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I have taken my original Pirelli wheels off as they are looking a bit tired after 32 years and 111,000 miles.
The tyres wouldn't hold air for long due to oxidisation inside the rims. The previous owner had some sort of rubber-based glue applied inside the rims, which has now disentegrated. While the P-slots are being restored, I have replaced them with a set of circa 1985 Zender Turbo wheels, which are slightly larger at 7x15. I have always wanted a set having seen them on a MK1 GTi a few years back. This set were in pretty good condition and included the alloy centre caps which are often missing. They came with stretched tyres so before fitting new tyres I had them professionally restored, which included stripping to bare metal and powder coating. The silver was the nearest I could get to the original Zender silver. They now look as good as new.
Pics from a local village classic car show at the weekend.
The tyres wouldn't hold air for long due to oxidisation inside the rims. The previous owner had some sort of rubber-based glue applied inside the rims, which has now disentegrated. While the P-slots are being restored, I have replaced them with a set of circa 1985 Zender Turbo wheels, which are slightly larger at 7x15. I have always wanted a set having seen them on a MK1 GTi a few years back. This set were in pretty good condition and included the alloy centre caps which are often missing. They came with stretched tyres so before fitting new tyres I had them professionally restored, which included stripping to bare metal and powder coating. The silver was the nearest I could get to the original Zender silver. They now look as good as new.
Pics from a local village classic car show at the weekend.
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