Raised White Lettering In or Out?

[6MMFJ]

In a real in the hind end to keep clean

[NSBCruiser]

Does anyone have any ideas on me painting the center caps white on my steelies?

[Mike H]

If you paint the center caps white then I would leave the lettering out. If not then I would prefer a black tire on the outside. Have you considered painting the whole wheel white?

[layonnn]

For me, if you have silver wheels, white letters out.

If you have black wheels, black sidewalls. Black wheels with the white letters out reminds me too much of nascar.

[cwillis]

Layonnn said it best i think. Silver wheels, white letter out. Black wheels flip them in.

[PENROSE]

What if your wheels are black and silver?? (like mine....which I haven't mounted yet)

They are going on a Black Cherry. The wheels are black with a silver machined finish, although they look like chrome in the picture. Also, I plan in the very near future to black-out my bumpers, mirrors, door handles, and bezel.



Here are my tires that are also waiting to be mounted...

[NSBCruiser]

Thanks for the help FJers. I'm trying to do the "old school" look. White roof, white bezel, blacked out silver trim, steel wheels, and FJ-40 badges. Just not sure what I want to do with the rims, I was going to powder coat them white but it would be big bucks ($75 per rim and $20 per rim to media blast them). I've already spent $1,200 on tires, $300 on rims, and $300 on Hella's tire pressure control system (great gadget by the way). So I think I'm going to get extra center caps and paint them to match the roof and bezel and see which one I like better. I only need 4 because I have a spare tire jerry can mount I use. And put the RWL out, they are BFG's so I think they will go with the look I'm going for. I'll post so pictures of each when I get them done.

[volhoo]

White lettering out!

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[ThyIrishMen]

I have the White letters out on mine, but once i upgrade sizes and get the same tires I think im going to try it with the white letters in.

[Corey]

In
I ran white letters out on past rigs, but with the 4Runner I had, I tried the letters in on the last set of tires, and I liked it better.

Less maintenance for one, no lettering to keep pretty looking.