Edit: Steelies Can Actually Look Good!

[BlueSnake77]

All black with silver center caps would be the way to go . There were a couple members on here that painted thier steel wheels black.

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[Darnon]

If police car explorer or crown vic center caps would fit on a maverick bolt pattern that'd look cool with the wheels painted black.

They do with a little bending of the retaining tabs to fit the narrower lug circle. Slamologist slammed Area51 (lowered on Escape springs) Can't speak for the style you pictured; our Interceptor Sedans had the old CVPI caps.

 

[BlueSnake77]

All black looks good too. See this thread:

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...ck-steelies-on-bfgoodrich-ko2-245-65-17.3785/

 

[Drew]

So I’m at step #2. Sherwin Williams Automotive Ford Shadow Black to match. Tomorrow or Friday the finale…

 

[raymaines]

It's a little late now I suppose, but red wheels would look good too.

 

[Hoagus]

”Fancy” wheels are stock on most every light car and truck sold these days. I look at the wheels up and down the block here, and nothing really stands out. Except the steelies on my Mav. Like them or not, they do stand out. Like a mail truck, or some vintage Range Rovers and Benzs.

 

[Drew]

It's a little late now I suppose, but red wheels would look good too.

I had bought the same chrome rings, but returned them. I’m going for more of an industrial rugged look.

 

[Drew]

If I ever get my truck , going with rattle can black rustoleum bedliner . I like the look and texture of this stuff .

Have you used it before? I saw a lot of bad reviews. I wound up getting 2 part Dominator spray-in bedliner. It’s the same as the Raptor spray-in. I’ll be spraying that where the flat black ring was over the black gloss background & also spraying the bed too.

 

[Mavonorder]

It's a little late now I suppose, but red wheels would look good too.

Yeah, the red taillight compliments the red rims.

 

[Maui]

I think the steelies look awesome. When I upgraded from an XL to an XLT, I called Ford to find out if I could do an aluminum wheel delete for a credit with steelies instead.

I would consider having them clear coated to preserve the "sparkle".

American Racing Smoothies would look GRRRREAT! (rear wheel drive wheel however)

 

[mcc63303]

I put "Spider" wheel covers (hub caps) on mine. $50 for all 4 on Amazon. Several styles to choose from.

 

[Clock Doc]

Steel wheels only way to go. Chunck into a pot hole with alluminum and there goes the rim. Steel just hammer it back and inflate. I'd go with chrome moon caps but no tabs to lock them on.

 

[Moby]

Have you used it before? I saw a lot of bad reviews. I wound up getting 2 part Dominator spray-in bedliner. It’s the same as the Raptor spray-in. I’ll be spraying that where the flat black ring was over the black gloss background & also spraying the bed too.

I have not used it as bedliner. But I did the chrome grill on my H3 and the hood on my sprinter van with it . After a year it is starting to flake off the grill. I don't think it would be thick enough as a bedliner . I am going to do the bed with Raptor I think , maybe I will research the Dominator.

 

[Drew]

I have not used it as bedliner. But I did the chrome grill on my H3 and the hood on my sprinter van with it . After a year it is starting to flake off the grill. I don't think it would be thick enough as a bedliner . I am going to do the bed with Raptor I think , maybe I will research the Dominator.

I went with Dominator mainly because that’s what my local Sherwin Williams auto paint store had & they discounted it to $125. I have a rare 2 day window of no rain in the forecast so I couldn’t wait for Raptor to get delivered. Dominator seems to be equivalent to Raptor right down to the 2 part mix, & direct screw-in of the cans into to the included spray gun.

I had bought 3 of the very large cans of Rustoleum Pro Bedliner Turbo then watched some reviews on it saying that it took 5 cans & still didn’t look good, felt gummy, & the instructions say not to spray it at over 50% humidity… lot’s of luck with that here in south FL. Raptor/Dominator doesn’t even mention humidity from what I can tell & cost seems to wind up being near the same if you wind up using 5 cans of the Rustoleum.

 

[BlueSnake77]

I would have probably used engine block paint to paint the wheels if I were to do it. That stuff is good to like 500 degrees and has ceramics in it.

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