Well David,
These wheels otherthere are much cheaper than these at the other side of the
Atlantic.
What's the difference besides the prices?
What's the price tag for a chromed type?
Kelvin any idea?
Works should be done by a specialist I fully agree.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT Chr w/w
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <idcb@airborne.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: Refurbishing wire wheels
> Hans Duinhoven SEZ -
> > Why not replacing all spokes and have the rim painted before respoking
the
> > wheel.
> > Carefully check whether the fit onto the hub is whithout any kind of
play.
>
> Don't you need some kind of special equipment to respoke a wheel?
> Seems like it would be awfully easy to end up with an eccentrically
> rotating rim if you didn't have some kind of jig to keep the rim
> and hub in alignment. I bought plenty of $35 junkyard MGB wheels
> in my youth, but it seems like all the hassle of doing this type of
> work yourself isn't worth the ~$150 a new wheel costs.
>
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