Removed chrome wheel covers and painted the wheels

[Doubletrouble]

 So today I was a little bored and wanted to check my rear tire pressure. With the chrome covers on this is impossible on the dual rear wheels. The covers are 4 hole and the wheels 7 hole so they don't line up and there is just no way to get in there with a gauge so......

 I removed the chrome covers, painted the wheels black satin and reused the chrome centers. See pic below. What ya think?

 Rears before

 

 Rears after

 

[Max Tune]

Not bad...

[LorenS]

I think it looks fantastic and may do the same to my set of steel wheels!

[Doubletrouble]

 If I decide to keep the look I'll go back and maybe powerwash the wheels and repaint. This was a quick experiment for the most part. It's growing on me though.

[Sycostang67]

I've always liked that look, the black wheels with the chrome centers.  Nicely done.  

[LorenS]

If the wheels were actually chromed I could never bring myself to do it.  But chrome covers, absolutely!  My VW TDI's snow tire wheels got the black painted steel treatment, and I like it, though wish the chrome center caps weren't so expensive so I could bring myself to finish it.  It doesn't look as good on a gold vehicle as it does on silver, but I wasn't about to buy a set of aluminum wheels for dedicated snow tires.

[Doubletrouble]

 I don't blame you @LorenS, aluminum wheels would just get trashed in the winter anyway. Steel can be sand blasted and renewed pretty easily. 

 I used the same paint kn the wheels as the truck tool box and bed rail protectors, mathes the nerf bars to. Kinda ties it all together. 

[Mopar1973Man]

Steel wheels hold up much better over aluminum. But... aluminum has lower rotational mass over steel. Even with the steel wheel I can still net high MPG. Most likely could improve it even more if I could find a set aluminum for summer, that will fit 245s with proper offset.

[Doubletrouble]

 I've seen aluminum wheels fir sale, off of newer Dodge rams. They fetch pretty good prices around here. I figured paint is much cheaper.

[Sycostang67]

I saw a set of the Night edition dually wheels on Facebook a few weeks ago, I think the guy wanted $1700-1800 for them.  For 6 new tires and decent looking wheels it's not a bad deal though.  I think the 5th gen duallies have a different lug pattern though.  

Edited July 26, 2022 by Sycostang67
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[Doubletrouble]

 They might, I'm not entirely sure. 

[Stanley]

I like it, done this on multiple trucks. Very nice, run it!