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black rims?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by taco=bamf, Mar 22, 2009.

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should i paint my stock rims black for my 2008 silver tac

  1. yes

    644 vote(s)
    43.5%
  2. no

    209 vote(s)
    14.1%
  3. hell yea

    489 vote(s)
    33.0%
  4. are you stupid?

    138 vote(s)
    9.3%
  1. Jul 31, 2013 at 9:43 AM
    #261
    ToyoCoMo

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    Nice man, that looks really good. Motivated me to do my stock 16" wheels this weekend.
     
  2. Jul 31, 2013 at 9:50 AM
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    TBlack

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    DO IT. and post pics.
     
  3. Dec 1, 2013 at 8:11 PM
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    Jessie09

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    Hey man I like that look and I would like to get that size tire or a bit bigger on my truck but I think if I went any higher on my tire size I would rub my uca's because I have the 3 inch pro comp lift with 265 65 r17s now and I'm about to rub could you help with how you fit yours and just a side note the website said to have a wheel with a 4.5 to 5 inch back spacing
     
  4. Dec 1, 2013 at 8:15 PM
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    MTopp

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    I did mine this past summer and got plenty of compliments on the change. I vote yes. I did it because my old ones looked like crap also...
     
  5. Dec 1, 2013 at 9:05 PM
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    baurat88

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    For those of you guys that paint or plastidipped your rims, I want to do the same for my 2014. I dont do much offroading, so my question is if you painted them yourself, did you paint the insides as well and behind the spokes? Or only the face of it leaving the inside the stock color. Thanks!
    hopefully a few coats and 2 cans of plastidip will suffice.
     
  6. Dec 1, 2013 at 9:14 PM
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    josepenajr

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  7. Dec 2, 2013 at 1:04 PM
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    MTopp

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    I took off my wheels and painted the inside and face. I figured it couldn't hurt and you would have been able to still see some silver and spots where there were "spoke" gaps if I hadn't.
     
  8. Dec 6, 2013 at 6:55 PM
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    xtyfighterx

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    Old pic but my wheels are still derp'd
    2my29o4_d57b9ad9ba8b62429366d92a7fb76e061c64bb3d.jpg
     
  9. Dec 19, 2013 at 1:29 PM
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  10. Jan 18, 2014 at 2:21 AM
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    monstajp

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    I hope you have decided by now
     
  11. Jan 18, 2014 at 5:26 AM
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    whitetaco07

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    I hate black rims
     
  12. Jan 20, 2014 at 7:12 PM
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    xtyfighterx

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    Black rims hate u
     
  13. Jan 27, 2014 at 5:20 PM
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    whitetaco07

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  14. Jun 18, 2019 at 2:01 PM
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    johnnylikesapples

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    workin' on it.
    What did you prepping steps entail? What all did you do do prep it, and what kind of paint did you use?
     
  15. Jun 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM
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    StayinStock

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  16. Jun 20, 2019 at 7:35 AM
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    18BRMTRDSportTaco

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    Do what makes you happy! Personally I'd just buy a new set of black wheels with some A/T's of your choice.
     

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