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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 10:09 PM
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To paint wheels or not to paint wheels?

Have basically a whole day to spare tomorrow with nothing planned, have a can of charcoal gray wheel paint laying around..I've been thinking about painting the wheels on the Runner, but I'm not sure if I want to. I really like the way the wheels look now. I did a quick photoshop to get an idea of what it may look like...What do you guys think? And ignore the gf (if you can), the only pictures I have of the runner without mud/dirt all over the wheels is with her in them lol.

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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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im feeling the painted.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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and tell the big white thing in the backround its ruining the picture
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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i painted my taco wheels black.




pics are in my "check out my truck" thread. looks decent.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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Paint them Neon Green...
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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^please dont.

i might cry if i see a 4runner driving around with neon green rims

beadlocks yes, rims ehhh....
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisbnaz
Have basically a whole day to spare tomorrow with nothing planned, have a can of charcoal gray wheel paint laying around..I've been thinking about painting the wheels on the Runner, but I'm not sure if I want to. I really like the way the wheels look now. I did a quick photoshop to get an idea of what it may look like...What do you guys think? And ignore the gf (if you can), the only pictures I have of the runner without mud/dirt all over the wheels is with her in them lol.

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Painted:
Painted:
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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thats a damn good photoshop buddy and yeah hot chick by the way
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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I like them painted,

Allan is the one that needs to paint his rims green!
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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I'm gonna say...leave them the way they are.

If you have the whole day, take your g/f, go find some wheelin' spots, then whisper some of the lines to her from this thread...

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f5/t...-sound-153387/

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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 87LVRunner
I'm gonna say...leave them the way they are.

If you have the whole day, take your g/f, go find some wheelin' spots, then whisper some of the lines to her from this thread...

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f5/t...-sound-153387/

We're going camping/wheeling tomorrow..I'll memorize a few of those.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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oh man i just read that whole thing man funny stuff there lol
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 12:14 PM
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pass on the paint.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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I dont have a good pic to post yet. But im also in debate about painting my rims. Im thinking about black and maybe a little bit of silver or somthing to bring out the black.
I do kind of like the way that charcoal grey looks.

I need to photoshop mine and see how it looks, and maybe post to see what you all think.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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She does know that plaid print tops cause glaucoma right?

I'd say paint them.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Paint them, but black, or a darker charcoal.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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I spray Painted my stock wheels one weekend. Check it.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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Black or nothing. White body w/ black rims is it! Clean rig man!
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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I think I've decided to just leave them as is. I've always liked white on black but I don't think these wheels would look good black. From the day I bought the Runner I've liked these wheels for some reason, even though they're just late model take offs, they look good, at least I think so.
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 04:44 AM
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i agree with allan painting his rims green, hes already got the drunk smiley on his rear diff cover, and his frame is green, so why not the rims? lol.
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