I had wanted to tag this on to my cars owner thread. But it seems I haven't created one on here. But really i just want to show off. I've had the car 2 and 1/2 years now. The wheels have always let it down.
and a couple of time ive got various bits of kit out, fine grades of paper. Lots of autosol and many other polishes. I did achieve this but it still aint pretty.
So for my birthday I was treated to a few beer tokens, which i converted into diamond cut wheels. It only covered the cost of two, but to get the ball rolling and to stop me spending the money else where. I went for it. Thinking within 2 months Id afford the other two. I removed the fronts and got the work done. My jaw hit the floor when I picked them up. They were stunning, so good in fact I decide to fit them both on the same side of the car to give me a true impression. Its was here where I hit trouble, or maybe luck. the OSR had a very small screw in it about 1in from the side wall. If I had fitted both wheels to the front I could have been going at any speed unaware of my tyre being on the edge of a blow out or rapid deflation.
This unexpected twist forced me to replace the tyre, as luck would have it I got a part warn, same size, brand and amount of wear at a fraction of the new cost. Rather than paying to have it fitted I thought I would just get the other two wheels cut where they will remove and fit tyres in the price. No brainer so I told the other half!!
So it leaves me here.
And yes the front is still on the jack!
As temporary solution I have painted and lacquered my wheel nuts as they were very tatty. I know this wont last but they have done up to torque with out chipping so they smarten the job up for now. Another £60 ive got to spend getting new ones!
Center caps though, I can do those myself.
Gloss black seemed a little lacking though, so iv had a very tentative go at detailing the crest.
From 6ft away they look just fine, please dont get any closer
So now I await a sunny day to get it outside and see how well they shine!