I had mentioned earlier in this thread that I am tired of and don't really like the black wheel thing. As an example, my wife really hates the latest Flex look which is mostly black. Sample:
We much more like the older looks such as this:
For Grand Caravans for 2019 like we were finding at Hertz they come two ways. The lesser model SXT has chrome accents and the upper model, GT, has black out accents. My wife would have preferred the SXT exterior but then you do not get heated seats, steering wheel, climate control, and leather seating, etc. She wanted those features.
So, this was todays project...
I ordered up a set of chrome wheel skins. These are more than hubcaps but rather exact fitting "chromed plastic" that goes right over your factory wheels. I got them from here at a cost of $100/set
We now have gone from this:
to this:
She's happy. I'm happy.
Yes, they are pretty bright right now but I put similar on The Gov't Mule about 2 years and 10k miles ago. They too were very bright originally but this picture taken today seems like they have toned down as they get dirtier. However they still seem fantastic for the truck.
I am impressed with the build quality of these caps on the Dodge. To properly install them is to removed the wheel from the car. Now, while off you can easily pop off the Dodge center cap. These center caps then reside on the plastic wheel skin and look like they were made to go there. .
The wheel skins are not held on via the lug nuts but rather there are tabs on every other spoke that clip on. Additionally there is some black foam backing pads that my guess are intended to eliminate any rattle.
Pics:
I had considered other option like maybe sourcing some less black wheels from another year Grand Caravan but at $100 this got me mostly where I wanted to be for the cheapest route. I had mentioned above that I like bronze. Some of my thinking was that if the chrome was "too chrome" I might then paint these covers to bronze. Maybe in the future but Mrs likes these so I will hold here.