Tuesday 12 January 2016

2016 prep part two - wheels

So I've decided to bite the bullet and get the wheels done... The 'road' wheels were loaded into the mini last night and I took quick trip over to Mint Alloys in Silsoe, Bedfordshire. 

The guys up at Mint Alloys are always really friendly, the price and turnaround time is also good so I'm happy to be using them again.  I'm getting the wheels repainted in Skoda/Jaguar glitter black which is the same as the track day wheels I had done last year... 
 
Caterham R500 13" alloys loaded into the mini ready for dropping off at Mint Alloys
Caterham R500 13" alloys loaded into the mini ready for dropping off at Mint Alloys
The wheels should be ready at the end of this week, and then I'll need to drop the 'bombshell' on Dave at Daytona coachworx that he'll have another set of wheels to paint with orange rims! :-)

2 comments:

  1. Enjoying the updates now you have the car back! I read when you had your first set of wheels painted you might try a different approach to the orange, getting that done first then the black. Why did you decide against that approach?

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    1. I think it'll be too expensive to do that way round, so I'm going to have the tyres fitted, but not inflated. That way the orange rim can be sprayed with the tyres in place. When all dried, the tyres can then be inflated - job done.

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