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Oct 18, 2004 18:11:47 GMT
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had these two brain storms for making a fortune selling tat to chavs!
1. Coloured alloy wheel inserts. Strips of coloured metallic material (like balancing weights) that you colour match to your car and stick around the inset of the wheel rim, after cutting to size. either sticky or magnetic
2. Instant low profile tyres. Plastic wheel trims that clip onto the wheels but the plastic cover is an inch or so greater diameter than the wheel (flange of somesuch), so that an inch of so of sidewall is covered up.
i do ideas me!!
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Oct 18, 2004 18:36:54 GMT
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the 2nd idea i think the yanks already do that cos seen pics not long ago where someone put 15 trims on 13" wheels
didnt look bad
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Oct 18, 2004 19:28:28 GMT
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Wouldn't the taller trims cut into the tyres as they "give" in the sidewalls under cornering. This could have some pretty scary consequences:o
Oh, if you look at it another way, if you are selling them to neds, that may not be a bad thing.... ;D
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Snoozin
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The wheeltrim one is certainly done.... you see the odd car with em round here, a 14" CHROME hubcap on a 13 or 14" wheel, its criminal.....
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I won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code.
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Oct 19, 2004 10:25:25 GMT
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That actually looks OK at first glance. err how do they fit on as the 15" clips would be in the wrong place (diameter wise)?
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Oct 19, 2004 10:33:30 GMT
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That actually looks OK at first glance. err how do they fit on as the 15" clips would be in the wrong place (diameter wise)? Superglue / ducktape if a nad's fitting them..........!  I gather the clips are somehow re-positioned? Though I'd have thought that'd be a little difficult strength wise........ |
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Quando omni flunkus, mortati
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Oct 19, 2004 13:46:21 GMT
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I've seen some wheel covers that bolt on using the regular wheel nuts (mine do). They just have to find the right bolt pattern.
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Oct 20, 2004 13:30:47 GMT
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Americans have been making "fake" flexible rubber whitewalls that slide down by the bead and extend up the sidewall for running modern tyres on 50's restos and rods, to give them the authentic 50's look.
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