No, I'm with you...................Henry Morrison
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Attias <cattias@cats.ucsc.edu>
To: MG Listserver <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 22, 1999 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: Wire wheels
>"Am I the only one on the list who preferrs the look of painted wires
>instead of chromed ones?
>
> CR"
>
>
>Charley,
>
>Nope! If it isn't an original factory option and doesn't look
>better than paint, it isn't worth doing IMHO. Also, rumor is that
>chroming process embrittles spoke. And the quality of chrome work is
>pretty terrible these days.
>
>Most compelling for me, though, is that there are some cars / body
>colors that just look better with painted wheels, especially in
>colors other than aluminum. I think MGBs, Morgans, and Austin
>Healeys fall into this catagory. Every once in a while there are
>great magazine shots of British vintage racers at full chat, with
>black (on a red car) or red (on, say, a black car) or even yellow
>(BRG car) wires that look great, and look much more distinctive than
>your garden variety aluminum ones do!
>Chris Attias
>'64 MGB
>'84 Alfa Romeo GTV-6
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