Sorry guys, but I own a very original LE and its wheels are painted a
dark
gray. Parts of the wheel are left a natural aluminum, but the background
is
most certainly gray. The whole wheel is overcoated with a clear
protective
sealer. This, perhaps, gives the appearance of the underlying paint
being
more gray than it is, but even on the original unused spare the paint
color
is much more gray than black.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
Of Dodd, Kelvin
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:43 AM
To: Paul Hunt (T); Rick Brown; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Limited Edition Wheels
I'm sorry, I can't help with a paint code, but gloss black is pretty
much
gloss black. In this instance Clausager is incorrect if he states NAS
LE
wheel colour was grey. The wheels were definitely painted black, then
clear
coated. I think the mix up is due to the UK spec wheels being grey, not
black. Their LE models were quite different than the US bound versions.
Clausager is very accurate as far as factory records and UK examples go,
but
like everyone his books do have some errors.
Kelvin.
> Clausager states Dark Metallic Grey, but others have sworn
> blind theirs were
> black. Repaints?
>
> > "I need to find out what color and paint code was used on 1980 North
> American
> > MGB Limited Edition 5 Spoke Aluminum Wheels. Wheel number
> is: BHH 2258.
> > Color: Black or Gray? Code: ????"
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