I had a gray Pontiac Torrent for a few years that my dad gave me...I finally Plasti-Dip'd my wheels, grill and emblems this weekend and by Monday my dad wanted a new truck but didn't want to get rid of his Terrain, so he gave that to me and traded my Torrent with 180K on it towards his new truck.
So i'm now the owner of a 2010 Terrain in red. I'm thinking about plasti-dipping the wheels and possibly the front grill just for the hell of it.
For anyone that doesn't know what Plasti-Dip is, its a spraypaint that puts a rubber like coating on things. Saw a video of a guy who did his wheels and i really liked it...always wanted to get my wheels powdercoated but didn't want to spend the money. This looked like a good alternative. It's supposed to be durable yet come off easily if you don't like the look.
I have pics but I guess I can't posts links yet.
Anyone do any types of appearance mods to their Terrain?
I had a gray Pontiac Torrent for a few years that my dad gave me...I finally Plasti-Dip'd my wheels, grill and emblems this weekend and by Monday my dad wanted a new truck but didn't want to get rid of his Terrain, so he gave that to me and traded my Torrent with 180K on it towards his new truck.
So i'm now the owner of a 2010 Terrain in red. I'm thinking about plasti-dipping the wheels and possibly the front grill just for the hell of it.
For anyone that doesn't know what Plasti-Dip is, its a spraypaint that puts a rubber like coating on things. Saw a video of a guy who did his wheels and i really liked it...always wanted to get my wheels powdercoated but didn't want to spend the money. This looked like a good alternative. It's supposed to be durable yet come off easily if you don't like the look.
I have pics but I guess I can't posts links yet.
Anyone do any types of appearance mods to their Terrain?
It's a plastic based coating... How is it going to look when the weather gets ahold of it and it starts peeling? you know freeze cycles and all that
Just thinking dealer would low ball because of the paint on wheels and/or grill JMO
It's a plastic based coating... How is it going to look when the weather gets ahold of it and it starts peeling? you know freeze cycles and all that
Just thinking dealer would low ball because of the paint on wheels and/or grill JMO
I've had my grill Plasti-Dipped for over a year. I live in Waterloo and commute to Toronto each day -- 200 km round trip. No issues with the Plasti-Dip holding up in the freezing rain, snow, heat, stones off dump trucks, etc. PM me if you want some tips. It's all in the preparation. You peel it off when you no longer want it. It's a little bit of work, but it comes off without any residue. I removed it before I sold my GTI.
Plasti drip is a well know way to temporarily change the wheels in the Corvette Crowd. That said since the subject is mods I have chromed skins on my 17" rims to match my chrome grill overlay. All i need is the door handles (they are avaiable) chromed along with the luggae rack (also available) and mine wi look like a SLT2.
Wow - that is different - putting a wheel cover over an alloy wheel ! Never heard of that. Seems pretty cheap. How do they look ? Do you have any actual, on the vehicle, pictures ?
Wow - that is different - putting a wheel cover over an alloy wheel ! Never heard of that. Seems pretty cheap. How do they look ? Do you have any actual, on the vehicle, pictures ?
They look great just like a chrome rim. Only thing I do not like is the center cap is the OEM painted one. The supplier said he had some chrome ones but the quality was poor so he would not use them until that improves. Unfortunately no one has Chome center caps for the 17" rim but I can live with how it looks.
Wow - that is different - putting a wheel cover over an alloy wheel ! Never heard of that. Seems pretty cheap. How do they look ? Do you have any actual, on the vehicle, pictures ?
It's a plastic based coating... How is it going to look when the weather gets ahold of it and it starts peeling? you know freeze cycles and all that
Just thinking dealer would low ball because of the paint on wheels and/or grill JMO
I've had my grill Plasti-Dipped for over a year. I live in Waterloo and commute to Toronto each day -- 200 km round trip. No issues with the Plasti-Dip holding up in the freezing rain, snow, heat, stones off dump trucks, etc. PM me if you want some tips. It's all in the preparation. You peel it off when you no longer want it. It's a little bit of work, but it comes off without any residue. I removed it before I sold my GTI.
They look great just like a chrome rim. Only thing I do not like is the center cap is the OEM painted one. The supplier said he had some chrome ones but the quality was poor so he would not use them until that improves. Unfortunately no one has Chome center caps for the 17" rim but I can live with how it looks.
Hmm!! Wow, the grill looks pretty darn good on there! And even the wheel hubcaps. Maybe I forget the plasti-dip and get those wheels, grill cover and door handles....or is that chrome-overkill?
All i have done is a total debadge, with the exception of the front grille GMC logo.
And i just realized that when i took these pics i still had the rear emblem... trust me its gone now lol
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