DIY white steel wheels installed on my Base retro build

[peterh]

that looks awesome. about the most retro looking Bronco I have seen. and the blue seems to show much better with white grill, i bet a white top will "blue" it up even more

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[Colorado buff]

I like the white steelies with the amb colour. Great job. Not a fan of the white grill but can see the allure. A personal choice. But I would definitely rock white steelies depending on the colour choice of the body. I.e. probably not great with white but nice with the blues, cactus grey Area 51 etc.

 

[Happytown]

Very nice!

Very curious about the white top, how it will look.

Slap some latex on that reject real quick, just for a sneak preview....see if ya like it. LOL!

I agree why not make a practice run on the reject MIC? Think FORD would take issue with replacement?

 

[JZZ]

I've finished the wheels and very happy with how they turned out.

You can watch the full process here:





Top is next, but waiting for it to be replaced first of course before I do any work on it.

Love it old school cool and my vote is caps on thanks for the video

 

[BroncoBarn]

Using a deck of cards works for masking. If you are going to swap tires paint them with the tires off the rims

 

[BudgetBronco]

Looks sweet! What size are your tires on your Bronco?

285 75 16

 

[BudgetBronco]

Very nice!

Very curious about the white top, how it will look.

Slap some latex on that reject real quick, just for a sneak preview....see if ya like it. LOL!

I am seriously considering that! Ford is just going to throw them all in a landfill anyway, right?

 

[BudgetBronco]

Looks great.
If you ever need to respray, forget the tape. You can use an old deck of playing cards. Insert the cards between the tire bead and wheel. Even acts as an over spray shield

I tried that and couldn't get them to stick in there well. But, I could have tried airing down the tires a bit and then it would have worked

 

[BudgetBronco]

Looks good Tim. I think I like the caps black for that little bit of contrast. My opinion is it would be too much white if you painted them.

BTW, you guys running the white letter tires has me thinking. At first I was adament that I wouldn't run the white letters out. But, now I'm not so sure. I kinda like the white letter tires on the Bronco. Bringing back the retro thing.

The overwhelming feedback from comments agree: keep the black caps. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[Rubicon 2 Badlands]

I've finished the wheels and very happy with how they turned out.

You can watch the full process here:





Top is next, but waiting for it to be replaced first of course before I do any work on it.

I've thought about doing this. I just wonder where to stop? Fenders, bumpers, mirrors? Hard to know when to say when. I like what you are doing though. Keep us up to date!

 

[Broncosx2]

285 75 16

Thanks, I like the width and size on yours. This may have just helped me on the tire size upgrade on my OB when it shows up.........someday.

 

[JTBros]

Are the General Grabber ATs regarded as good off road tires for lite/moderate off roading while still being good on road? Been considering getting those eventually and saw they come in a decent amount of sizes.

 

[BudgetBronco]

I agree why not make a practice run on the reject MIC? Think FORD would take issue with replacement?

I'm gonna ask my Dealer and will report back...

 

[BudgetBronco]

I've thought about doing this. I just wonder where to stop? Fenders, bumpers, mirrors? Hard to know when to say when. I like what you are doing though. Keep us up to date!

Ya you don't want to fall in to that trap. Sometimes less is more. I definitely will NOT be doing fenders and mirrors in white, all the renderings I have seen look awful.

 

[BudgetBronco]

Are the General Grabber ATs regarded as good off road tires for lite/moderate off roading while still being good on road? Been considering getting those eventually and saw they come in a decent amount of sizes.

Yes that is exactly why I bought them. All the reviews I read indicated they are a good balance of off road capability with on road traction, low noise, comfort. They are not the best rock climbing tire for sure. But my Bronco will spend 90% of time on pavement so I think it was a good choice.

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