first off, get a new friend.. VeeDubbers are the new honda kids


Secondly, get some cragar soft 8's or something, mix it up abit

 

Leave them alone, I would just clean them up and polish them.

 

I wish i had the money for the cragar soft 8's i was looking at them earlier today.

 

VWs are awesome.


Anyways, I think they should just be polished up.

 

Don't paint your ****ing modulars, it's getting old and there are enough people out there that want nice clean ones that it's just not worth it. Send your wheels to me and I'll send you a set of 8 spokes to paint black, if that's all you want to do.

 

:stupid: I agree. Although most people don't want the rims you have for some reason (I love them, not as much as the ones without rivits), but I think they're ugly as hell once painted.

I got a set that someone painted black, because the clear was pealing...used some aircraft paint stripper, and it took it all off...I even test fitted them black. Honestly, I thought it made my bronco look worse than the rusted rims that was on it...

KC

 

I say Leave em, and just polish em up like everyone says.

 

I ALWAYS go with black wheels, But with those I say leave them black, They look GREAT- Freekin' nice truck too.

 

Alright thanks a lot guys my dad said the same thing. Ill just polish em up real nice

 

Don't do anything but polish em and if you want black rims sell the polished one's here and go buy some black steelies for $200 new.

 

Polish up the rims and turn the tires around so the lettering is on the inside. I did that with my Bronco was really happy.

 

Agreed--there are few things that look better on a Bronc than black wheels. Dunno why--they just do.
Krager Black Soft 8s are cheap. Save your beer money for 2 weeks and you'll have enough to get them. They come with a solid, glossy powdercoating, and are actually made in the United States of America! Despite their low pricetag, they have a pretty tight runout, and are precision made.

The downside to the Kragers over your aluminum wheels is that they are heavy, but they are absolutely bulletproof. The aluminium wheels will give you a little better acceleration and a little better fuel economy due their reduced reciprocating mass and unsprung weight, (about 10 LBS lighter per wheel) but I would not base my decision solely on that. It just depends what you ask your truck to do for you.

 

x2 on kragers. i got mine off summit for $42 a piece.

 

black rims = :barf

looks like a beater car with its hubcaps missing.. seriously i know its the fad right now to paint rims black on everything, but it looks like crap.

 

blacl wheels dont = vomit... they dont !

 

the only time they look good is on an all black vehicle.. and even then, i'd want them to have a chrome ring, or at least something painted around the edge near the bead.

 

yea leave them the way they are and give them a big ol' polish!! :rockon

 

Its not that black rims are shitty, its when you take mags like that and paint them...
I would just leave them, they look good. But if you want black rims, than buy black rims.

-Vance

 

Different horses for different courses...

 

I love black wheels. I'd paint them if I were you and don't give a **** about what other people think. I like them even better when they are nice aluminum wheels painted black and not cheap steel wheels. but if you do it, get them powdercoated and don't do a shitty rattle can job on them.



These were chromed aluminum wheels with a hell of a shine on them when I bought them, and before I even ran them on the truck they went to the powdercoater for a dark gray job. I was gonna do black but I thought this would be a bit different.

I love them

 

Those are clearcoated. If you really want them to look nice they have to be stripped, polished and clearcoated.
If I were going to paint them, I would do it to match the dark blue on the truck.