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[rally515]

Looks smashing Cradley, those wheels remind me of the old volvo ones haha but they do look cracking on the metro ;)

[cradley-heathen]

Looks smashing Cradley, those wheels remind me of the old volvo ones haha but they do look cracking on the metro ;)

which model volvo is it you mean dude? i cant picture them?

 

at the time they were putting these on the metro they were making very similar alloys in various sizes for maestro, montego, mini (chelsea/ritz whichever it was) jaguar xjs/xj40 etc etc etc its just a big flat disc with some funny shaped holes at the outside lol!

[rally515]

 

Looks smashing Cradley, those wheels remind me of the old volvo ones haha but they do look cracking on the metro ;)

which model volvo is it you mean dude? i cant picture them?

 

at the time they were putting these on the metro they were making very similar alloys in various sizes for maestro, montego, mini (chelsea/ritz whichever it was) jaguar xjs/xj40 etc etc etc its just a big flat disc with some funny shaped holes at the outside lol!

 

 

 

Ahh i can't tell you what model but it was my grandas old silver estate if i remember righty with a black leather interior if that helps haha

Yeah are xjs had them on haha lazy designers aye    , guess its good for fuel economy and steamlining maybe too

 

Either way they look smashing on your metro Bud

[cradley-heathen]

thanks mate!

 

i have just won anotehr set of them on ebay for £16.01p!!!!!! just gotta wait for the folks to call me now so i can collect them.

 

i think i will get the new set refurbed in bright silver and swap between them.

[rally515]

thanks mate!

 

i have just won anotehr set of them on ebay for £16.01p!!!!!! just gotta wait for the folks to call me now so i can collect them.

 

i think i will get the new set refurbed in bright silver and swap between them.

 

 

Hhaha wow bargin ;), yeah they's look nice in silver too i guess, prefer the stealthy black look though

[cradley-heathen]

i have been toying with the idea of having them mirror polished!

[cradley-heathen]

and here they are months later!

 

i have been thinking of doing this for ages, but i needed to get myself in the mood for tons of work, sore fingers, and massive boredom while i was doing them, and yeah, my fingers are sore, and i have spent about 14 hours in the workshop the last 2 days to produce 3 wheels so far!

 

 

i have got to clean inside the holes/spokes now as i am going to paint them black down there to contrast the shiny faces. i have got some centre caps to put in there too, but i need to get some stickers made up to go on them, dunno what to have on them yet though.

 

hopefully get them on the car next week!

[rally515]

Wow very nice,

 

 Can't wait to see them on the car ;)

[cradley-heathen]

 got a couple of them finished now with the insides painted black, hopefully get the tyres on next week and get them on the car, i might buy a couple of new tyres to go on the front pair, it wont be yokos though as i cant afford them now!

[creakyjaws5533]

Those look so good can't wait to see them on the car

[cradley-heathen]

you and me both! i think they are going to give the car the lift it has needed for a while now.

 

im sure they are going to be a total paint to keep looking like that though, especially as the metro is my daily!

[cradley-heathen]

right as promised, i got the new wheels on today. i was going to get two new tyres, and pinch the rear two off the wheels on the car, however, when i checked them today, they wernt anywhere near as good as i thought they were! no point fitting them only to have to change them again in a few months. so there is a set of new maxxis 175-50-13s on now, and i have my old wheels as spares or for when it snows etc.

 

 

the suspension is in its "winter" setting at the minute, i have lifted it up an inch all round until the weather improves! the other reason for lifting it up a little is that i have been doing more mobile work recently and one of my regular customers has a speed bump at the end of her drive that the exhaust catches on!

[will_]

Looks awesome jez. Love it

[cradley-heathen]

thanks will_ im looking forward to some decent weather now, get it waxed up and lowered again.

[Chance]

Posted over on RR but I'll post here too

Can you tell me what I need to buy to lower and individualise mine?
What valves do I need to buy? If any?

Sorry to be a pain