The official alloy wheel show-off thread. Lets see your rims!

kpzen · 21st November 2007, 01:03

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Nice alloys!
A bit OT: How did you get there?

That pic was taken during the monsoon mayhem meet in June.
U can check the meet thread for more interesting pics of the truck.

hydrashok · 21st November 2007, 09:05

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Nice alloys!
A bit OT: How did you get there?

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Originally Posted by kpzen

That pic was taken during the monsoon mayhem meet in June.
U can check the meet thread for more interesting pics of the truck.

Meet Thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/team-b...eet-hills.html

esteem_lover · 21st November 2007, 09:14

Lovely wheels anup. I am concerned about the hub cap (the blue thing in the centre). it is starting to get rusted. what about yours ?

Rudra Sen · 21st November 2007, 09:32

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Lovely wheels anup. I am concerned about the hub cap (the blue thing in the centre). it is starting to get rusted. what about yours ?

I thought they're made out of plastic.

manikjeet · 21st November 2007, 09:50

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Lovely wheels anup. I am concerned about the hub cap (the blue thing in the centre). it is starting to get rusted. what about yours ?

i have got hr wheels for almost 5 years now and they haven't rusted a bit
the blue thing is made of plastic and not metal so how can it get rusted

kpzen · 21st November 2007, 09:58

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Lovely wheels anup. I am concerned about the hub cap (the blue thing in the centre). it is starting to get rusted. what about yours ?

Depends on how much u paid for the wheels

esteem_lover · 21st November 2007, 10:01

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

I thought they're made out of plastic.

The blue is plastic, that is the top, but the actual cap is metal, i think. even if it is not, the chrome is peeling off from this cap. my wheels are great though.

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Originally Posted by kpzen

Depends on how much u paid for the wheels

never miss an opportunity to bring that up. goes to show how jealous you are of my wheels. keep rolling.

Rudra Sen · 21st November 2007, 10:05

No, that whole cap is plastic and chrome plating can peel off. You can however paint them once they start looking bad.

kpzen · 21st November 2007, 10:14

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

The blue is plastic, that is the top, but the actual cap is metal, i think. even if it is not, the chrome is peeling off from this cap. my wheels are great though.

The blue cap is plastic and it won't rust. The outer ring of the blue cap is chrome coated which can catch rust.
The plastic doesn't rust its the chrome coat (low quality) on top of it which gets rusted.

hydrashok · 21st November 2007, 11:44

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Lovely wheels anup. I am concerned about the hub cap (the blue thing in the centre). it is starting to get rusted. what about yours ?

Thanks, John!

The hub-cap thing on mine is plastic too. All 4 are fine, no chrome peeling off, etc.

esteem_lover · 21st November 2007, 12:27

Ok, I will try cleaning the damn plastic & see if it can shine, else i have to get it painted. I guess the weather conditions too contribute to this.

canonball · 23rd November 2007, 17:13

Italian/German Replica 17X8 inch Avantgard design Rs. 45K for 4 & Goodyear 245/45/17....She used to ride very well...no stiffness as we chose to have 45 profile higher sidewall area/profile tyres to creat more cushioned ride...as you can see there is no real difference in ride height and..I got these fitted in early 2004 which was one of the first set of W211 replicas wheels the importer got into the country..sadly had to let her go miss her may go in for another one soon

Painted calliper pics in my garage

PatienceWins · 23rd November 2007, 21:56

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

I apparently haven't posted here yet

courtesy Mansidea)

Great choice of Alloys. The picture is awesome.

Where is this place? My native is Cochin.

hydrashok · 23rd November 2007, 23:58

@patiencewins, thanks

That place is Anaikketti, near Coimbatore.

TBHP Meet Thread for more info: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/team-b...eet-hills.html (Monsoon meet in the hills)

Samurai · 24th November 2007, 23:51

My GV stock alloys are not that hot:

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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	Lovely wheels anup. I am concerned about the hub cap (the blue thing in the centre). it is starting to get rusted. what about yours ?
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Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,676 Thanked: 6,642 Times View My Garage	No, that whole cap is plastic and chrome plating can peel off. You can however paint them once they start looking bad.
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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	Ok, I will try cleaning the damn plastic & see if it can shine, else i have to get it painted. I guess the weather conditions too contribute to this.
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canonball Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 205 Times View My Garage	Italian/German Replica 17X8 inch Avantgard design Rs. 45K for 4 & Goodyear 245/45/17....She used to ride very well...no stiffness as we chose to have 45 profile higher sidewall area/profile tyres to creat more cushioned ride...as you can see there is no real difference in ride height and..I got these fitted in early 2004 which was one of the first set of W211 replicas wheels the importer got into the country..sadly had to let her go miss her may go in for another one soon Painted calliper pics in my garage Last edited by aah78 : 17th December 2007 at 02:11. Reason: Posts merged
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hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	@patiencewins, thanks That place is Anaikketti, near Coimbatore. TBHP Meet Thread for more info: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/team-b...eet-hills.html (Monsoon meet in the hills)
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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,978 Thanked: 47,785 Times View My Garage	My GV stock alloys are not that hot:
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