I think Baby Moons would look cool. However.......there are no indents or recesses to hold a hubcap on the steel wheels. Welding tabs onto the wheel was more effort than I wanted to do for ~3 months out of the year for snow tires.
I like it.... very well done. This turned out much better than the guy that painted his XL steelies to match his Area 51 Mav (That was posted a year / year and a half ago).I wanted something different for my snow tires. I found a set of MAV take off naked steelies for $100 (with TPMS). I went through about 12 different colors of rattle can yellow (none were ever called orange!) to find the closest I could without spending $100's of for a quart of true color Cyber Orange matched paint.
Months ago on the forum I saw somebody sketch these wheels out, sort of like the old GM slotted steel wheels. The black part is paint.
For those who will ask - the closest rattle can paint I could find is Rust Oleum Caterpillar Yellow. You can't see it but Rust Oleum also makes a pearl clear. I wouldn't use it for panel repair the but the end result is pretty damn close to Ford Cyber Orange.
The center caps are painted black but I found out the XLT lug nuts won't hold the center cap. Found a set on eBay so I'm waiting for those.
I'm happy with the result. I'm guessing I'll never run across another truck that looks like this one.
Now that the color is known to be caterpillar yellow, add a set of tracks for the authentic look.
Yes - it's a work in progress. Etrack system on the bed sides using the OEM mounting holes, removable square tube rack under the tonneau cover mounts so I can still use the roll up tonneau. I'm working on an interchangeable ski - bike - kayak - storage system to quickly mount/change on the rails. I didn't want to spend $3K on a full THULE system!
I was kid of thinking it looked like a sandbox toy of long ago. Early Tonka maybe, 1950's
Is this your Maverick? Any more pics with the beauty rings?Add some $55 plastic trim rings from Amazon to break up the industrial look. They won't rust, fly off or add weight.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015G8E7OU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yes and that's the only picture I have. These plastic beauty rings look like they were designed for my XL. A perfect fit in every way. I did cover the metal clip tabs with duct tape so they wouldn't scratch the finish on the steelies but I doubt I'll ever take them off. They fit so tight there's zero change of losing one. I wouldn't recommend metal beauty rings as they are prone to rust and they add unnecessary weight to the wheel.
You want that color? Amazon sells a paint called "School Bus Yellow" that's the same thing. Or, just do a search for "School Bus Yellow, paint. Plenty of choices.I wanted something different for my snow tires. I found a set of MAV take off naked steelies for $100 (with TPMS). I went through about 12 different colors of rattle can yellow (none were ever called orange!) to find the closest I could without spending $100's of for a quart of true color Cyber Orange matched paint.
Months ago on the forum I saw somebody sketch these wheels out, sort of like the old GM slotted steel wheels. The black part is paint.
For those who will ask - the closest rattle can paint I could find is Rust Oleum Caterpillar Yellow. You can't see it but Rust Oleum also makes a pearl clear. I wouldn't use it for panel repair the but the end result is pretty damn close to Ford Cyber Orange.
The center caps are painted black but I found out the XLT lug nuts won't hold the center cap. Found a set on eBay so I'm waiting for those.
I'm happy with the result. I'm guessing I'll never run across another truck that looks like this one.
I did find this pic from this forum, and mine is blue so this pretty much tells me what I wanted to know / see:
