actually I think they look nicer without as the wheel looks much deeper and
gives it a "fatter" look, I ripped them off a friends car and he was
mightily impressed, especially as his trim rings were a bit, say, aged.
Gernot
> ----------
> From: Day.John@fin.gc.ca[SMTP:Day.John@fin.gc.ca]
> Reply To: Day.John@fin.gc.ca
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 7:50 PM
> To: britcars@powerbritish.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: TR6 wheel centers
>
>
> Hi, Brian. I've seen that treatment before myself (I think with black
> centers), and like you say it may depend on the overall colour, but the
> effect (like that for TR2 wheels which were painted body colour) it is
> striking. Remember also that the 'trim rings' were a North American
> addition, whereas the UK cars generally went without the additional 'glam'
> treatment. Provided the steel wheels are uniformly rust-free, they look
> quite nice by themselves (see the Piggott 'Original' books for yourself).
>
> Cheers, JD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Power British Performance Parts, Inc.
> [SMTP:britcars@powerbritish.com]
> Sent: June 2, 1999 2:44 PM
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: Re: TR6 wheel centers
>
>
> Day.John@fin.gc.ca wrote:
>
> > I have both the silver and the black sets, and occasionally toss
> the black
> > ones on my '76 when occasions like brake bleedings or tire
> rotations lead to
> > wheel removals. As Bud says, a change makes the wheel more
> interesting.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bud_Rolofson@nps.gov [SMTP:Bud_Rolofson@nps.gov]
> > Sent: June 2, 1999 9:06 AM
> > To: Pete & Aprille Chadwell; triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re:TR6 wheel centers
> >
> > Pete Chadwell wrote:
> >
> > Any opinions?
> > ---------------------
> >
> > I like the black centers better than the silver because it
> provides
> > some
> > contrast and makes the wheel more interesting....Oh wait
> that's
> > probably not the
> > (obviously biased) opinion you were talking about.
> >
> > IMHO the 73 TR6 was when the silver centers came along so
> it
> > "should" have the
> > silver centers.
> >
> >
>
> While not at all original in any way, one of the nicest wheel
> treatments I've seen on
> a TR-6 was a gentleman that had a dark blue car with the rims
> painted to match. The
> trim rings were alum as original, and the wheel centers were silver.
> The contrast of
> the silver center and the alum ring against the blue of the wheel is
> very striking. I
> don't know if it would work as well with say a red or yellow car,
> but for the darker
> colors I think it is very sharp.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
>
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