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Want to Add Some Black to My Stock Wheels - Thoughts?

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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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So I've decided that I like my stock Laramie wheels and I don't want to replace them. The look has really grown on me, and it differentiates my truck from others, but I also want to differentiate myself from other Laramies. So, I was thinking of getting the rim powder coated or something like that in black. Below is a picture. I'd basically leave the spokes & center cap chrome and have the rim black.

Thoughts on the look? Thoughts on what would be the best way to accomplish this (Yeah, I could do it with a can of spray paint, but that's not what I'm going for)? What should it cost? Does anyone with photoshop skills want to show me what it would look like?

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like this or more
 
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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Bad idea...buy new rims & sell the plasticlad stockers.
 
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I have these on order
 
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Originally Posted by MinatorHemi8


like this or more
More. Basically everything but the spokes and center.
 
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Originally Posted by MinatorHemi8


I have these on order
How much are they and from where?
 
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How much are they and from where?

245 dollars a peice from tirerack.com a site sponsor

im getting them installed at a local discount tire.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...r=Extended+Cab
 
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Originally Posted by MinatorHemi8
245 dollars a peice from tirerack.com a site sponsor

im getting them installed at a local discount tire.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resul...r=Extended+Cab
Hmm... well I'm looking for something Chrome & Black - mostly Chrome. Those are nice looking, but I'm not a big fan of the recessed spokes. When you factor in the cost & shipping it just seems like a lot and you can no longer tell by the wheels that it's a Laramie.
 
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