Gave the Expedition a new look

[chuck s]

Instant hooptie.

Tastes (or lack of them ) vary and I'm sensing are generational. Black wheels look like those old steel wheels when the wheel covers were stolen and look horrible. No accounting for taste. I'm told there are guys who can actually drink Lite beer.

Don't misunderstand me. 24" chrome wheels look just as bad.

-- Chuck
(Hoping he put enough smilies in there...)

 

[chuck s]

Instant hooptie.

Tastes (or lack of them ) vary and I'm sensing are generational. Black wheels look like those old steel wheels when the wheel covers were stolen and look horrible. No accounting for taste. I'm told there are guys who can actually drink Lite beer.

Don't misunderstand me. 24" chrome wheels look just as bad.

-- Chuck
(Hoping he put enough smilies in there...)

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

Key detail here is you still have a “touch” of chrome. I didn’t realize this post was going to take off or I would’ve been more detailed. I like chrome but I don’t like too much. Balance is good. Like my Expi has chrome wheels, door handles and the grill. I dont like all the excessive trim that I’ve seen on other trucks. Gotta have just the right mix, too much of either us simply..well too much.

I'd have bought a Navigator, but too blingy. I'd spend a small fortune giving it a monochromatic look, and don't really care for all the upgraded fancy shit LOL

Instant hooptie.

Tastes (or lack of them ) vary and I'm sensing are generational. Black wheels look like those old steel wheels when the wheel covers were stolen and look horrible. No accounting for taste. I'm told there are guys who can actually drink Lite beer.

Don't misunderstand me. 24" chrome wheels look just as bad.

-- Chuck
(Hoping he put enough smilies in there...)

20" are more than big enough for me, it get to the point where a vehicle becomes a fancy piece of driveway art with reduced off road ability and I need my trucks to get dirty and drag boats and other stuff rather frequently. So while there are those who want heated ball scratchers and 24 inch "dubs" on their lowered, rough riding, ill handling pimp mobile, I want my rig to be less flashy, less pimp-y, and all about just getting the job done. That's just me. Thankfully it's a palette and we can paint our own pictures as we see it in our mind.

 

[Mmart]

Exactly. I want the truck to look “clean” but I bought it to
A. Move people
B. Handle northeast winters
C. Drive on the beach to fish, so 20’ rims give me enough tire to handle the non-paved surfaces. It’s gotta be like me, capable of doing the hard work but cleans up good! Lol

 

[Tom Southerland]

I think it is a younger fellers liking of the black out look. I definitely don’t like it. Of course I am an old fart of 72. I love the chrome on my 2020 Expedition.

 

[Chris C]

I'm in my 30s but I like both looks done right. If the black out is half assed it just looks cheap and trashy but done right looks real sharp.

 

[union pipewelder]

I’m fifty-two, I’m a a chrome man, but not over kill, it’s a lot work to keep its bling, however I’m making a few changes, I’m Union Pipewelder that travel up north a lot to work, like I’m here in Pennsylvania, salt and chrome don’t go together, doing the last few years being working up north took a toll on my wheels, so I got new ones, they r polished for now but, I’m getting them powder coated, to help eliminate issues I have with my chrome wheels

 

[bezaki]

I am in my mid to late 50's. I have never been a big on chrome. It has it's place, and i do not knock those that like it. Just not for me.

 

[WEDGE]

Agreed, chrome has it's place. Harley's, vintage cars/trucks etc. I just really do not like it on my modern vehicles!

 

[GAINMOB]

Lol the “millennial anti chrome movement”. It’s all good. Just an observation I’ve made past couple years.

43...dont like chrome anymore

 

[bloodhound]

I prefer blacked out myself.

 

[JExpedition07]

Two Tone and chrome is where it’s at

 

[Boostedbus]

I’m 55 and I prefer chrome on the Expedition’s over total blackout look but not too much chrome where it’s over done. Some blacked out with a mix of chrome looks bad ass as well even on the old cars. My Eliminator is a good example of a nice mix with the factory blacked out grille with still the center piece and the bumper chrome. The standard 69 Cougar’s grille is all chrome and is a little too much over done for me even though it is old school. That’s where they got the electric shaver front end nickname from. I don’t totally dislike the total blackout look though.

 

[Jamo]

I guess the other old fart thinking is I like to see some rubber around my chrome wheels...and I still like the white lettering.

Beautiful Cougar too...

 

[Thunderbirdsport]

I don't mind at all chrome on a '56 Ford..or a '69 Mercury (absolutely gorgeous car, BTW).

I just don't like it on my '11 Expedition. makes it look like a pimp mobile. Maybe what I'm lacking is the hoes and champagne in the back seats...hmm. Now THERE'S an idea. Ladies...you carriage awaits!

LOL...

All seriousness, I gave up hauling around women (in the plural sense) many years ago. It's enough work to keep one... entertained, to say nothing of several. Though in my prime...I was....well, in my prime.

When I got my first truck, it had this set of aluminum slot wheels. I kept them things polished up to a mirror finish...till that first winter. Give me something that can be hosed off, or if it's real dirty, a quick hit with a soapy brush and a rinse and I'm good to go. Same with the rest. We have 3 seasons here in north MO, snow, mud, and dust. Doesn't help that in the spring, I may be pulling a trailer loaded with seed to the fields, or in the fall, bouncing across the fields haling fuel, pulling empty grain carts, or bringing parts if something breaks.

 

[Boostedbus]

When I got my first truck, it had this set of aluminum slot wheels.

Lol! I had a set of Crager aluminum slots or “Sluts” as we called them back in the day, on my first car .... 69 Fastback Stang. They were hot back then because of Starsky and Hutch’s Torino. My buddy also ran a set of Fenton sluts on his 70 Duster. They had G-60 belted white letter tires on the rear with highjacker air shocks pumped up so high that you slid forward out of the seats. Lol! I remember my dad saying that they used to heat their springs to slam their 50’s cruisers on the ground and us kids jacked them up in the ass. Slammed on the ground is back in but not so sure the jacked up ass end is gonna make a come back....... it was cool while it was cool!

 

[Machete]

Exactly. I want the truck to look “clean” but I bought it to
A. Move people
B. Handle northeast winters
C. Drive on the beach to fish, so 20’ rims give me enough tire to handle the non-paved surfaces. It’s gotta be like me, capable of doing the hard work but cleans up good! Lol

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I sure hope that ain’t salt water.

 

[Mmart]

I sure hope that ain’t salt water.

it certainly is, that’s where the big fish live!! It’s also the reason the truck gets a full undercarriage wash after every trip. I wasn’t as wise when I had my 01 expedition and it rusted out pretty bad. So far this truck is holding up much better. Believe it or not the road salt and brine mix during winter seems to be even more of a problem. The reason why is because I can go fishing and at times the truck doesn’t need to be so close to the water. While I’m in the city in winter it’s unavoidable if we’re having bad weather.

 

[Trainmaster]

I deal with the same thing here. The beach is fine; I stay far out of the water. It's the damn winter road salt that rots things.

 

[carymccarr]

It looks good, I gotta ask out of curiosity, are you under 40? There seems to be an “anti-chrome” movement going on with the younger folks. Not that I’m much older, I just still like it. Especially with the black metallic paint on my truck.

I noticed the same thing on the motorcycle forums I’m on as well. All the “younger” folks want their bikes “blacked out”. Again it definitely looks good but I want to be a visible as possible when riding, the truck on the other hand I wouldn’t be as worried about.

I’m over 40 and despise chrome. Especially chrome wheels. Garish/tacky IMO.


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