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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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i dont have any money and i hated the hubcaps on my car so i made a diy by takin the hubs off and painting the steelies and painted them red i thought this would be a good way to make your car not have rims but not be completly ugly with hubcaps

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ohhh yeaaa 14s
 
Old Jul 28, 2006 | 11:37 PM
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hey thats pretty tight, its a cheap, affordable fix for sh__y hubcaps. mine are all scratched and yea still workin on the cash for rims so i might follow you on this one.
so what did you use to paint em?
just some plain ole' high temperature spray paint?
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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well you need to sand them, prime, paint, and clear. Unless you just want a temp fix just spray em i guess
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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I wirebrushed them, primed (2 coats) and 2-3 coats of red, clear isn't needed because hell they are only stock 14's they don't need to be show quality by any means
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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thats what i was thinking after i typed it^^^

I was just going off of what a buddy of mine did with his rims


But the red wheels def look better than the caps. Give the car a more agressive look
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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dude get the little honda center caps and some trim rings and they will look great nice job
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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heres some i painted purple

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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 02:31 AM
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whered you pick up the center caps? lookin nice, very creative guys.
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 06:15 AM
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i got mine the caps at a junk yard
 
Old Jul 29, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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Never been a big fan of the look, but you did do a good job.
 

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