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black rims?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by taco=bamf, Mar 22, 2009.

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should i paint my stock rims black for my 2008 silver tac

  1. yes

    644 vote(s)
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  2. no

    209 vote(s)
    14.1%
  3. hell yea

    489 vote(s)
    33.0%
  4. are you stupid?

    138 vote(s)
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  1. Mar 1, 2010 at 12:22 PM
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    Stillfly199

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  2. Mar 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM
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    ToyoFF1274

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    What Kind of paint did you use?
     
  3. Mar 2, 2010 at 8:32 PM
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    Rexio_Mty

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    Man,
    Im looking for a steel rim for my taco 08 double cab, I want them for a spare, `cause someone stolen them, also im looking for tpms wich is a presure tire sensor, did you know some dealer there, here is very expensive....thanks for you help..

    :D
     
  4. Mar 2, 2010 at 11:28 PM
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    What exactly is the diff between powder coating and painting?
     
  5. Mar 2, 2010 at 11:46 PM
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    Like what u did with the grill, i just got an 06 taco and am looking to start fixing it up. How did u add that new logo and remove the stock center piece of the grill??
     
  6. Mar 3, 2010 at 9:15 PM
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    Eesh

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    I would buy these in a heart beat if they came in 17 or 18"... unfortunatly they only come in 20 and 22".
     
  7. Mar 3, 2010 at 9:29 PM
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    SURFTACO

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  8. Mar 15, 2010 at 1:04 PM
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    thekid1550

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    i would powder them black no rattle cans for me its a tacoma not a rusty weber grill powder coat is sparyed on as a powder that is positivly charged and clings to a negativly charged metal than gets baked at 400 degrees and melts and flows out smooth as glass and is ten times stronger than a rattle can paint
     
  9. Mar 29, 2010 at 11:51 PM
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    so powdercoated rims and painted rims are going to look alot alike right?
     
  10. Mar 30, 2010 at 6:33 PM
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    just do it, its piece of cake......take a pictures after that...
     
  11. Mar 30, 2010 at 6:36 PM
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    As long as you make it look good!! try powder coating!
     
  12. Mar 31, 2010 at 4:01 PM
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    those BMF are realy nice
     
  13. Apr 4, 2010 at 3:12 PM
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    i say go for it!
     
  14. Apr 5, 2010 at 6:03 PM
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  15. Apr 6, 2010 at 4:45 PM
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    black wheels look good!

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  16. Apr 14, 2010 at 9:30 PM
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    paint... it was easy and actually a fun afternoon project for my wife and i.

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  17. Apr 19, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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    Do it right, powdercoating is the way to go!

    These are my non-oem wheels:
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  18. Apr 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM
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  19. Apr 21, 2010 at 5:34 AM
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    Here are mine before I got my new tires put on

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  20. Apr 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM
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    JNL any pics of that on the truck i was thinking of doing that.
    are they podercoated?

    i kind of want to paint everything but the toyota emblem and the lug nuts. thats not possible with paint is it... Thanks
    ( i have the above rims)
     

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