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MarkMac

Posted 1/3/2012 10:14 AM (#649768)
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Morning all,i have a 86 MG Metro just dying to get out on the road when summer arrives for shows etc! but her wheels are taking some real work 'trying' to refurb them after too many visits to the curb![bless the old boy ex owner] so im considering fitting something aftermarket instead, something Retro. Revolutions,compomotive,minilight etc but im not spending silly money,anyway from what ive read the metro uses a different offset to the far more popular mini for which all of the above are readily available, and the metro doesnt take kindly to anything remotely wide! so anyone got any experiences or any pics or anything that might help in finding something to grace the mighty metro this year? :-]

cheers mark

Edited by MarkMac 1/3/2012 10:15 AM

ralphh85

Posted 1/3/2012 11:13 AM (#649771 - in reply to #649768)
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not a hole load available, if i was you i would get yours refurbed, especially if everything else is standard.

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111Sli

Posted 1/3/2012 12:03 PM (#649780 - in reply to #649768)
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The whole car will look wayy better with nice refurbed original alloys!

MarkMac

Posted 1/3/2012 12:49 PM (#649782 - in reply to #649768)
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I Want to keep the originals and would do anyway tbh, i could just do with a 2nd set to use whilst im doing them as i never get a spare minute to do owt! although i have a cunning plan just waiting for a sand blaster mate to come back to me!...###now where are those axel stands

111Sli

Posted 1/3/2012 2:40 PM (#649789 - in reply to #649768)
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If thats the case the lattice X spoke turbo wheels are prob easiest for you to get hold of.

MarkMac

Posted 1/3/2012 3:50 PM (#649794 - in reply to #649789)
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111Sli - 1/3/2012 2:40 PM

If thats the case the lattice X spoke turbo wheels are prob easiest for you to get hold of.

TBH they were my first thought but i dont think were ever fitted on my model year were they? ive only ever seen them on the later models with the octagon decals all down the side [88on??] like this? http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=metro+mg+wheels&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=653&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=TrhLn5KrjS0boM:&imgrefurl=http://www.thefullwiki.org/MG_Metro&docid=HxKaOxAoEWyFbM&itg=1&imgurl=http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/04/1/2/1/94799042713596785.jpg&w=220&h=157&ei=15lPT9eBMIa48gPPm-DwBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=799&vpy=363&dur=1058&hovh=125&hovw=176&tx=68&ty=68&sig=107379030714394193629&page=3&tbnh=125&tbnw=176&start=28&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:28 i thought about them but not sure they'd be correct for the period. not that most people would notice,but id know

metro dave

Posted 1/3/2012 6:05 PM (#649803 - in reply to #649768)
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get the lattice lace style, they suit the metro as good as the turbo wheels

MarkMac

Posted 2/3/2012 12:57 PM (#649918 - in reply to #649803)
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metro dave - 1/3/2012 6:05 PM

get the lattice lace style, they suit the metro as good as the turbo wheels

Yeh they do like nice mate, im just not sure there from the correct period as i say but we shall see what i find

Metromartin - 1/3/2012 10:13 PM

your car looks really tidy,

might be worth reberging the orignal wheels for the standard look.

also you can pick up the cross spoke alloy wheels from the 1988 to 1989 MG Turbo and 1275GTa metros for around £50 to £100 a set on ebay which is what I ahve done to my 1982 MG metro 1300.

HTH

cheers mate, i was always hoping to refurb the oe wheels tbh could do with another set so i can them when ive got the time

cheers mark

Edited by MarkMac 2/3/2012 1:00 PM

Metromartin

Posted 1/3/2012 10:13 PM (#649843 - in reply to #649768)
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your car looks really tidy,

might be worth reberging the orignal wheels for the standard look.

also you can pick up the cross spoke alloy wheels from the 1988 to 1989 MG Turbo and 1275GTa metros for around £50 to £100 a set on ebay which is what I ahve done to my 1982 MG metro 1300.

HTH

111Sli

Posted 2/3/2012 1:01 PM (#649920 - in reply to #649768)
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Needs to be driveable for the 14th April put it that way mate!

MarkMac

Posted 2/3/2012 2:28 PM (#649935 - in reply to #649768)
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Why whats on 14th of april matey? **cringe's behind cpu** might be pushing it at the minute because she's back in bits undergoing some extra tlc i decided id give her before i brought her out, and im having some paint done after that hopefully when i get paid end of month ish.. [front and rear valances]

cheers mark

Edited by MarkMac 2/3/2012 2:32 PM

111Sli

Posted 2/3/2012 3:15 PM (#649938 - in reply to #649768)
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Pride of Longbridge matey.

MarkMac

Posted 2/3/2012 3:38 PM (#649941 - in reply to #649768)
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thought it might be that mate, if i miss it then ill have to go next year,

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