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Old 10-23-2011, 02:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Wheel Covers . . . finally

I finally managed to get some free time to get my smooth wheel covers made. I took a cue from Mrtony5:

Smooth Wheel Covers Well kinda convex

They came out great. I'm looking forward to the results.

My next project is going to be an upper grill block. I'm also going to need new tires soon, so I'm looking at lrr tires in the next couple of months. I get a nice discount on tires through work.


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Old 10-23-2011, 02:11 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 10-23-2011, 08:54 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Nice! Should get you a bit more FE.
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Old 10-23-2011, 12:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Sweet. I'm wondering how they look on that very planar-looking car!
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Old 01-31-2012, 11:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Just an update, I've since painted these suckers with paint on bedliner. I figure it's a much more durable product to use in the long run.
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Great Job! I love to see people benefit from all the good DIY threads around here.

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Old 02-01-2012, 11:12 AM   #7 (permalink)
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That's what I love about this place too. Everyone has great ideas and shares them so others can use and/or make tweaks for their vehicles.


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