350 Wheel centers

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

For those not on Facebook, here some pic's of the new 350 wheel centers, inc fitting tool to save damage to badge, and steel spring clip, as ali don't like to bend.

[adam quantrill]

See - now you have to get shiney nuts - one job leads to another...!


Looks great. One problem I have with my flat disk alloy ones it that they corrode slightly over the years. What sort of alloy are you using and is it prone to that too? Brasso can bring them back though.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Yea they will suffer the same, but can be easy polished.

[db800]

Hi Leigh like the new wheel centres and would be interested in a set could you please email me cheers David

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Sent you an email via PH, hope you get it.
If not try the wedge FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1509503465930492/
you should be able to them messenger me.

[Wedg1e]

The original Telcast wheel centRES used O-rings instead of spring clips.
A smear of silicon grease should help stop them fusing to the wheels.

[voltage_maxx]

These look superb!

Going to be putting the original wheels back on my 350i soon - a set of these would really finish it off.
Is it possible to obtain a set?

Bob

[adam quantrill]

Wedg1e said:

The original Telcast wheel centRES used O-rings instead of spring clips.
A smear of silicon grease should help stop them fusing to the wheels.

That's a good point - if the clips are iron-based there could be electrolytic action. Use some copaslip.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

voltage_maxx said:

These look superb!

Going to be putting the original wheels back on my 350i soon - a set of these would really finish it off.
Is it possible to obtain a set?

Bob

Send my an email or messenger me via FB, I make them from billet aluminum tube, but they still take quite a while to make them.

I make the snap rings from treated steel so they should not rust, apart from a little on the cut ends, but the wheels should be powder coated, but a tiny bit of grease, Vaseline or copper slip should help.

Would like to see a O-ring version I've only seen plastic clipped versions one round 350 and angled one 280 see pic below.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Wedg1e said:

The original Telcast wheel centRES used O-rings instead of spring clips.
A smear of silicon grease should help stop them fusing to the wheels.

are you talking about the very early domed wheels on the 280 (not the lattice) if so these had a much deeper insert and very little sticking out, the 350's are very shallow so that design would not work.

[Wedg1e]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

are you talking about the very early domed wheels on the 280 (not the lattice) if so these had a much deeper insert and very little sticking out, the 350's are very shallow so that design would not work.

Yes, the early wheels. They weighed a bloody ton, there was that much alloy in them!
Fair point on the later centres not being so far inset.
An alternative (though more 'engineered' ) way of doing it might be some form of collet arrangement where you screw something from inside the wheel to expand the centre and make it grip the wheel... but would probably add more weight and seize anyway...