[ROVERNET - UK] Re: rovernet Digest, Vol 44, Issue 45

[Eric Russell]

You mean as a pedestrian got flipped over the car, he
would catch his clothing as he went by?

Who would catch clothing if not a passer by?

Just wondering.....  :-)

Eric


--- Slatskars <slatskars at comcast.net> wrote:

> The "eared" knock-offs were eliminated in 1968 as a
> safety concern. The 
> story goes that clothing could be caught on them.
> 
> Slats
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Walter" <david at davidwalter.net>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:49 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: rovernet Digest, Vol
> 44, Issue 45
> 
> 
> > Thanks for replying for me Andrew, I was offline.
> >
> > Thats correct the wheels and spokes are
> powdercoated gray, only  the hub 
> > nuts are chromed.
> > The original hub nuts are brass which are chromed,
> the hubnuts are not 
> > steel or stainless, but stainless would sure be
> nice to have,  I too am 
> > very glad that the Rover hubnuts do not have those
> ears.
> >
> > Chrome steel spokes can be purchased if thats what
> you really want, a much 
> > better and safer way to go if you are looking for
> shiny effects would be 
> > to use stainless spokes.
> >
> >
> > David
> >
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> > Subject: rovernet Digest, Vol 44, Issue 45
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> >>   1. Re:  Wire Wheels (Jim Cumberland)
> >>   2. Re:  Wire Wheels (Jim Cumberland)
> >>   3. Re:  Wire Wheels (Drew Egginton)
> >>   4. Re:  Wire Wheels (Jim Cumberland)
> >>   5. Re:  Wire Wheels (Slatskars)
> >>   6. Re:  Wire Wheels (JOHN HALL)
> >>   7. RE:  Wire Wheels (ikke nie)
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:04:17 -0700 (PDT)
> >> From: Jim Cumberland <fjcumberland at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Wire Wheels
> >> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
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> >> My wheels are painted silver - just the center
> caps are chrome.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Drew Egginton <drew at pitstop.net.au>
> >> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:53:36 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Wire Wheels
> >>
> >> I'll jump in if David's not online; His wire
> wheels aren't chrome
> >> plated, he does say they're grey, only the hub
> nuts are chrome. I agree
> >> that wires shouldn't be chromed , but think of
> all those other makes
> >> with chrome wheels!
> >>
> >> ACE
> >>
> >> Paul Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>>All I can say is that I love the wire wheel look,
> with those large
> >>>chrome
> >>>hub nuts and so do many others.
> >>>
> >>>Er don't chrome wires!
> >>>Chrome does not pass heat well, so the metal
> fatigues.  Not good.
> >>>Classic racing orgs ban chrome wires.
> >>>
> >>>PVS
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> >> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:11:09 -0700 (PDT)
> >> From: Jim Cumberland <fjcumberland at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Wire Wheels
> >> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
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> >> Here's a link to pictures of my wheel nuts & the
> adapters.  Haven't taken 
> >> pics of the wheels yet.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
>
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/fjcumberland/album?.dir=/2a27re2
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
> >> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:00:04 PM
> >> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Wire Wheels
> >>
> >> I don't think the standard hub nuts are chromed;
> my memory is a stainless 
> >> steel.  20 years ago though...
> >>
> >> PVS
> >>
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