Customized vehicle wheel and method

摘要

There is disclosed an improvement to a vehicle wheel having a rim portion onto which a tire is mounted, a disc region having an outer face portion and an inner face portion, and a plurality of lug mounting apertures extending through the disc region. The improvement comprises a plurality of recesses situated within and about a perimeter of the disc region between the rim portion and lug mounting apertures, preferably into the outer face portion of its disc region. A plurality of medallions are sized to fit within these recesses and be secured therein preferably using an adhesive layer. The recesses themselves may be machined, coined, punched, cast or forged into the disc region of a wheel. A method for customizing vehicle wheels to include various symbols or letters is also disclosed.