New Estoril production run?
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Has anyone ever looked into getting a new batch of Estoril wheels made? The reason I ask is that they are still a popular design, but the 15" fronts are proving increasingly difficult to get tyres for. If enough people were interested I would imagine it would be possible to get a set of four 16"ers made for sensible money. Thoughts?
Might be worth speaking to this chap..?
http://www.mb-racingwheels.com/index.htm
(Not that I want someone to start making Estorils again, when I have a set salted away in my garage.)
http://www.mb-racingwheels.com/index.htm
(Not that I want someone to start making Estorils again, when I have a set salted away in my garage.)
I am actually quite suprised that there is not a company making these wheels already. Whether you like the orginal Estorils or not there are a large number of Griff / Chim owners who do not want to change from thier original Estorils but are getting fed up with limited availabily of 15" tyres and the fact that they are not Z rated.
I am seriously considering ugrading to 16" Estorils on the front due to the tyre issues and of course the possibilities of larger brakes.
The issue is that Estorils are very rare, and as for finding a pair of 16s on there own for sale, well they are as rare as rocking horse st!!! Given the option to buy new Estorils I would most certainly purhcase 4 x 16s and fit these to the car. I would then sell the 15s and get the 2 orignal 16s refurbed and keep as spares.
I will be following this thread with great interest. The fate of my new 16 Estorils now lies with you Sonic, don't let me down
Edited for speeeling
I am seriously considering ugrading to 16" Estorils on the front due to the tyre issues and of course the possibilities of larger brakes.
The issue is that Estorils are very rare, and as for finding a pair of 16s on there own for sale, well they are as rare as rocking horse st!!! Given the option to buy new Estorils I would most certainly purhcase 4 x 16s and fit these to the car. I would then sell the 15s and get the 2 orignal 16s refurbed and keep as spares.
I will be following this thread with great interest. The fate of my new 16 Estorils now lies with you Sonic, don't let me down
Edited for speeeling
Edited by MPoxon on Monday 3rd May 16:05
I was toying with the idea of getting a 105 series Alfa Romeo a while back and there is a company called AlfaHolics who make a wide range of new and upgraded parts for these cars.
Interestinly enough they supply alloy wheels for classic Alfa Romeos:
http://www.alfaholics.com/racing_and_competition/p...
In the description it states:
The wheel is manufactured in a state of the art UK wheel factory which already supplies OE wheels to Aston Martin, Lotus & Bentley. Quality is like no other previously seen in the classic car aftermarket wheel world!
I do not think said wheel manufacturer would be interested in producing a set based on a group buy thread on PH but I would assume the best way to see new Estorils available would be to get an existing TVR parts supplier (such as ACT, Clever Trevor etc) to contact this manufacturer and start selling these items via their shop.
Surley there must be more demand for Estorils than Alfa GTA alloys?!
Interestinly enough they supply alloy wheels for classic Alfa Romeos:
http://www.alfaholics.com/racing_and_competition/p...
In the description it states:
The wheel is manufactured in a state of the art UK wheel factory which already supplies OE wheels to Aston Martin, Lotus & Bentley. Quality is like no other previously seen in the classic car aftermarket wheel world!
I do not think said wheel manufacturer would be interested in producing a set based on a group buy thread on PH but I would assume the best way to see new Estorils available would be to get an existing TVR parts supplier (such as ACT, Clever Trevor etc) to contact this manufacturer and start selling these items via their shop.
Surley there must be more demand for Estorils than Alfa GTA alloys?!
For the same reason (lack of availability of matching set of tyres for the 15"/16" combo) I would be interested in 16" Estorils but ..... it all depends on price. IIRC breakers are looking for £250 each due to supply/demand ratio but the price would have to undercut that by a large margin TBH.
LordGrover said:
If you're going to the trouble of getting 16" made, maybe 17" would be a better choice? Use the existing 16" on the fronts and the new 17" on the rears - retaining the preferred nose-down look.
NB - not interested myself but if anyone knows of a set of Camille Gotti Axia let me know.
Problem with that is that while the 16" moulds probably still exist and getting a run from them might be a possibility to get them made as 17" would need a new mould and all the associated (high) costs with that.NB - not interested myself but if anyone knows of a set of Camille Gotti Axia let me know.
Great idea sonic. One thing that springs to my mind is that an alloy of this design must be one of the cheapest to produce, it's very simple compared to other alloys. To produce the original design a license will be needed by the design right holder, unless they have gone bust. If that 's a problem, then a 'slight' change is all that is needed to avoid the design right issue.
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