[Tigers] Originality: Spare tire and wheel

[michael king]

Alllan,

I know on the alpines they were black with the foam grey applied over the
front, and to be "correct" there should be some overspray that goes through
the hole onto the black in the back (if you want factory original finsih..
not concourse perfect! :-P

I assumed the Tiger was the same, I have access to an original car with its
original wheels.. will ask the owner to check today, but was quite sure
they were black on the back.. and that's a late cross body MKI.. just
before MKIA

On 18 July 2012 04:39, Allan Ballard <aballard at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> While my Tiger is undergoing a respray I thought to paint the spare tire
> wheel.
>
> (The other wheels are period correct Dunlop wheels - not stock.)
>
> I believe the correct color for Tiger wheels is Rootes Code #8 -- Foam
> Grey, and have a paint chip in that color for matching.
>
> The wheel itself is a dingy off white color with an ancient 175-13, narrow
> whitewall tire that's been on the wheel at least since 1980 when the car
> entered long term storage.
>
> But when I looked at the back side of the wheel it was painted gloss black.
>
> I had to use cleaner to remove enough grime to see the color.
>
> So...that's the question - is the correct color of the spare tire wheel
> Foam Grey on the front and gloss black on the back?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Allan Ballard
> Mk1a Tiger
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