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another paint question, new(to me) wheels, leave them chrome? paint em black?

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Yeah exactly! Makes my mirrors fit in now lol

Keeping them polished :)
 
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I'm going to be honest here...I love the truck, but I am not feeling the wheels at all. The rims look way to cheap and plain, IMO.
 
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hey no problems with your own opinion
imo, better then steel

and also imo, they have about as much detail to them as yours do..

just different styles
 
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pure sex! keep it, I love those eagles
 
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Update your sig man!

15's or 16's?
 
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they're 15's. but because of hte "fake beadlock" lol they look a bit bigger IMO
 
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Yeah I've heard some people say I have 17's for the simulated bead lock look of my rims, so that makes sense! lol
 
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yeah definitely

not sure what to call em in my sig though. the center caps say US wheel. lol yet i've seen like 2 different brands that make this wheel
 
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found em!
U.S. Wheel

no price though. im curious what they were new.
 
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oh and i cant wait for them to be this shiny

 
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Polish em and use zoop seal. used it on my new rims and it couldn't have worked any better. keeps me from cleanin them every couple weeks.
 
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sweet! where can i find that stuff at?
 
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thats gonna be the only thiny thing on your truck. everything else is black right? they would look better black IMO
 
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Should of kept the grille chrome and then that **** would've been right!! But I still say go black!!
 
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dont buy zoop seal it sucks.

looks good! glad you are leaving them.
 
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lol i like how basically the same wheel on summit is way cheaper then these were. i found the pricing guide for US wheels, these suckers were 135 bucks a piece brand new lol
 
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Originally Posted by seed60
Should of kept the grille chrome and then that **** would've been right!! But I still say go black!!
i would go black, but then im afraid unless you look close they'll just look like steelies. which i dont want.

and the polished look really brings out all the details i think..

idk' we'll see. im gonna try and polish them up today, then go from there. these will be a pain to prep for paint since there's so many cracks and crevices.
 
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well really quick used the powerball and some mothers metal polish on one wheel, so far so good, i'll do the rest later
 
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looks BA!
 
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Ohhhhh I like that! Keep 'em like that. Black never shows the details and curves of rims IMO
 
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yeah exactly, if i paint em they'll probably look like steelies lol
 
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Tem thare wheels looks good on yer truck.
 
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lol
thanks man
 
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