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Old 04-15-2005, 08:48 PM   #1
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painted my wheels...

...and installed the factory beauty rings that i bought at the swap meet. even tho it's subtle, i think it looks alot better.






now i just need some new tires.
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Old 04-15-2005, 08:54 PM   #2
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Rallyes always look good..
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Old 04-15-2005, 09:34 PM   #3
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shine up sidewalls

Will even look better with sidewalls on tires shined up. I have used armor all but I was reading on auto detail page yesterday that that is bad and tehy recommended a couple but can't remember good ones. Hopefully someone will post.

Very nice improvement. I am a ralley guy myself.
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Old 04-15-2005, 09:42 PM   #4
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Old 04-15-2005, 09:45 PM   #5
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Will even look better with sidewalls on tires shined up. I have used armor all but I was reading on auto detail page yesterday that that is bad and tehy recommended a couple but can't remember good ones. Hopefully someone will post.

Very nice improvement. I am a ralley guy myself.
those tires need to go away any how. they're traction rated tires like for a 4wd and i'd like to get some nice all season radials instead. i've got some eagle one tire spray i might throw on there just to make 'em look better.
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Old 04-16-2005, 10:11 AM   #6
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It's subtle detail after subtle detail that adds up to a nice package in the end.
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Old 04-16-2005, 11:06 AM   #7
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I like it with the rings.
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Old 04-16-2005, 11:21 AM   #8
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Good looking wheels.

I did about the same thing, but instead of paint, I had the wheels blasted, and powdercoated. It's a great look, as far as I'm concerned. I just need to source some GMC decals for the center caps, as mine have bow-ties.
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Old 04-16-2005, 01:04 PM   #9
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Good looking wheels.

I did about the same thing, but instead of paint, I had the wheels blasted, and powdercoated. It's a great look, as far as I'm concerned. I just need to source some GMC decals for the center caps, as mine have bow-ties.

mine need stripping bad, but this was a saturday no cost project. well, except for the rings which i paid $15 for and i already had the "gmc aluminium" spray paint in the basement. god, i'm a cheap bastard.
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Old 04-16-2005, 01:08 PM   #10
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Those look good. I have the same wheels on my 72, and the previous owner painted them orange to match the paint on the truck. It gives it kind of a cusstom look, yet it seems to tie the truck together. The center caps and rings are still silver.
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Old 04-16-2005, 01:32 PM   #11
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Those look good. I have the same wheels on my 72, and the previous owner painted them orange to match the paint on the truck. It gives it kind of a cusstom look, yet it seems to tie the truck together. The center caps and rings are still silver.
i was thinking about that. if i do get the wheels stripped, i'm going to try and match them with the paint color. i think that looks cool! got any pics of the orange wheels?
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Old 04-16-2005, 05:44 PM   #12
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I have rallys on mine and wouldn't change them no matter how nice the truck is. They are my favorite wheel on these trucks. If course mine are 6 lug off of a later model truck with 4x4 center caps. One day I might change them to bowtie centers since mine isn't a 4x4.
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Old 04-16-2005, 06:24 PM   #13
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Nice job!
The rallys I had on 65 SS Chevelle where done as the same color of the car it looked pretty good that way and to change things a every now and then I would throw on the SS hub caps.
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Old 04-16-2005, 07:10 PM   #14
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I had my wheels sprayed lime on my old truck and it looked neat after rings and caps were put on. Not a good pic, but you get the idea.
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Old 04-16-2005, 10:55 PM   #15
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I had my wheels sprayed lime on my old truck and it looked neat after rings and caps were put on. Not a good pic, but you get the idea.

looks good! i think that's the direction i'll go when i get mine blasted.
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Old 04-17-2005, 12:28 AM   #16
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Unfortunately I don't have any pics of mine. HeavyD, that looks pretty good!
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Old 04-17-2005, 10:39 AM   #17
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Nice addition to a nice looking truck..
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