Black Wheels

Posted 27 May 2005 - 06:43 PM

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Posted 27 May 2005 - 06:44 PM

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Posted 27 May 2005 - 06:45 PM

that satin or gloss on the wheels? lookin good ohhh to have mine back and crusin down lovely roads like that in the summers evening

Edited by Smiler, 27 May 2005 - 06:47 PM.

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Posted 27 May 2005 - 06:48 PM

...taking all the wheels off was nerve racking, but slow and careful persistence paid off in the end. One thing I wasn't expecting was that I had to sand down the inner part of the wheel where it meets the hub to get them to fit after they had been sprayed! Such a tight fit.

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Posted 27 May 2005 - 06:51 PM

that satin or gloss on the wheels?

lookin good  ohhh to have mine back and crusin down lovely roads like that in the summers evening

Ta!

Satin. I was going to go for anthracite, but I chickened out in the end (there was more than one shade to pick from, and I was confused )

Cheers, Paul.

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 06:18 AM

Nice one Paul looks good. Hope to spot you soon and a look. Have you done the "V" ? Dave

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 06:32 AM

looking good ..very!! good ...have you noticed much! difference with the spoilers fitted (don't know if you've had a 'before and after' to make a comparison)

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 06:41 AM

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 09:01 AM

Ta guys!

Hope to spot you soon and a look.

Have you done the "V" ?

I'm not totally convinced about a black V on a silver car, but we'll see

...have you noticed much! difference with the spoilers fitted (don't know if you've had a 'before and after' to make a comparison

Hmmm, it will be easier for me to tell at speed on a windy motorway - i'm off up north today so I'll keep note! Before it was verging on the dangerous above 80 leptons on a windy day!

Cheers, Paul.

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 09:09 AM

I think it look's good, but I am not sure about the centre caps.

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 09:12 AM

What did you do, leave it on axle stands?

No, I got blocks of wood and very very carefully inserted these under one side at a time. Pretty nerve racking stuff, actually - just thinking about other ppls warnings about the jack slipping out and punching a hole in the floor!

I used a flat bit of wood (3"x6") under the jack to spread the load and give some more grip. Had to be pretty thin because otherwise it just wouldn't fit!

I placed the blocks under the four jacking points you can see < here >. Once the car was off the ground, I found that it in order to keep the balance, I had to remove the back wheels 1st!

To be sure, I even stuck some extra ballast on top of the radiator! I was shitting myself.... But it all turned out ok...

Cheers, Paul.

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 09:13 AM

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 03:49 PM

Stick with silver centre caps they set the wheel off well. These are mine Dave

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 07:13 PM

Top job chap....where did you get the spoiler!! Did you end up doing it yourself or was there some divine intervention!?!

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 08:16 PM

i'm off up north today so I'll keep note! Before it was verging on the dangerous above 80 leptons on a windy day! 

haven't noticed mine being too skitty in the wind she gets alittle unsettled over bouncey country roads though but only with a very heavy foot..

let us know how you get on..will be interresting to hear if it cures the problem

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Posted 28 May 2005 - 08:41 PM

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Posted 29 May 2005 - 12:59 PM

I think it look's good, but I am not sure about the centre caps.

Yeah, you might be right - they couldn't paint them... How do you go about painting the back part of it without touching the silver logo?

Cheers, Paul.

The vauxhall griffin pulls off the plastic cap.

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Posted 29 May 2005 - 06:21 PM

Did you end up doing it yourself or was there some divine intervention!?!

Myself! With help from me dad...

haven't noticed mine being too skitty in the wind  she gets alittle unsettled over bouncey country roads though but only with a very heavy foot..

let us know how you get on..will be interresting to hear if it cures the problem

Definitely a lot better when the wind is blowing hard at high speed. Felt much more composed.

Get the centre caps done in black and stick the silver badges back on.

Sounds like a plan!

The vauxhall griffin pulls off the plastic cap.

Exxxxcellent.

Cheers, Paul.

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