Does the Laramie 20' wheel chrome plastic wheel insert come off??

[Mactara]

Clear... i put it on the insert and also the face of the rim where it seats, to ensure it bonded properly... its a tight fit, so they aren't going anywhere. These will be my summer rims so not worried about ice snow etc.

 

[Hemiguy226]

They look great I just received a set with some falken wildpeak at-3 tires now I want to paint them as well and thinking matte or gloss black or vica versa

 

[Hemiguy226]

Clear... i put it on the insert and also the face of the rim where it seats, to ensure it bonded properly... its a tight fit, so they aren't going anywhere. These will be my summer rims so not worried about ice snow etc.

What color is the outside?

 

[Eltaco]

Final product... just need to mount the tires... thoughts?

Sheesh those look great, sort of regret selling mine now. That said, I don’t want to minimize the work and cost that went into making those chrome wheels black.

Nice work! Glad to see someone do this successfully

 

[Triton63]

I saw this thread a little while back and really like the way those Laramie wheels look in black. So I bought a set to do the same thing. I had the plastic almost melting with a heat gun and the inserts would not come off. Guess I’m going to try and paint the rims with the inserts on.

 

[Grouper]

I saw this thread a little while back and really like the way those Laramie wheels look in black. So I bought a set to do the same thing. I had the plastic almost melting with a heat gun and the inserts would not come off. Guess I’m going to try and paint the rims with the inserts on.

I would think it would be more effective to "saw" behind the inserts with fishing line attached to two short pieces of wooden dowl.

 

[Triton63]

I would think it would be more effective to "saw" behind the inserts with fishing line attached to two short pieces of wooden dowl.

Hmm, I’ll give that a shot


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[Mactara]

Finally mounted the rims on for the summer with some Falken AT tires... put a 1.5" hubcentric wheel spacer on for a little poke... absolutely love the setup and stance...

 

[b.w.royder]

Tried the 3m, but they still moved... ened up using silicone like it originally had... View attachment 70931

Looks incredible

 

[Whoa_Ram]

Glad I found this, I was about to start a new thread on this. I want to remove the chrome inserts and paint them gunmetal or silver to minimize the chrome on my truck.

 

[Mactara]

What color is the outside?

The rim is a powdercoated gloss black and the inserts were colour matched painted to the trucks original colour but in a matte finish for some contrast.

 

[Jon_3]

Final product... just need to mount the tires... thoughts?

Thanks for posting. This is what I needed on my wheels.

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[DreamWarrior350]

The rim is a powdercoated gloss black and the inserts were colour matched painted to the trucks original colour but in a matte finish for some contrast.

Those look awesome. I was wondering...how did the wheels look after the powder coating, but before you reinstalled the inserts? Did you consider just leaving off the inserts?

 

[Chan_man808]

How much if a paint was it to get the inserts out?

 

[Mactara]

Those look awesome. I was wondering...how did the wheels look after the powder coating, but before you reinstalled the inserts? Did you consider just leaving off the inserts?

It didn't look right without the inserts... something was missing. I painted the inserts the matching body colour, except a matte finish... which contrasted the gloss black powder coat.

 

[Mactara]

How much if a paint was it to get the inserts out?

It's a pain, but take your time and go slow. Heat from behind and use a fishing line.

 

[Chan_man808]

It's a pain, but take your time and go slow. Heat from behind and use a fishing line.

What did you use to reattach it? Rally contemplating doing his

 

[Mactara]

I used a PL premium glue... silicone was going to be able to handle the elements and I didn't wanna risk losing one due to inadequate adhesion.

 

[Bigbou]

I used a PL premium glue... silicone was going to be able to handle the elements and I didn't wanna risk losing one due to inadequate adhesion.

Dumb question but why did you need to take the inserts out to powder coat? Could you not do them while attached? Going to do the same thing and trying to figure out if I can just bring to a shop as is.

 

[Rodger1966]

Can’t remember the website but I saw someone selling these.
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