This is where I'm at. I was going to try to rush and drop them off at the powdercoater before work, but I can't get the dang chrome caps off. I'm sure they can come off, because the spare has no cap, but I've tried a flat head screwdriver and a hammer with no success. Am I missing something?

Tips?

 

Well, I got them off. You need to heat them up with a blowtorch for a good 2-3 minutes a piece and just pry those bad boys off! The claw end of a hammer was very effective. Oh yeah, DO NOT expect to salvage the chrome caps/wheelskins.

They're at the powdercoater now, I'll post some finished pics as soon as it's done.

 

A few pics from the process:

Failed prying attempts


After the torch:


The number I did on the wheelskins:

 

looks like good stress relief!

 

Here they are after I picked them up from the powdercoater's:

Had them wrapped in 275/60R17 Falkens:

Stealth new look, handles great. Now to find some police tahoe cetercaps...

 

Lookin at the pics, they looke a lot better/wider in person. I'm really happy with the results!

 

police tahoe centercaps? pics? lol

 

How did you get the epoxy off? I snatched my caps off about a month ago... cant figure out any way to get that crap off. Looks good btw!