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Chromed Cutlass stock 5 spokes


MemphisMan

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I always wondered how the stock rims would look chromed. Looks pretty good I think. Not a bad looking Cutty either! Has anyone had their stock rims chromed and how much did it cost?

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I have a single chrome 5 spoke rim. They LEAK air like HELL. ^$#!@^ corrosion. GM made maybe 1000 of the rims in chrome from the factory. MANIC? you remember the details on these...

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Lightning Rod Shifters: These are a type of shifter made by Hurst. They're standard in the '83-'84 Hurst/Olds...don't know if they're functionl in the car above.

Basically, they're kind of a "His-n-hers" shifter. There are three shift rods in the center console. The left one goes P R N OD D and works like a normal gearshift with the exception of no L (low). If you shift it all the way down into D, then the car is limited to third gear or lower.

When in D, you can shift the middle lever toward you to now limit the car to 2nd gear. When it's down you can pull the right lever to limit to first. When accelerating you can start with all the shifters toward you, then throw the right, center, then left one forward while accelerating. Kind of fun, but in reality they're not much more than a gimmick.

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I may be alone here, but I think the factory 5-stars are rather ugly. I'm not sure if it's the convex-ness of the wheels or the rounded spokes, but I've never liked them. It always makes my wife and me so sad to see the ugly factory 5-stars back on the vert in winter. Personally, I prefer the wheels you currently have on it.

 

Chrome wheels need to be switched out in winter. Even exposure to salt once can ruin them. We don't get a lot of snow/salt in Missouri, but once is enough. I learned that the hard way on my Silverado, and I even sprayed them with WD40 before winter thinking that would help.

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What's weird is that there was a time when I really loved the factory 5 spokes. I guess I was comparing them to the 15" saw blades. Don't get me wrong, I still like them, but there are rims I like more than the factory 5 spokes....like the ones I have on my car now :D I do think the the chromed version looks better than the painted one.

 

The factory 5 spokes will always look good on the Cutty, just not great. Lol, the day will come when larger rims look ugly to people and they'll be putting 13's on them because high sidewalls will be in style!!

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  • 2 weeks later...
Lightning Rod Shifters: When accelerating you can start with all the shifters toward you, then throw the right, center, then left one forward while accelerating. Kind of fun, but in reality they're not much more than a gimmick.
It's not a gimmick. It's for racing. Upon taking off from the line you have all of them to the rear, when you want to leave first gear you move the right one up, when you want to leave second gear you move the middle one up, and when you're really ready to go you move the left one up. It's sort of like having a auto- manual in one. I had a 86 cutlass that I put the LIGHTINING ROD SHIFTERS in. Someone stole it from a garage that I had it stored in for three years. Bummer I was saving it for my son.
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