"VINTAGE" WHEELS

[SILICONEKID345HP]

Those Dare look nice but are not real split rims and probobly Chinese poor quality copies .

[SILICONEKID345HP]

Those Dare look nice but are not real split rims and probobly Chinese poor quality copies .

Edited by SILICONEKID345HP on Monday 29th August 11:30

[butch890]

[greyhulk]

SILICONEKID345HP said:

Those Dare look nice but are not real split rims and probobly Chinese poor quality copies .

Edited by SILICONEKID345HP on Monday 29th August 11:30

these ones? I thought they were the original ones used on some of the V8S's & early chimaeras

[900T-R]

Yours are. Rocking hose poo, too (they're actually OZ Vegas) - a set in near-perfect condition could well fetch into four figures nowadays. I'd regard the single piece cast Estorils (heaviest OE wheel for Griff/Chim) as a downgrade personally.

[greyhulk]

900T-R said:

Yours are. Rocking hose poo, too (they're actually OZ Vegas) - a set in near-perfect condition could well fetch into four figures nowadays. I'd regard the single piece cast Estorils (heaviest OE wheel for Griff/Chim) as a downgrade personally.

thank you, wow that much!? I was trying to convince my mechanic they are original 'oz split rims' for this particular car but he weren't having it. Im definitely going to refurb the ones on my chim now, cant beat original rims!

my TVR S OZ 8 spokes (shadow chromed)

Edited by greyhulk on Monday 29th August 16:14

[s3c chris]

butch890 said:

That car looks lovely too!
Are they 16" wheels all round and if so what offset?

Regards Chris.

[PYNEY]

Hi s3c chris ,

[PYNEY]

I fitted lenso's over a year ago 17" all round very pleased with them
If you go on my profile you will find a thread I started 9th Feb 2015 , 570 days on my forum profile with lots
of helpful info from everyone hope it helps

cheers keith

[OleVix]

s3c chris said:

That looks gorgeous!

I'm surprised how good the black wheel centres look with the polished rims.
May I ask what offsets the wheels are and what size tyres you are using?

Thanks for the picture, Chris.

offsets are as original, 33 rear and 25 front
Tires are 245/40r17 and 225/45r16

[jmct]

Hi OleVix, appreciate this post was a while ago but what make of wheels are these?

http://thumbsnap.com/sc/JPWUm4zZ.jpg

[Jhcolling]

Retro....

[ric355]

jmct said:

Hi OleVix, appreciate this post was a while ago but what make of wheels are these?

http://thumbsnap.com/sc/JPWUm4zZ.jpg

Might be these?
https://www.vividracing.com/hre-series-c100-wheel-...

[Jhcolling]

ric355 said:

jmct said:

Hi OleVix, appreciate this post was a while ago but what make of wheels are these?

http://thumbsnap.com/sc/JPWUm4zZ.jpg

Might be these?
https://www.vividracing.com/hre-series-c100-wheel-...

Pretty sure they are made by Image. Shown on their homepage. http://www.imagewheels.co.uk

[RetroWheels]

That's right, they're Image HT three piece split rim , had them on my (sorely missed) Chim (y)

[Classic Chim]

RetroWheels said:

That's right, they're Image HT three piece split rim , had them on my (sorely missed) Chim (y)

White gold right there. What a lovely looking Chim.

[jmct]

Image BPS.......just seen the price.....ouch

[aka_kerrly]

jmct said:

Image BPS.......just seen the price.....ouch

True, brand new they are expensive but the way I see it by buying Image, BBS, Rays, OZ , Speedline, Compomotive wheels you get a quality product that will look good for years & hold their value should you ever want to sell.

Buying Rota, Wolfrace , Calibre is to me like buying a fake Rolex, they might fool some people but those in the know will recognise fake splits a mile off and within no time they will look crap and be worth bugger all.

Get hunting on ebay, wheeltrader, facebook market place wheel groups and see what turns up - i assure you I've bought various Image, Rays, BBS, OZ, Advans, Enkie, Speedline over the years for <£500 and never lost money selling a set of wheels.

[Stever]

[quote=aka_kerrly]


but those in the know will recognise fake splits a mile off and within no time they will look crap and be worth bugger all.

Really

There's plenty on here who have runs fakes as you put them for a lot longer than "no time" and they still look great