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MGB GT LE Wheels

#1 · 1st July 2010, 6:15 pm

Hi All,

Does anyone have any piccys or info regarding the GT LE wheels?

I'm a tad confused, are they supposed to be painted or just polished alloy?

I thought they were polished alloy but Nells' wheels seem to be painted to match the pewter body paint

Any advice?

Cheers

Col

#2 · 1st July 2010, 6:31 pm

The originals were just laquered, not polished and the spokes should be dark grey/not black like they are on the stag etc.

If it ain't broken don't try to fix it as if you do it will definitely break

#3 · 3rd July 2010, 12:43 am

Jubilee-Man wrote:
The originals were just laquered, not polished and the spokes should be dark grey/not black like they are on the stag etc.

Hi Colin,

Understood, Nell has dark grey spokes but also dark grey "rims", i.e. the upper area (spokes) and rims are dark grey and the lower or inset area of the spokes are black. I thought the outer rims were just polished or laquered alloy, that's to say - no paint? 😉

Cheers

Col

#4 · 3rd July 2010, 11:33 am

Hi Col

This wheel has the original colour scheme and shows the laquered finish.

Uploaded files:

If it ain't broken don't try to fix it as if you do it will definitely break

#5 · 3rd July 2010, 11:38 am

Jubilee-Man wrote:
Hi Col

This wheel has the original colour scheme and shows the laquered finish.

Hi Colin,

Just to confirm, cause I'm a bit slow here - the dark grey finish is NOT paint, correct?. Nell definately has dark grey paint in those areas...:(

Having said that, she looks OK with the paint effect

Cheers

Col

#6 · 3rd July 2010, 4:01 pm

No, they are painted spokes - odd colour not really just grey. Rest laquer.

#7 · 3rd July 2010, 4:18 pm

Apologies Col..Doesn't take much to confuse me these days:(..yes they are painted grey (as Ken said) but the rest is laquered..I have seen quite a few that have been painted black on the spokes like the Stag's wheels.

If it ain't broken don't try to fix it as if you do it will definitely break

#8 · 3rd July 2010, 10:40 pm

OK, Thanks a lot guys

#9 · 15th August 2010, 2:47 pm

Just got hold of a copy of Clausager's book (for those who know of it will know it as the bible regards the MGB over the years od its production.

Anyway on page 96 it states the following-

"The design of the wheel was based on that of the Triumph Stag. The rim was 5Jx14 and had the normal mgb four-stud fixing. These wheels were given an epoxy finish to overcome corrosion.The inset areas of the spokes and recessed wheel centre were painted dark metallic grey, with rims, raised spoke edges and the raised circle around the centre in a lighter alloy colour.The small centre hubcaps carried the MG logo,which was silver and black on the north American and non-LE home market models, but silver and red on the home market L.E. cars.

There is a photo of an L.E. wheel and I guess that as the metallic grey was so dark it could easily be confused as being black-especially as the stag's were black.

Your comments please?

If it ain't broken don't try to fix it as if you do it will definitely break

#10 · 15th August 2010, 5:36 pm

Jubilee-Man's photo near the top is spot on colour-wise to mine which is original. To be honest, I have seen a few restored wheels that have been painted black and they just look wrong.

Each wheel is dated as can be seen in the photo - a letter which is the month (A = Jan) plus the year and mine have also been punched on the back (XX September 80) and there is an x-ray stamp too. Just for the trivia minded!!