Project flush center cap aka this took too long

I picked up some XD Turbine wheels for my 18 which I have loved. I was never in love with the center caps. First, I didn't like the XD center caps at all. Fortunately, those pop out and the TRD center caps literally pop right in.

Stock center caps-



TRD center caps drop on



I wasn't a fan of the big silver cap against the black. I also wasn't a fun of the center cap protruding and disrupting the wheel's flow. I took the center caps off and that confirmed my suspicion. Doesn't the wheel look better and deeper without the center cap below?



So that brings me here. Not a fan of the silver/protruding center cap but also not a fan of the hub showing. So....

 

Step 1, cut the stock XD center caps down about 1/2 their length. It ends up being just under 1.5".





My buddy grew some TRD center cap adapters to glue inside the barrels. I'm pretty sure this could have been done other ways. These glued in with Loctite G02.



Then I just cleaned them up and scuffed them awaiting their semi-gloss black rustoleum treatment (until the weather warms up). I may eventually paint the TRD red again, but I'll start with black.





I'll update once it's warm enough to shoot them.

 

Looks pretty clean! I am jealous!

 

Looks good!

 

agree, those look much better in the 3rd pic over the 1 and 2.

 

Caps are painted and drying. I don't think they look as clean as I hoped, but I think I'm being overly critical and they will look good on the truck.

 

Final outcome. Looks good, I think I may do black sticker overlays with red TRD now. Too much black

 

They look amazing, great job!

 

Have any pictures from the side or from far, would love to see the after!

 

Here you go. Hard to tell but it looks good.

 

I would say it looks much better. Maybe get some matching touch up paint and color fill the trd logo in the caps? Might be too matchy matchy but maybe some other subtle way to make the center of the cap differ from the rest of the wheel color. Either way it's an upgrade in my opinion.

 

You're right, they look more concaved which is a nicer look!