16x7 steelies and original hub cap resto

[leddzepp]

The ones on eBay are not the same as the guy on Facebook (at least the ones I’ve seen on eBay). Look up Matt Clinard on Facebook and compare his. He has sold a lot of them and no complaints that I’ve seen. He has them available for 1/2 and 3/4 ton in Chevy and gmc.

[chevmn]

I know the brass/chrome caps are technically correct, and some purists insist on them, but they are somewhat fragile, and prone to dents and cracking simply due to the material. I buy/swap/sell, and restore the stainless type, and most prefer those, as not only can they be polished to look almost as good as a chrome cap, they hold up much better and not as easy to dent when putting them on. On occasion I get a brass cap in a set (sometimes unintentionally), and probably 90% of the time I can count on them having at least one crack around the outer rim, and I have several hanging on a wall that I cannot restore. I have a '72 C20 I am restoring, and it will get the stainless caps vs. the brass/chrome. Even though my truck is a highly optioned Cheyenne, it came with painted hubcaps, but going with the Accuride wheels, and restored stainless caps.

[spmtamu11]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

The ones on eBay are not the same as the guy on Facebook (at least the ones I’ve seen on eBay). Look up Matt Clinard on Facebook and compare his. He has sold a lot of them and no complaints that I’ve seen. He has them available for 1/2 and 3/4 ton in Chevy and gmc.

Do you have a link to his marketplace profile or a post in a group where he is selling them?

Thanks!

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by spmtamu11

Do you have a link to his marketplace profile or a post in a group where he is selling them?

Thanks!

It won’t let me copy paste a link. Search his name and you should be able to see his posts

[DA71Grande]

I went through the process of painting mine really wasn’t hard just time consuming taping it off.