SC wheels

[crazylegs]

any one got any diamond cut wheels?

[crazylegs]

bounce

[crazylegs]

still looking

[AW11mike]

hi mate, have you not thought about stripping a set and polishing them? thats what I did with mine,it took a day to do. Mike

[sTuArT]

They polish a set on Wheeler Dealer

[crazylegs]

have thought about stripping(?) but I want an original look with very crisp lines around the cut outs. It expensive to get some done. I would go down this route if I could fine a set of undamaged original tear drops but they are all kerbed these days.

[Boba Fett]

Just remember that diamond cut alloys suffer from corrosion really badly, but if you powder coat them they shouldn't have to be done ever again.

[AW11mike]

I disagree mate! Mine have been polished for eight years! As long as you keep wax on them they don't corrode !:)

[crazylegs]

Its got to be original for me.

[Tony Jinxy Froude]

I haven't seen any for years Kev, you may have to buy a few sets of teardrops & pick the best ones out & have them done, having said that Wheel refurbers have come a long way over the last 10 years., Jinxy

[sTuArT]

It may be time for the 3 spokes to make way for the long neglected teardrops. I'm into OEM but perhaps I could get away with the polished finish that Mike's has or the diamond cut alloys from the Special Edition. Decisions ? . . .

2169

2170

2171

[AW11mike]

2172 shiney! :cool:

[AW11mike]

just looked at your garage photos Stuart. the trispokes do look awesome though!

[sTuArT]

:-) They've always been marmite wheels. Seems to split people down the middle.

[AW11mike]

I think they look retro, really go well with the angles of the AW11. polish one of your teardrops up and see how it looks, I think you will like it! Minilights next for mine I think!

[sTuArT]

Forthcoming changes to the MOT test could spell an end for the 3-spoke alloy wheel, PetrolBlog has learnt. Under the planned new Style and Decency section of the annual MOT test, 3-spoke alloy wheels could be driven off the road, with any car wearing them receiving an instant failure notice.

This is bad news for motorists with poor taste, but excellent news for the rest of us who have been forced to live with the terrible spectacle for far too many years.

“The MOT test looks at a car’s roadworthiness, but it’s time it was revamped to take into account matters of common decency, too. The 3-spoke alloy wheel is a lesson in bad taste, so any car arriving at a testing station rocking the 3-spoke look will receive an instant failure notice, with the owner given a free Specsavers eye test voucher.”

:-)

http://petrolblog.com/2014/10/end-for-3-spoke-alloy-wheel/

[AW11mike]

Yes mate, old school mini lights!:) the hose kit was the complete engine bay! Really happy with the quality!

[sTuArT]

The hoses certainly looked good from the pictures. I'm going to buy a kit but in black and change them along with the thermostat and coolant change.