Edgey Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 OK, so I'm trying to order a MKX and I see that there is nothing in the brochure or website about the 20" chrome rims that the car had originally been showcased in. They are on the Navigator and Mark LT, but they have vanished from the MKX. What happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g48150 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 DUB called, they're EXCLUSIVELY with Caddy now. You see me rollin', they hatin', patrollin' tryin' to catch me ridin' on thin rims... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgey Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 (edited) I must be getting old! I'm not sure those were 20" rims actually, but they have the same design of the 20" rims on the Navigator and Mark LT. The rims ultimately put on the production MKX are all 18" and not as attractive. They will do, but they are as weak as the ones put on the MKZ. The rims on the MKZ are just awful! They are almost as bad as GM rims! It's a well known fact that GM is incapable of designing attractive wheels . Edited November 12, 2006 by Edgey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DearbornDerek Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I must be getting old! I'm not sure those were 20" rims actually, but they have the same design of the 20" rims on the Navigator and Mark LT. The rims ultimately put on the production MKX are all 18" and not as attractive. They will do, but they are as weak as the ones put on the MKZ. The rims on the MKZ are just awful! They are almost as bad as GM rims! It's a well known fact that GM is incapable of designing attractive wheels . When I did my temp stint at the pilot plant I got to sit in one of the test production MKX. It had 18" pirellies and rims just like the 20" Mark LT. That may have been why you thought they were 20". I thought so to until I looked at them up close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waymondospiff Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 There's an article from the Free Press that the 20" wheels won't be available on the Edge until M/Y 2008 - I'm guessing that applies to the MKX as well. It doesn't say why they're not available. I'd guess supplier issues, perhaps the lack of a suitable 20" tire? I can't find the article on freep.com, it was published 20-OCT-2006, by Sarah A. Webster. I found it at accessmylibrary.com - which is a registration website. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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