[deepwatertitan]

im not sure why factory wheels are so much stronger when it comes to this issue.i think the process that they are treated is different then aftermarket.oem wheels are going to be on several thousand vehicles and have to be made stronger or you know there would be all kind of recalls and consumer complaints.aftermarket simply is not made as strong because they are not as mass produced and not gauranteed to be on a few hundred thousand vehicles. i dont make rims i just used to take care of them and have seen way to many times peoples rims get screwed up do to the road salt and or wheel acid.the salt on the beach is not as harsh as the road salt for snow.when you drive on the beach your not driving in just a pure concentrate of salt.this is why you must be very carful when buying cars that where up north cuz you look hard enough and your bound to find some fram or body rust,you dont hear this being a big concern when you live in a beach state(just sand in the carpets that never ever comes out).i live in florida and we drive on the beach all the time,it will still eat them but not nearly as quick.i have saved rims that where eatin up.yours are pretty bad but with heavy duty polish and a high speed polish wheel,im not saying those will look new, but you could get them looking better with several applications and then maybe sell them or somethin...i sure hope that xd's chrome isnt that horrible because im soon to get some 20" monsters in chrome.shoot ill this stuff im saying and watch ill be on here complaining about my wheels pitting do to salt on the beach..lol..anyways man i sure hope it all works out for you cuz if your like me i dont have that kind of money to be buying another set if something happens.it took me a while of saving and have saved almost enough to by my rims and tires.i hope it works out for ya..