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Old 10-26-2009, 06:52 AM
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Are there beauty rings that will work with a set of 1997 oem steel wheels ?

My kid broke his leg playing football last week, so I wanted to do something cool for him. Decided to mess around with the wheels on his jeep.

Started out with this:


And ended up with this:


I'd like to set them off with a set of chrome beauty rings. Are there beauty rings that will work with a set of 1997 oem steel wheels ? TIA

PS- Here's a few more shots just for the fun of it...

Before:


After:

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I don't see any pictures?

But still, a cool thing to do for your kid while he is down and out.
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Very cool..
a little paint can do alot...
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looks good
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Thanks for the compliments guys!

Does anyone know if there are beauty rings that will fit these wheels?

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nice job.
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Looks GREAT!!
My dad just did the same thing to my '97 Sport. It was a Great present. Seems as though its the new thing to do for the kids. Lol

I say add a small lift and get him some BF Goodrich All-Terrain TA/Ko's and that would be a nice present to get him while he is "down". Do that and it would appear as though we have the exact same Jeep.
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you might be able to use some rings off of a 80s model chevy
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i did the same!


Yours looks great!!
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There are silver rings that go around the outside, my brother in law has them on his 89.
Wheels look just like yours only with silver rings around the outside.
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Did you strip the paint off and prime the steelies before you painted them?
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Originally Posted by Metmknice
Did you strip the paint off and prime the steelies before you painted them?
Nah. Scuffed things up a bit with 2000 grit and rattled canned some flat black.

I did the same with some mid-90s Chevy steelies and it looked great for a couple of years up till the day I sold it.
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I'm not sure a set of rings from a late-80s thru mid-90s jeep will fit. I think the rims get deeper from the rim edge to the wheel center much more quickly than my wheels.

88-95 Jeep wheel with beauty ring


My 97 jeep steelie wheels


What do you guys think? Will the old rings work, or not?
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na, i wouldnt bother anyway, looks mean and moody as is
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You could always tape off the top section and hit it with a silver. If you tape it nicely, should turn out pretty good.


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