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ok my fellow HOAB's i have been asked from a few of you how the wheels are doing . it has been over three months now , I have had them in moab and big bear , thats where they got scratched mostly from the boulder fields in big bear :D and one from falling off the wall on hells gate :eek:


i will post some pix of how they looked before i scratched them and then pix of damage :D

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this was when they were first painted :cool:

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side shot :cool:

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one more :D

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first damage from hells , if not for the 35's i would of taken out both fenders and probably both wheels :D

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this is from the boulders in big bear :D

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same wheel this is the worst ;) its pass front :D

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drivers rear :D it took a couple boulders too :eek:

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last one drivers front least amount of damage small scuff on lip

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So except for the abuse to the wheels, the paint seems to be holding up well. Thanks

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i actually like the scrapes and the scratches on my rocker bars too :D

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Are you planning to touch them up...or just leave 'em as your "true wheeler evidence"?

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yea dave , they are doin fine , i do not go to car washes . they may mess them up some with the brushes . just wash by hand , i think i will be able to go a whole year then will touch them up :D probably will scuff and repaint whole wheel then :cool: just glad we dont get the big chips taken out like powder coat can chip

less than 2 weeks till pismo :D havent had them in sand yet

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hey Hi , i think i will touch them up once a year :cool: i dont want to look too ghetto :D probably paint htem before moab every year

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So much for the bling free wheels:D :D

Actully looks good with some wear. Honestly, what good is it to beef up a truck and then take it to the mall. Them lockers aren't for speed bumps!:D
Besides no one can talk crap since you have the 35's.

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Bling is like cancer an Hummers, you think its gone,but it seems to just resurface.

I wish they would just offer the wheels black from the factory.

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x a quadrillion!!

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Damn, have a little trouble getting that wheel balanced :eek:
Did all those weights lower your MPG ;)

Looks great, may have to do that with the extra set I have :)

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there are even more on the inside of wheels :eek: , its not the tires that lower the mileage its the weights ;) :D

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Neo -

Thanks for the pics. Overall it looks like they're holding up great (You can't blame paint for loosing in the fight of paint vs. rock :rolleyes:)

Yep! I can see it happening really soon! :D