Platinum wheel makeover

[Lpetters84]

“Hey honey, whaddya think about new wheels for your truck!”

Lol I’ve already tried buying her power tools and a gun for Christmas. She’s caught on to me already.

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[RCR001]

That ford wheel looks good, almost as good as the one's i ordered for my new truck!

 

[Maggioa]

Good looking truck..

The wheels look great, other than the wrinkles in the film. Great, idea I want to go something with the wheels on my patty, but i will need to figure a way to not ge the wrinkles.

 

[Heavishot]

I'm working on using the decal as a template for a second attempt that hopefully eliminates the wrinkles. I've traced the existing decal and scanned to a pdf that I will use in some drawing software to create a cleaner template I can then trace onto the Vvivid film. I'll post more pics if it works better.

 

[MacTexas744]

In the youtube videos they use a heat gun. Did you use a heat gun?

 

[Madman]

Lol I wish Ford would recall the Platinum wheels for being ugly then give us platinum owners a new set!

they do like nice when clean but definitely not my 1st choice for a truck of this pricetag. Anyone have any ideas on how I can convince my wife my brand new truck needs new aftermarket wheels?

And Tires! I have a Platy also and really dislike the Hankooks!

 

[Stage3Motorsports]

Looks great in the pics, and if nothing else def a great idea.

 

[Heavishot]

In the youtube videos they use a heat gun. Did you use a heat gun?

I did use a heat gun. I'd guess someone with lots of experience wrapping could do it.

My car tint guy said he doesn't recommend wrap on wheels because it only lasts a few months before peeling. He recommends powder coating them.

 

[F-150 Prius]

Lol I wish Ford would recall the Platinum wheels for being ugly then give us platinum owners a new set!

they do like nice when clean but definitely not my 1st choice for a truck of this pricetag. Anyone have any ideas on how I can convince my wife my brand new truck needs new aftermarket wheels?

It's a matter of safety. You need winter tires and it _saves money_ to have winter tires on winter wheels and no be the sucker who pays every year to have the tires swapped back and forth on one set of wheels! Logic!

 

[F-150 Prius]

That looks great! Watch them be that color next year.... lol

I think my truck's wheels will look that color this weekend with some masking tape and a can of plastidip. : )

 

[ScottBB]

That ford wheel looks good, almost as good as the one's i ordered for my new truck!

I think these are the best stock rims available. This is what I got on my kids' trucks. A guy in our area sells them for $950 a set as he picks up takeoffs from some tire shop.

 

[dhrandy]

I think these are the best stock rims available. This is what I got on my kids' trucks. A guy in our area sells them for $950 a set as he picks up takeoffs from some tire shop.

That's not a bad price!

 

[Poalpo]

I did use a heat gun. I'd guess someone with lots of experience wrapping could do it.

My car tint guy said he doesn't recommend wrap on wheels because it only lasts a few months before peeling. He recommends powder coating them.

Did he say how much it is to powder coat the wheels? I wonder if it’s worth it over getting new custom wheels.

 

[ScottBB]

That's not a bad price!

Yeah after I got my kids' trucks, we sold my daughter's boyfriend my son's 2015 F150, he went and got a set from the guy b/c he liked the rims so much.

 

[Heavishot]

Did he say how much it is to powder coat the wheels? I wonder if it’s worth it over getting new custom wheels.

He quoted me $600. I might consider doing it but I can't really afford to be without my truck for several days.

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