3/25/2008 8:34:42 PM
What I have used to get rid of break dust is wheel polish(cotton candy style, liquid stuff is junk) or disk break cleaner. You shouldn't use harsh chemicals on chrome but it works & we do it. To get rid of the brown in the chrome car polish (liquid) works great, but not for thick break dust "bumps".
Sir Monte
3/26/2008 12:57:27 PM
The Monte tires are too high, they have a taller sidewall than the Grand Am. My tires are 225/60/16 and the Grand Am tires are 225/50/16, so a taller tire would rub.
Sir Monte
3/26/2008 2:21:41 PM
For the brown stuff on the wheels I used Never Dull. Be gentle if you use it.
mickey
3/26/2008 6:55:21 PM
if they are steel you can also use the scotch brite pads that are from S.O.S. just make sure tha tyou ge the plastic scrubbers version and also dont use the seem ont he wheels as it si real strong and could scratch
But the soap from them is great for this and protects the wheels to.
when your done befor eyou put them on the car or if you want after wards cote the crap out of them with abotu 6 coats each of wax and they will help stay that way for a long time to come
