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Is it bad to not have center caps?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by bprout, Mar 5, 2019.

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  1. Mar 5, 2019 at 9:01 AM
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    As the title says, I was wondering if it is a bad idea to not run center caps on aftermarket wheels. I personally dont like the way they look on my truck, but I dont want to subject myself to any damage.
     
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  2. Mar 5, 2019 at 3:38 PM
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    no, it is not bad to go without caps. some wheels don't even come with them.
     
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  3. Mar 5, 2019 at 3:41 PM
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    This is what happens to your truck when you run center caps:
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    Evil little suckers.
     
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    Little heavy on the Armorall, don't you think?
     
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    LOL *runs outside to take them off*
     
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    My black wheels came with dark grey caps and sometimes I run them and other times I don’t because the color mismatch annoys me.

    Access to your front hub bearing is sealed behind a domed cap so you don’t really need the center caps and it becomes an asthetic issue up to you if you like them or not.
     
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    Just make sure you paint the hubs before putting the wheels back on. Nothing annoys me more than seeing a badass set of wheels with rusty ass hubs showing.
     
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    embarrassingly enough when I went to go take mine off, this is what I saw and immediately put them back on...
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    Hopefully, I will find some time soon to paint them but I need to get my suspension put on first that has been laying around the garage...
     
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    Wire brush, wipe down and black spraypaint. All you need brother!
     
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    Shit, I just put painters tape over my wheel studs, and primed and painted. No prep and has held up great for two years now.
     
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    true but I also ran into the problem that underneath the center caps the rim is still silver. Which I also didn't like the look of. So I would have to paint that too. I was bummed when I saw that too because it almost seems like an unfinished job on the wheel manufacturers behalf...
     
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    What wheel?
     
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    Yeah we need pics man! Truck, wheels, hubs, girlfriend everything!
     
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    Yes that. Dont do that!

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    :rofl: @bdbrown you ever paint your hubs?
     
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