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options are available if you have corrosion on Dunlop composite wheels? Another update of the options available if your Dunlop composites are corroded or worse. 210610 More Good news - Dunlop composite wheel restoration service available again! Renowheel in South Wales offers a restoration service for Dunlop composites. They split the wheels and mark each one as they split them so they go back together exactly as they come apart. They usually out-source the chroming of the steel rim where they are heavily copper coated and re-chromed. 201030 See our NEWS item What does a seriously corroded Dunlop composite look like? See photos of an example of a Dunlop composite wheel on an MGBGTV8 "barn find" which was in a seriously corroded condition. The chromed steel rim is looking rough and the section of the rim near the alloy centre is particularly corroded. 201022 Photos & eBay set Refurbishing a set of Dunlop composites Mike Breedon had an original set of Dunlop wheels which were in an appalling state, even to the extent he never thought they would be used again without a full refurbishment through dismantling each wheel - but as others have found that option is no longer available. His note describes his refurbishment. 200322 More What options are available if you have corrosion on Dunlop composite wheels? An update of the options available if your Dunlop composites are corroded or worse. 200208 More Stove enamel finish for Dunlop composites Bryan Ditchman uses his MGBGTV8 all the year round so his Dunlop composites have a tough life with the road muck and salt in Winter conditions. He has had sets of his Dunlop composites refurbished by the specialists Solent Wheels in Hampshire using their coating method. 200131 More What are your options faced with corroded Dunlop composites? An increasing number of MGBGTV8 enthusiasts have seen their Dunlop composite wheels developing moderate or serious levels of corrosion on the chromed steel rims and have sought advice on where they can get them refurbished. Well since Motor Wheel Services (MWS) at Langley near Slough ceased providing their high quality and skilled refurbishment service a few years ago the reality is the refurbishment of Dunlop composites is no longer available. So what are your options? 180710 More Replacement options for corroded Dunlop composite wheels R efurbishing the Dunlop composite wheels on an MGBGTV8 is a job a relatively few specialists can undertake. Until a few years ago, Motor Wheel Service International based at Langley east of Slough offered a refurbishment service but sadly they decided to cease providing it. So far we have not heard of an alternative refurbisher with the necessary skills to undertake thorough and professional refurbishments of Dunlop composite wheels. 180403 More MWS sadly decide to cease restoring Dunlop compoosite wheels Motor Wheel Services in Slough have confirmed they have decided to end their refurbishment service for Dunlop composite wheels with alloy centres and steel rims because the costs are getting higher and they felt it was not sustainable. So the options for MGBGTV8 enthusiasts now with a set of original wheels in need of refurbishment are either advertise to try and find someone with a good quality set they wish to sell or purchase a set of the new all-alloy MGBGTV8 wheels from Clive Wheatley. They are only available in a 15" diameter size and not the original 14" size. More New all-alloy Dunlop composite lookalike replacement wheels for an MGBGTV8 New all-alloy 15" replacement wheels for the MGBGTV8 with an alloy centre and a highly polished alloy rim are available from Clive Wheatley mgv8parts. They are produced with the distinctive faceted feature of the wheel centre of the original Dunlop composite wheel to make a wheel which looks so close to the original yet is a strong wheel too. The all-alloy wheels are nano coated to provide protection from the potentially damaging effects road spray, particularly on the alloy rims. Although the original Dunlop composites are 14" diameter Clive says the visual impact of the half inch increase either side of his 15" wheels is very small and original character of the Factory V8 is retained. 160722 More |
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