"Tristan" (casselts)
05/06/2017 at 00:58 • Filed to: None
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"Tristan" (casselts)
05/06/2017 at 00:58 • Filed to: None | 2
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I picked these up off of the list of Craig for $150 because I hate the base model GMT800 wheels on my Suburban, and these are one of the only styles of wheels that look good on a GMT400.
They were on a kid’s mud truck, and were badly neglected. The above pic is after much elbow grease. Below is how they looked when I bought them.
And a little side by side:
Total investment:
Wheels: $150
Center caps: $20
Lug nuts: $28
Bottle of White Diamond polish: $15
=$213.
Hopefully it won’t cost much to get the tires swapped around...
The only question is: white letters in or out?
Wacko
> Tristan
05/06/2017 at 01:06 |
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I am a fan of white letters.
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Tristan
> Wacko
05/06/2017 at 01:17 |
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I am, too... Sometimes they look out of place, though. I hid them on my Cherokee because it makes it look cleaner.
Shoop
> Tristan
05/06/2017 at 01:18 |
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White letters out
19JRC99
> Tristan
05/06/2017 at 01:31 |
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Got a set just like that for my Dakota. Mine are American Racing Bajas, but similar style.
As for tires, white letters out!
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Tristan
> 19JRC99
05/06/2017 at 01:33 |
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Nice set of wheels! I have no idea who made mine... The US Wheel caps were just the cheapest, decent looking option!
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Tristan
> Shoop
05/06/2017 at 01:34 |
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For Harambe?
...I’ll see myself out.
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19JRC99
> Tristan
05/06/2017 at 01:35 |
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Mine look a LOT worse in person. Flaking, cloudy, white diamond didn’t do shit. I want to strip the clear coat and really buff them, but I don’t know how.
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Tristan
> 19JRC99
05/06/2017 at 01:41 |
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Checkout some tutorials on YouTube. Aluminum brightener or aerosol paint stripper will take the old coating off, then it’s just a matter of polishing. You may have to start with fine sand paper or steel wool and work your way up. Don’t try to tackle the whole job in a day. I did mine 10 minutes here, 15 minutes there. All four at once is a daunting task!
I got lucky by being able to get away with just White Diamond, but I still had to use a buffing pad on my drill- doing it by hand got me nowhere!