If you look thru the link below you can see the process from Monster truck to baby moons. I had the wheels color matched to the body...I though with the moons they made a nice look: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=314934&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Tony On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > I pulled the silver-painted OEM plastic hubcaps off my '84 van and just > painted the wheels with satin black rattlecan paint. With a new set of > 195/75R14 BFG AT tires, the van's feet have a nice chunky utilitarian look. > > However, Mrs Elliott is less than pleased with the appearance of the > wheels. Too "Road Warrior" or "cop car" looking. > > She likes the hubcaps. I think they are dorky and cheap-looking. > > Can this marriage be saved? > > I'm willing to compromise but am uncertain if there are any other > options. Maybe I can paint the wheels or hubcaps some other color, I'm > thinking. > > The van's body is "ivory" (a very pale yellow), with mainly black > details, except for the ancient red and black Hi-Lift that Pensioner > sold me a while back replacing the rear bumper. > > An Ivory, Black and Red color scheme? Tractor red hubcaps? > > What we need here is a web-based Vanagon paint application where we can > try different color schemes before committing ourselves. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > |
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