Experimental wheel mod

[silversrt]

Lets hear some honest opinions. A while back I saw a Boze Six speed wheel and it gave me an idea.The wheel has Street scene grille inserts in it.I had a Street scene grille laying around and decided to see what it would look like on my new American racing wheels.Let me know if i should do the rest of the wheels like the one in the pic or take em off and forget the idea.

 

[RedRamRules]

I think it would look better if the wheel was polished or chrome, not too good looking on black. Perhaps you would like to paint the insert black :dontknow:

Anyways still dig the rims either way :rock:

 

[QuickSilver]

Can't see them on the Truck, but from the pic. it's looks like they would work with a silver Truck.
Looks like they took longer than an hour..lol (labor intensive)

Quick

 

[Madduc]

Reading what you wanted to do I thought it would look like, well....umm..crap. But the pic actually looks good.

 

[E-BENZ]

Grill inserts look good to me!!

 

[TUGBOAT TRASH]

looks good i likie,but i would recommend matching the the truck grill just to be uniformed just my opinion.

 

[silversrt]

I want to thank everyone for their input.I had made some wheel inserts from the same grille material as the custom grilles I made for the air dam , hood, and regular grille area, but my wife said the street scene grille looked better.I should do a wheel with that grille material and see what it looks like.
The reason for my interest in changing the wheel design is I spent 6 months trying to find a Black styled wheel that had chrome or polished aluminum in the center of the respective spokes.Every time I found a rim I liked, it either was not made in a 22 inch or it didnt come in a 5 on 5.5 lug pattern.Oh yeah, or it was too expensive.So when I saw the American racing wheel at Pep Boys, I liked it and saw the mod potential in it.All I did was use tin snips to cut the aluminum, and attached the inserts to the back side w/ 3M doible stick tape.The same type that is used on emblems.Very sticky shit.I will take a pic tommorrow with the whole truck in the picture.Thanks again for the input guys! Bill

 

[TUGBOAT TRASH]

sounds great cant wait to see the pics

 

[Silverback]

They look okay, but I wouldn't want to try keeping them clean.

 

[ntw0rk]

They look okay, but I wouldn't want to try keeping them clean.

That was going to be my comment! They look really good, but will be a bear to keep clean! Also, I know the 3M tape is sticky, but I would worry about them flying off of there given the rotations that those rims are going to be doing. My $.02

 

[Misterhemi03]

much better w grill inserts

 

[Broke]

They look alright, but not my cup of tea.

 

[HDVIPER]

Dude, I like em! I say go for it.

 

[womsterr]

I like it...

 

[BOOMER]

I like it...

yo quero tacobell?

 

[silversrt]

Well gentlemen, I went ahead a did all 4 wheels .What a lot of work.When I pull it out of the garage tommorrow I will take pics.I think It will look better once I get to see them in the daylight and after i give the truck a good cleaning.Thanks again for the comments.

 

[Wifey]

I like stock , but hey I like pics too :star:

 

[silversrt]

I like stock , but hey I like pics too :star:

I like stock as well, but I want to be different. You will get pics first thing in the morning.

 

[TheSickness]

Don't you think your Raider fetish is a little over the top Now you and Shawn can be in the All American Ricer truck club

They look ok Bro, Black wheels are just not my thing personally. But as long as you like them it's all good :burnout:

 

[Craig]

Not bad at all but I'd be concerned about em flying off as well!!