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John 316

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  1. Not if you "think" about it! If you read my post I stated that the platinum comes with all the chrome that is in the KR chrome package as standard and they do not even offer the "chrome clad" wheel as an option. If the platinum gets the aluminum wheels and the KR with the same chrome pieces doesn't, how does that make sense?
  2. I didn't "go for the clad!" It is a forced option when you get the chrome package on a KR. If you get a Platinum which includes all the features in the KR chrome package, you get the aluminum wheels that are the same as the standard KR wheel, with the only difference being that the pockets are painted black versus brown on the KR. Makes a lot of sense? I could have ordered a Platinum with the same options and it would have cost $2000.00 less. I wanted the two-tone paint, wheel lip mouldings and the lighter interior option is the reason I paid more for the KR.
  3. Well I must admit you are good at " blowing" smoke! I hate to break it to all you Kool Aide drinkers who obviously know more than this poor ole country boy, I will however be receiving a new set of standard KR wheels and tires this Thursday! Sorry I have to put an end to your name-calling and the sharing of your great "wealth" of knowledge and "legal advice," however I am sure you will be able to share it with someone else - maybe each other?
  4. Please, put down the Koolaid. You can't be serious. Chrome plated plastic compared to polished aluminum?
  5. 3 clad :sheath, face; specifically: to cover [ a metal ] with another metal by bonding. This is what I am referring to when the description of "chrome clad" aluminum wheel is used. Ford does not use the word "plastic" or cover in their description of this wheel. Therefore it is false by any definition. Including #2 that you just listed. Metal bonded to metal! Aka - Chrome to aluminum. Two metals. We are not talking about a ivy- clad building!
  6. "Chrome Clad" aluminum wheels won't pit. Thats why they use aluminum wheels and they are lighter. I am not referring to chrome plated steel wheels. And I don't know what Dictionary you are using, But according to Webster's, when referring to metal " it is the bonding of one type of metal to another type of metal!" "Clothed" has nothing to do with metal! You have obviously never heard of a "clad" coin, which is what the shiny stuff in your pocket is. Look it up and learn.
  7. You seem to be missing the point! Fords description of the "chrome clad" wheels is false and misleading. Had the description been "chrome plated plastic wheel covers" and I was fool-enough to pay $1195.00 for them, then I would not be un-happy. But when you describe them as "chrome clad" and I pay $1195.00 for plastic wheel covers then I feel like a fool! Apparently you have never owned "chrome clad" aluminum wheels or you would not be so happy with your chrome plated plastic hub-caps, which is what they really are! And no they can not possibly hold up better than "chrome clad" aluminum in the long run. This is just another cost-cutting move by Ford and a deception in the description of the product offered. No one would knowingly pay more for a plastic wheel cover than for a polished aluminum wheel unless they were truely a "fool!"
  8. I have not owned a new Ford since 2001, It was a F-350 with aluminum wheels. I have owned three GMC Denali's and their "chrome clad" wheels are chrome over aluminum, as the term implies. Ford needs to change their description to "chrome plated wheel covers." If Ford does not make this right, I probably won't own another one for fifteen more years. look up the definition for "clad" and you will see that Ford's description is misleading and false. Even though you say that they have been doing this for years, still doesn't make it right. It is not used throughout the industry. I have never had plastic wheel covers on any of the 31 new vehicles that I have bought. I guess that is why I was caught off guard, as you say.
  9. I just purchased a new 2015 F-350 King Ranch on 8-15 that I ordered on 6-18. When I ordered the truck I ordered the chrome package that forced the option of "chrome clad wheels." This was a $1195.00 option in addition to the $695.00 chrome package option. I was shocked to find out that the "chrome clad" aluminum wheels were nothing more than chrome plated "plastic" wheel covers! No one in their right mind would order "plastic" wheel covers for $1195.00 when the standard KR wheels are polished aluminum with painted pockets. This is a "downgrade" that cost $1195.00! Your description of "chrome clad" wheels is inaccurate and totally misleading. I have a GMC Denali that has "chrome clad" aluminum wheels that are actual chrome plated aluminum wheels, which is what I was expecting from Ford, according to your description. If you look up the definition of "clad" as I have, according to Webster's, when referring to metal, "clad is the bonding of one metal to another metal." I do not think that a chrome plated plastic wheel cover meets that definition! I am the owner of a $70,000.00 truck that has plastic wheel covers that I paid $1195.00 extra for! To say the least, I am totally dissatisfied. I asked the Dealer to install the standard KR wheels and refund the difference and he refused. I then called Ford and got no where. My next call will be to my Attorney if you refuse to make this "right!"
  10. Well, I finally received my new 2015 F-350 King Ranch that I ordered on 6-18. The truck was delivered to the dealer on 8-11 and I picked it up on 8-15. The dealer had to install a rear sway bar that I couldn't order on the truck and I had the Platinum door and tailgate chrome handles installed since I had ordered the chrome package which forces you to order the "chrome clad aluminum wheels!" When I started looking the truck over, to my amazement the "chrome clad" wheels were no more than chrome plated plastic wheel covers! I just sold my GMC Denali that had chrome clad aluminum wheels that were actually real aluminum wheels with real chrome cladding, no plastic covers. When I ordered the chrome package for $695.00 I expected the "chrome clad" wheels to be real chrome clad wheels, not plastic covers for an additional $1195.00 upgrade! I told the dealer that this was a "downgrade" from the standard King Ranch wheels, which are polished aluminum with painted pockets. His answer was that I got what I ordered! This is true to the extent that I ordered "chrome clad" wheels as a $1195.00 option, but no where in Fords description does it mention the words "plastic" or "wheelcovers!" Anyone in their right mind would prefer the standard aluminum wheels over a plastic hub cap that cost an additional $1195.00! All that I ask was that they install the standard wheels and refund my $1195.00. The answer was no. Ford needs to look the definition for "clad" up as I have and according to Webster's, the definition is to "bond one type of metal to another." I have called Ford and didn't get anywhere either! I am one un-happy owner of a beautiful new $70,000.00 King Ranch with plastic wheel covers, which I don't think I have ever had on a new vehichle in more than 36 years!
  11. :happy feet: My dealer placed my order on 6-18 for my new F-350 King Ranch Powerstroke 4X4 and the build date is supposed to be today 7-23! I received my vin # about three weeks ago and received my window sticker last week. So that is about a month. Dealer said that he may have the truck by the end of next week. I am getting excited, want to start adding my extras, Leer top, bed rug, chrome door and tail gate handles, rear sway bar, X-Pel paint protection, WeatherTech floor liners, painted mud guards, chrome hood guard, just to get started.
  12. :shrug: I have a 2015 F-350 King Ranch on order, with a build date the week of the 21st. When I ordered this truck the only way to get a rear sway bar was to order the camper package, which I did not do because I wanted the 20" wheels. Can you order this sway bar in a kit from Ford, or would I be better off to buy a Hellwig kit? Thanks in advance for any help.
  13. :happy feet: I already have my vin# and a build date of 7-21. My dealer said that I should have my truck by the end of July or first of August! I am getting excited now. Faster than I expected.
  14. Thanks More Power, my Dealer is supposed to have my build schedule tomorrow.
  15. Thanks Ron, you maybe right? The funny thing is that I have had 45 views and only 1 welcome.
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