I have some steel wheels on my cobalt and I hate the hub caps. I autocross so I want them not look like garbage (like steel wheels usually look). Has anyone done anything like this? I was thinking either paint the wheels red or replace the nuts with chrome ones or both? Any ideas? Pictures would help.

 

get some real wheels?

not much you can do with steel wheels...

 

lower your car, makes any wheel look ok, got my factory wheels on for the winter. Don't think its possible to make a steel wheel look good. There's to many pos's riding around with there hubcaps off now.

 

Red lips

 

Chrome trim rings would help maybe?

 

red lip isnt a bad idea..or silver at that...but sorry to say it... a steelie is a steelie....

 

Or you could be like a VW guy and get them widened/dished

 

nice fart can.......

 

 

How do you make steel wheels look "racey" you say? You don't...

 

^that

heres the best i can pull off, i guess im a POS with the hubcaps off

 

I was talking about the 93 ford escorts and the like that drive around stock with there hubcaps off, you have stuff done to your car, so its looks ok. also looks like your winter wheels

 

i know what u can do is get some hub cap spinners lol

 

hell yeah, from walmart ridin spinners

 

Theres some guy by me riding drirty wit them on his van lol

 

need to get a pic of that

 

Next time i will lol

 

speaking of vans, at my work this guy came in with a chrystler t&c with a body kit, yellow fogs/audi style leds/and rims. the bad thing about it is it dosnt look thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat bad hahahha




oh and i will try to take a pic next time he comes in

 

U could paint the stealies an the hubcaps thats what i did, ill put a pick up tommorw

 

like a few other people said....YOU DONT!!! Replace them, ebay has brand new rim/tire packages for 17's $600 shipped, cant beat it. And that comes mounted with tuner lugs

 

dude you are notttt talking about the silver one with black stripes are you????????????

 

I dont want to spend in the hundreds of dollars for another set of wheels. I already have my summer rims which are chrome verde protocols so I can do without buying new rims. I just want to make them look nicer. I know it would be the best option to buy new rims but I cant financially.

 

nahnah not that one lol

 

any real time spent with the stock rims and some paint should turn up results better than stock. im wondering if anyone paint matched the inside of steelies with maybe an accent on them on the outside to make them appear more attractive

 

they're steelies for gods sakes!!! why you trying to make a hole-stamped chunk of metal look sporty? its simply not going to happen.. the only advice i can say is "take pride in your steelies"