[ROVERNET - UK] rostyle wheels
Vern Klukas
vern at inkspotco.com
Mon Jun 14 01:26:00 BST 2004
>Larry,
>On one car, I have Rostyle wheels. They are steel
>wheels, chrome plated, with black accents, and a hole
>in the centre for a hub cap such as that installed on
>similar MGB wheels.
>
>The Magstar wheels are either Magnesium or Aluminum
>sections (up for debate) riveted onto a steel wheel
>which carries the tire.
They are aluminum, at least in every example I have ever seen.
>The hub is pot metal chrome
>plated in two parts. The second part is a steel
>pressing which screws onto the hub from the inside of
>the wheel (better thief protection). The front
>surface is flat and has a large Rover motif fixed to a
>flat surface (motif in black with gold as the colour
>on the Rostyle hub).
Having just acquired a decent set of Magstars, I'm on the lookout for
three replacement hubcaps as three of mine are in rough shape.
Anybody have any extras?
>The Magstar hub can use the
>decals but I would first spray the inside of the hub
>centre in black gloss paint before applying the decal
>as the decal is smaller than the original. The black
>on black would be a good camouflage.
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>Eric
>
>--- Larry <lewill at ctcweb.net> wrote:
>> Eric and Fritz,
>> Thanks for the info concerning the decals. Can
>> someone tell me the
>> difference between rostyle wheels and magstar
>> wheels. Eric, are your wheels
>> on your cars the rostyle type? Thanks, Larry
>>
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