Hey Guys,

I wanted to share with everyone the new to me wheels on my 4runner. I got these used limited 5-spoke wheels from a fellow yotatecher on here, and they were a little roughed up. So, I sanded them all down and got them lookin all purty. Primed them...Painted...and Clear coated them. This was my result and I think it looks pretty freakin sweet on the 4runner...!

Thanks to Christian for his great video on how to do this. I used most of his tips and pointers to accomplish this job with a few things I had to tweak for my use.

Sorry about the pictures...I'll get better off-roading pictures later.

Before....


After:









Here are a few more pictures!!!

 

Looks good, wish I could afford a set of the 5 spokes. Really nice

 

props man, great outcome! i'm hoping for some as well

 

Paint your bumpers black and your set

 

I don't know the bumpers seem to match the rims nicely... imho

 

Yeah...the bumpers were the reason for the color choice. Its time to get rid of those chrome fender flares though...a lift and a maybe get rid of that brush guard. Not sure what to do with the old split 3-spokes though...don't know whether to keep and get some tires for or sell'em.

By the way, I used Duplicolor performance wheel paint from Pep Boys. Just in case any one was looking at painting their wheels, I was impressed wth the quality. At $6.50 a pop it better be!

 

Nice paint job, are you gonna paint the center caps the same? I think that would look sick.

 

Havent decided about the center caps yet, obviously they are black at the moment. I painted them this way for the other split 3-spoke, I think they still look good on these wheels. I will probably end up painting the chrome flares the same color just because it looks stupid with the chrome, and I may go ahead and paint the center caps too. I have two sets of center caps now so I'll probably use them innerchangeably.

Anyone have thoughts on the lug nuts? Get plack ones or leave'em?

 

Looks good..
I have been thinking about painting my wheels (three spokes) the same charcoal color to tie it into the rest of the trim.. this really helps with the decision..

 

Glad it helps...let me know if you have any questions about it. Also, search for Christian's "how to paint your wheels" on youtube. It was very helpful.

I had a friend of mine come up to me after the wheels were on and say "you killed it!...now it looks like a jeep!". I guess to the untrained eye the wheels might resemble that of a cherokee or one of those new liberty's with the off road package that includes having your wheels color matched and have the stock mounted lights on the roof (I don't keep track of jeep crap). Needless to say that after that comment, he's not my friend any more!!

 

The heep he was referring to...

 

What color is that called on the can...might do this myself...looks great man!!

 

That looks real good! What color is that?

 

now you need some black 80 series landcruiser lugnuts

 

x3, what color is that!

 

Looks like gunmetal

 

Looks freakin awesome man! Great work on those! I would stick with the black center caps. I think it really sets it off with the color of your Runner!

 

Those look great, congrats. Now get rid of that chrome trim and brush guard,

 

Its Dupli-Color High Performance Wheel Coating and its color code is WP102 Graphite. Which I would agree with Fuzion that it is basically a gunmetal.

I'm heading out to do some housing work in this rural area by where I live, I'll snap a few better photos and update later today.

edit: I agree I think the black center caps give it some added styling to go with the truck color. Thanks UNR. Grad...they worked out better than I could have hoped! Bumpers are in the near future...probably a TJM-17 as I can't justify spending $800 for the 15 or likewise for an ARB.

 

You could get black lugs, but I wouldn't really bother with it. The only thing that looks out of place are the chrome fender flares (like you've already said). Get some bigger color-keyed flares, and I think the bumpers would look better painted black. And if I personally could change something, it would be to get rid of the brushguard up front.

Just my opinion, though.