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Steelies fitted at last

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Been a long time coming but I just can't get my pictures to replicate how it looks to the eye both in colour and detail

Anyway....looks tougher but not sure on:

A. Whether they should be yello
B. If I should reverse the tyres and get rid of the white letters
C. Put the hub caps on
D. Or any combo of the above

Thoughts please...........Not that it'll help because you're all going to say something different :)

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Looks good as it is :)
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Post by Bryan »

Looks awesome and they really set the car off 8-) 8-) .
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vipergts wrote:
A. Whether they should be yello
B. If I should reverse the tyres and get rid of the white letters
C. Put the hub caps on


All the above for me :)
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Don't like black wheels on anything, they just sort of disappear.
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Post by Pete »

RWL were a 1970 introduction, so personally I would reverse the tyres.

While they were off I would paint the wheels body colour.

Once it was all back on I would experiment with Dog Dishes but it may just work with Chrome Lug Nuts.

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Looks fine as it is
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Post by lough3969 »

Definitely reverse the tyres, as Pete says they suit later models. With a bold colour car with glossy paint I think that colour matching steels look great. Dog dishes are then some thing to try on and see. Sure you could pop some off one of our cars at a show and try them... You will know straight away.
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Post by Johnny Dart »

Black tyres,silver wheels,dog dishes :thumbright:
As Blue said , you cant see black wheels.
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I do have a set of Dog Dishes....I offered one up and wasn't keen

I think I'll do them yellow though as I say the black rims aren't well represented on pictures

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RobTwin wrote:
vipergts wrote:
A. Whether they should be yello
B. If I should reverse the tyres and get rid of the white letters
C. Put the hub caps on


All the above for me :)
:iagree:

On pale colours like yours, i don't think black wheels look right.
With body coloured steels it won't look complete without the caps.

Stunning car whichever combo you choose........... :thumbright:
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I'm with Blue and Johnny Dart....black wheels disappear .
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Post by steveo »

looks good ! think I would turn the tyres round !

black wheels & no white letters . :thumbright:

thought about painting mine yellow , even though I love SS1/Y2 decided it would be too much yellow :?

think I posted a Y2 charger with no vinyl & body colour wheels a while back , for comparison . will have a look ,

I prefer the black wheels with out dog dishes , looks more like a grandnational / nascar stock car .

good idea to put a dob of grease on the wheel nubs lugs thingys , where the hubcap clips over , helps to stop damaging the paint & makes for easier fitting & removing . mine were very tight :shock: & had to make my own hub cap removal tool .
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Post by RobTwin »

steveo wrote:..... good idea to put a dob of grease on the wheel nubs lugs thingys , where the hubcap clips over , helps to stop damaging the paint & makes for easier fitting & removing . mine were very tight :shock: & had to make my own hub cap removal tool .

Yeah, we've got a special, precision engineered tool for removing the caps too...... well, a piece of wood with a chamfered edge ;)
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Post by SJH »

Great car, love the coluor. I think the black wheels look really good and give it a Nascar look. Yellow wheels would be too much for me

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