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Ben Folkes
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UZZ31

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 11:59 am, by:  Ben Folkes Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

has anyone seen these wheels before?

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Ian Johnston
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UZZ30 GT 4.0

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 12:39 pm, by:  Ian Johnston Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks a bit like MGB?
scott thompson
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1jzgte tt

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 01:08 pm, by:  scott thompson Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

never,can see why ,they are pusdont ya think?
Jeff Wilkins
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JZZ30 GT-TL

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 03:34 pm, by:  Jeff Wilkins Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Daytons. (S?)
http://www.daytonwirewheels.com/
Ben Folkes
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UZZ31

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 06:09 pm, by:  Ben Folkes Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

sorry for the lack of details..they are on a soarer i just bought, previous owner doesnt know what they are.i dont like them at all, might be ok if they werent covered in rust. hopefully someone can identify them
Mike Triggs
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3.0GT

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 06:39 pm, by:  Mike Triggs Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The reason they're covered in rust is that they're steel. They are spoked wheels like old MG or motorcycle wheels. They're been painted or plated gold. They take a lot of work to keep looking good and they can get out of whack too. Those rusty bits near the rim (at the end of each spoke) are spoke nipples, or nuts which keep each spoke tensioned.

They would look pretty good if they weren't rusty

Oh, and they can be pr!cks of things to keep clean.
Andrew Ferres
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Cressida V8

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 07:09 pm, by:  Andrew Ferres Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Does the KnockOff have anything cast into it?
Remove it and look at the rear of it.
Do the same with the wheels.

But like you, I think they look like ass.
Andrew Ferres
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Cressida V8

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 07:10 pm, by:  Andrew Ferres Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Oh, and you'll probably find that the kit they have used to convert it form studs to knockoff (providing the knockoff isnt fake and covering 5 studs), is actually illegal in Australia.

Don't crash with these rims on.
Mike Triggs
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3.0GT

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 08:32 pm, by:  Mike Triggs Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The spinner (propeller) thingies were common in the 70s. This is a very old-fashioned looking wheel, except for the colour. Most of these wheels, in my experience, had chrome spokes with either chrome or alloy rims. Cheap wheel has zinc-plated or silver-painted spokes. One thing about spoked wheels is that they give a very good ride, because the spokes flex, each one is like a spring. As mentioned earlier though they are not without hassles.
Ben Folkes
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UZZ31

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 10:43 pm, by:  Ben Folkes Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ok thanks for the reply's everyone, currently im about a 5hr drive from the car..ill check them out properly within a week and let you know how things go. is it hard to get them looking good again?
Todd Triebler
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V8

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 10:50 pm, by:  Todd Triebler Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They are Gold Dayton's - the 1980's early 90's version of California BLING.
Sell em back to the yanks on Ebay - they will pay up for em
Aaron Parry
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tt

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 09:04 pm, by:  Aaron Parry Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

they look like they are from a casino good old rulet wheels hope you spin up lucky benno
Ben Folkes
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UZZ31

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:02 pm, by:  Ben Folkes Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have tryed to get in contact with the company, just waiting for an email address so i can send a picture to them to hopefully tell me exactly what the wheel is..i still havent had the chance to check them out closely, but they are "knock-off", apparently with some kind of hub adapter. More details to come!
Peter Gilchrist
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TT

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 01:05 am, by:  Peter Gilchrist Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Identified as Ugly!
James Harris
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TT

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 01:31 pm, by:  James Harris Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If they were 18s or 19s and the spokes were GOLD... they would be the KING OF BLING !

Do look pretty bad, but maybe a clean up (acid wash, and some sort of DIP) they could come up a treat *again, depends on size.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/22-150-Spoke-Chrome-Wire-Wheels-22x8-Standard_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43958QQitemZ7990237382QQrdZ1


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Benny Gammelmark
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V8 UZZ31

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 02:39 pm, by:  Benny Gammelmark Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If they fit the Soarer at all then the offset would be way low, probably no more than +30. The Soarer standard is +50. You'd get tramlining.

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