i noticed that most vans look better with black wheels.

i didnt want to be ghetto and paint it all black so a little masking, i going to fill the ford with blue paint so they look stock. well thats the plan. alot of prep work but they came out ok for hubbys.


ps. wheres a cheap place to buy used ones?

 

I toyed with the idea of painting the wheel covers... but came across these instead.

 

I think that looks a lot better than stock. The attention to detail (masking the lugs and logo) makes a big difference.

 

it shows shine in the pic, but its flat black. they would have came out better if they were in better cond. they were scratched up.
i used 3m scotch brite to ruff it up a bit and smooth out the deep scratches.

 

BBasso----what brand and style are those wheels? I like 'em myself!

Wiz that's a cool look and a good job on achieving it too! Best thing is you now know the process and when they need refreshed you'll have it done in no time.

 

Wizzy, they look much better for cheap $$$'s, nice!


JWA, Bbasso has stock ford aluminum wheels, 250/350 version.


Here's mine the stock version for 150's; ('04 and above option)

 

Hey Red---thanks for the ID! For some reason I like the slotted look on the alloy wheels. Then again I'm running the stock steel wheels and dog dish covers. When they're clean and not dented up or rusted they look okay but not quite as stylish of course.

Wiz I'm wondering if a small blue oval logo couldn't be fitted to the centers of your covers? That might be a subtle offset, a small detail that still adds a lot?

Still a good looking job!

 

I just paint the stock steel wheels black and add deep chrome lug nuts and stainless trim rings. My buddy painted his wheel covers and they look horrible, the paint keeps coming off the plastic.

 

Oh man. This picture is exactly what I was looking for. Did you paint the hub silver, or is that a cap on them? Also, I know this thread is a million years old but it lives forever because internet!