Those look great man. How much time you got into them now?

 

Wirelessly posted (Blackberry 8530)

Thanks for the comments.

I am guessing that I probably have about 25 hours into them start to finish. I stripped them with spray-on aircraft remover first, then used a 3M paint and rust removal wheel and some wire wheels in the drill. Once I had the oxidation off and the ridges taken down a bit, I finished the fine details with some 220 grit, then used a coat of self-etching primer and a coat of sandable primer. I did some light sanding, then did two coats of silver wheel paint and two coats of clear wheel paint. For the time I put into them, I'm very pleased. I would have preferred powdercoating, but this started out as a budget project, and that would have somewhat defeated the purpose. Including buying the rims, I only have $96 total into it.

 

It would have been cool if you color matched the insets or something.

But I still dig em

 

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I'm glad you didn't colormatch the whole wheel to the truck. IMO the DSG kind just looks like brake dust on wheels... I think another member had those wheels painted DSG, dunno if he still does, it was a white truck I think.

 

Looks amazing for being spray painted. Good job.

 

Got my tires on last night, and man are they stuffed in the wheel wells! LOL. I need to get my coilovers cranked up and put my shackles in!

I ended up going with Continental Extreme Winter Contacts. For the amount of highway driving I do, I think I'll like the tread better, and they should still do well in the snow. It was too dark when I got them on to get a good pic, but I'll try to get one this weekend.

 

OK. Here's a quick pic. I'm pretty happy with them, but post opinions if ya got em!

 

Looks great! White letters need to be out though!

 

Yeah other than the white letters its spot on for the truck. Looks good

 

Wirelessly posted (Blackberry 8530)

There are no white letters to face out. They\'re asymmetrical, RBL. I agree, though, OWL would have been nice.

 

Probably not something that could be done with one of those white tire markers? the kind people use to touch up the white lettering?

 

I always liked these wheels on my last xlt. so you have my answer right their.