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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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I just got this jeep 3 weeks ago and have been trying to do some stuff to it to make it not so plain.. Already i have smoked all the lights and where the rockers were starting to rust I've sanded primed and shot them with rubber under coat and I've been debating on painting my rims black but not 100% I want to.. Just looking for opinions ..
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 11:57 AM
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I use to have black factories, looks better black to me

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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 12:04 PM
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Thanks for you input and yea I agree I think ill paint them this weekend.. But Ill probably leave the lip the silver color..
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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the first time I painted them i left the lip with silver I repainted the whole thing matte black I thought it look better take your time clean them real good
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 11:05 PM
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I think mine would look better with the lip silver, but if I don't like it all black it is lol
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 11:53 PM
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paint em black! Black looks great against white. I love my black wheels. What you could do is plastidip them... that way if you dont like it peel it off.

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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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I've got rims like that and they were grey when I got them. I painted them black and I think it looked much better.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 04:43 PM
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Man I think all black would look killer on that white paint with the black turn signals!!
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 09:29 PM
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You could always just plastidip one side's wheels, and leave the others how they are. I did that with mine. Some days I like the way the black side looks, some days I like the gunmetal side.

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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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Will I be able to fit 32x11.50's on my stocks with 2" spacers and the 3" lift that's already on my jeep? Come tax time I'm buying a 4.5 lift for it but I need tires now that's why I ask..
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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What about the rear?are you going to add 2"blocks and 2" coil spacers with your 3 " lift.if you cut your fenders you wont need spacers.
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 01:59 PM
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Oh you mean wheel spacers?
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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black. every white jeep looks better with black wheels
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 04:19 PM
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^ X 100 lol
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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Paint them black for sure!
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