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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Grabbed some Wrangler wheels/tires off craigslist....

The after pic has the new wheels, repainted body trim and new Sport emblems.

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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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that looks way better
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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looks good for a daily driver
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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new 4x4 emblems too haha

looks great! Its amazing how wheels can make a vehicle look soo different
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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which gdy tire?
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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painted? You know you can "stain" them black again, right? Looks better, do the bump stops inhibit body rub or is that a concern?
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Old Dec 24, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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Looks great, bet your into some snow in PA now, how they working? Merry Christmas!
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by s14unimog
painted? You know you can "stain" them black again, right? Looks better, do the bump stops inhibit body rub or is that a concern?

Thanks guys! So far no rubbing at all. They are 30" Goodyear Wranglers, not sure which model Wrangler...off a newer Wrangler.

I got some of that semi-gloss plastic/rubber trim paint at Napa....cleaned em up good and sanded them...they've been painted for about 7 months now and no signs of fade, cracks etc.
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Old Dec 25, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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new 4x4 emblems too haha

looks great! Its amazing how wheels can make a vehicle look soo different
Haha yup. I got the 4x4, Sport and 4.0L vinyls off some Ebay store- they've been holding up great for almost a year now.
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Nicce man. Same year and edition as mine. Aswell my flares are that nasty grey. I bought Napa Colorline Matte Black I'm sitting on PGF Dark Green as my exterior. do you think that spray will work aswell if i sand the flares down??
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what wrangler rims are those?? looks really good man i like it.
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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mctowelie
Nicce man. Same year and edition as mine. Aswell my flares are that nasty grey. I bought Napa Colorline Matte Black I'm sitting on PGF Dark Green as my exterior. do you think that spray will work aswell if i sand the flares down??
I'm sure it will. I actually took the fender flares off, but just masked the rocker panel trim to paint it.

Just clean them really well with soapy water, and if you sand them- do it with a fine grit paper, they are textured and you don't want to destroy them or scuff them too badly.
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