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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: philo_beddoe on July 16, 2015, 02:49:30 pm
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Was it common for the plain steel 5 lug 15x6 rims to be white on the c-10's in the 70's, or were most gray/silver? Anyone have any factory stock pics of these w/the hubcaps?
I just bought a like new mint cond. set of 4 white stock rims and 4 shiny new all gm chevy factory hubcaps for under 200. I am wondering if I should keep them white or paint them the GM gray/silver color.
Thanks
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As far as I know and have seen in the GM books and all the books I've collected about the 73-87 if it was a stock steel wheel taking a hubcap they were white. In 1988 they changed it to a silver color and no longer offered the dog dish caps on the next gen C/K series. I can't recall if the R/V series after 1987 changed or not on the crew cabs, burbs or blazers.
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Mine were brown---same color as truck. i painted them white though because i like the looks of it better. Also i was trying to cover up some surface rust.
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Ok, this following post reminded me that the spare was white, but the 4 wheels that were on the truck were brown.
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=9575.0
It also reminds me i need to move a little faster......
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Ok thanks, I guess i'll keep them white then. They have a few scratches where the paint is removed, I don't want to spray paint, so I guess i'll just get a fine paint brush some white rustoleum and do a little touch up. Of course, the dog-dish hub caps do cover up quite a bit.
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Ok, I found a pic. Yup, they're white.