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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

does any one know the color of the gold in the gold iroc rims. i have a set and the silver is coming off and there is a gold color underneith. were they all made gold and then painted afterwards?
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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Re: gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

No they were not. Chances are you have gold irocs that someone rattlecan'd silver at some point in the past.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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Re: gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

well mine look just like this guys. i like the gold i want to redo them back.
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/au...oc-wheels.html
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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Re: gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

Hmm interesting. Not sure what that would be then.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Re: gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

well there is a chance they were both rattle caned. i PM'ED him so ill see what he has to say. i'm just wondering if i could strip the silver off and save the original gold.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Re: gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

Twenty-one years ago I had a set of original silver '85-'87 IROC-Z wheels sand blasted. Underneath all the paint & coating they were a tan color. Are you sure it's gold paint you're seeing? Just a thought.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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Re: gold color under silver 87 iroc rims

ok i checked em out and it looks like the the fronts are original silver but the rears are gold and painted to match. i will keep you posted when i strip them. also does anyone know about putting these on a 96 S-10 ? when i took them off an older S-10 they had the front on the rear and the rears on the front with spacer plates, is this how it should go?
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