Since we're posting car updates (and my car has NONE since last year, anyway) I thought I'd post my play-mod/mock up of what dubs I'll choose to roll on at this years CJ.
Also... I know the car has rust, it's dirty, and everything else. It's been sitting there for more than six months. STILL don't have the rear end fixed, so you can see how in-line my priorities are. Still can't decide if I want to keep silver caps or spray them too.
Looks like the "Police Special" rims with the center silver.
I like it.
I perfer no caps w/ chrome lugs on my rims :P
Meh... I'll try it, but I think 'flakes look kind of ghey with no caps. If I get ambitious, maybye on wednesday I'll get some pics with painted caps.
Lookin sharp! Paint the center caps RED... :D
Silver caps looks great. Kinda replicates the 93 Cobra R scheme. :)
i second that man it ties in with the car.......plus.......black and red is a good combo!
Ugh.. I saw a late 80s (I think) Rustang GT the other day that was red with the wheels painted red in that rattle-can quasi-anodized-look stuff.. and the plastic headlights were taped over (with red tape) to make them look like little round headlights.. it looked hideous. So be careful what you wish for when you ask him to paint the wheels red. That car made my obnoxious electric-blue-trim dash look *almost* normal.
It was a red similar to the red on this (http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&Ntt=red+anodized&N=0&part=AEI%2D13109&autoview=sku&Ntk=KeywordSearch), only a bit paler red.
BTW, they look fine as they are now, Brian.. but they'd also look good with the caps painted to match. Whatever ya do, it's still far better than the 8 wire hubcaps I get to stare at every time I walk outside. :sleep:
if you paint your centercaps they will look just like tbird232. Of course is that shawn, I dont know names cause I havn't been to any cat jams.
Neither has shawn, but yes, that's him. I said "shawn made me do it" because that was the inspiration behind painting them.
I was thinking that, Yes! I know I'm not too much of an Idiot now!
all of our cars have something in common, who cares if someones car looks like another, we cant all have uber different cars
find some spare caps, and paint the spare
Hell I even have snowflakes. (see sig). I wander what they would look like white.
Got dame! what is with everyone painting there wheels black!
Assuming I could get the wheels I wanna get in the right bolt pattern, I'm trying to decide between black and chrome.. but I won't be painting them black, they'll already be black.
Dont know what kind your getting but I would love to chrome my snowflakes....
Did you see the pic I posted (stolen from shawns photo's I think) from Carlisle? One of the guys from NATO's car was there. Plating on all kinda engine parts as well as the 'flakes. Looked incredible. If you had a spare set of wheels and a lot of patience you could probably poilsh the aluminum out to a shine.
well, like i said before, mine arnt black, theyre "Textured Black Metallic"
dont worry, you wernt inspiration, i just flubbed up and mine are black
Maybe I won't paint mine. Don't wanna roll to cat jam and see a bunch of other black wheels. Maybe I'd better rock the stock steelies and wire covers.
but the steelies are black... man, youre screwed
I'll paint the wheels bright red underneath. For that tuner look....
I was rockin' out the painted steelies back in '98 with my '86 Cougar GS.
I even bought brand-new chrome lugs for 'em.
Liar.
Dick.