Well...any suggestions will be helpful...I'm looking for options now.
BTW..I've decided just to buy an early B (63 or 64). It's ready to be
taken to the paint shop. I'm going all original on this beaut. Black car
with red interior. It's going to be nice.
I was thinking (along with someone else... :P) that those whitewalls would
make it stand out a little more (something different...see
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cambs.mgoc/images3/blaunch1.jpg)
However, I would like this or wire wheels...the whitewalls might set off
the otherwise bland plain steel wheels (IMHO). However, the prices for
those tires are pretty expensive ($135 each), and I might even come out
better buying wires.
BTW... This car will only be a weekend/backup/show car. :P
Anyway...Keep the opinions coming. :)
Thanks,
Blake
70 MGB
On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, Lishego, Michael wrote:
> LOL...I take it no one likes these things? Well, I did ask for
> opinions. :P
>
> After pricing some ($135 each), I think that chrome wire wheels would be
> cheaper and better looking. More opinions? Of course, I will have to do
> the conversion thing, but no biggie there. :)
>
> Blake
>
> Blake,
> From what I understand, there is one major drawback to chrome
> wire wheels - flex. If you happen to hit a curb, pothole, or large
> speedbump at speed, wire wheels flex. Chrome wires will occasionally
> lose a flake of chrome when this happens. Paint will allegedly flex
> with the wheel, or WCS (Worst Case Scenario) you touch up your rims.
> FWIW, I would die if I paid oodles of bucks for chrome rims only
> to see the first chip...Can any listers verify if this has happened
> to them?
> Mike Lishego
>
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