Well, the time has finally come that I have to sell my beloved 02 Scab. I'm wondering if you guys know if black wheels negatively affect resale value...specifically that I Plasti-dipped mine, and the stock wheels underneath that Plasti-dip are badly scratched and rusted.

So should I keep the Plasti-dip on it to try and sell it, or take it off and show the stock wheels?

 

Because the wheels are in bad shape underneath it's going to hurt the resale value either way, except in the case where the buyer specifically wants those wheels black already.

 

Plasti-dip anything would deter me from buying any vehicle.

That falls in the cheap fix category in my book. Same as a poor rust fix.

 

if it were me i would find a stock set on craigslist for cheap. stock wheels are all over craigslist and super cheap. somebody might even want to trade their stock wheels for yours

 

Either way it won't affect it too much

 

It depends on how bad the wheels look underneath. But an appraiser at a dealership will assume that plasti-dipped wheels are a cheap high schooler fix. Are you selling it to a dealership or a third party? But on an '02, it won't matter much either way. How many miles are on the truck and what kind of shape is the rest of the truck in? If the rest of the truck were mint, it would be a bigger deal

 

They don't look good, that's for sure. Hence the plasti-dip. But the rest of the truck is not mint either. So no go on the plasti-dip. Got it. Do you think I should try to paint them a silver to give them a cleaner look, or just leave them as they are?

 

Leave them as is or replace them, any kind of quick fix will most likely just hurt the value more.

 

Well then that's what I'll do. Thanks for the input guys! I've enjoyed while I had her.

 

If you want to spend the time, you could sandblast them and repaint them.