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360beast
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steel wheels

Post by 360beast » 18 Jul 2014 06:43 pm

Has anybody got photos of the different types of steel wheels fitted to 300s? IIRC there is one that has lots of holes around the edge.

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Re: steel wheels

Post by macplaxton » 18 Jul 2014 07:11 pm

HERE or HERE
360beast wrote:IIRC there is one that has lots of holes around the edge.
Probably 400 series.
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Re: steel wheels

Post by 360beast » 18 Jul 2014 07:28 pm

Spent ages googling already, wouldn't have asked if I could find it.

Did come across a thread on tramp drift about a 340 lowered by removing the front springs and letting it sit on the bump stops!

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Re: steel wheels

Post by macplaxton » 19 Jul 2014 01:54 am

Okay, benefit of doubt given.

Dimension given in a sticky at the top of the section: viewtopic.php?f=54&t=4058 for

Pages of this site that are locked out, most have a cached version of the page on Google. :wink:

Up to 79MY. Cannot be used with later cars as the dish of the centre doesn't clear the calipers (think 4.5 x 13):
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MY80-85. May also be found with a polished stainless steel trim ring. (4.5 x 13 / 5.0 x 13 / 5.5 x 14)
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A (UK full-size) spare one would be black:
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DL steelie MY86> (5.0 x 13)
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And a GLT steelie (5.5 x 14 / also a 15" version can be had from a 400 series car?)
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Google working fine over here thanks
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Re: steel wheels

Post by 360beast » 19 Jul 2014 08:51 am

Thanks Macplaxton the GLT steel wheel is the one I'm after, where did you find it? I spent about half an hour on Google and couldn't find it :roll:

I'm not sure how to get to cached stuff cause everytime I click on something for V3M on google it just says I don't have permission to see it.

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Re: steel wheels

Post by macplaxton » 19 Jul 2014 11:23 am

360beast wrote:Thanks Macplaxton the GLT steel wheel is the one I'm after, where did you find it? I spent about half an hour on Google and couldn't find it :roll:
Google images, on the second of my links posted above, was a site search [prefix URL with "site:"] with the words "steel" and "rims", then clicked "images", then looked down to the fourth row of pics. Not even 30 seconds.
360beast wrote: I'm not sure how to get to cached stuff cause everytime I click on something for V3M on google it just says I don't have permission to see it.
Click on the page and get the unauthorised to view message. Copy n paste that who URL back into a Google search box and the search result comes back up, besides the result is a wee blue down arrow, go to that and it should give in the drop down list an option of viewing the "cached" version of the page. If you need to view the next page of the thread, then add &start=15 (30, 45, etc.) to the address in the search box to find the cached version of that next page. Pain in the hole I know, but it's one way to see the "missing" pages.

Spend half an hour reading the instructions on how to use Google. It'll be time well spent. Resist the temptation to click onto YouTube links and wonder where all the last few hours have disappeared to when you eventually find yourself at a video of comedy animals.
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Re: steel wheels

Post by macplaxton » 19 Jul 2014 11:25 am

Oh and if there are any 300 OEM steelies I've missed that anyone has a picture of, stick it up. (Including the space saver)
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Re: steel wheels

Post by macplaxton » 19 Jul 2014 01:14 pm

360beast wrote:Has anybody got photos of the different types of steel wheels fitted to 300s?
Now why didn't you just say banded in the first place?

200 series, but you get the idea of the look.
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Space-saver stylee (not sure what the brake cooling is like with no 'oles.)
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And another variation on the theme
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viewtopic.php?f=54&t=7203
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11877
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11590

On the 400 series wheels you refer to, you may be able to fit some late DL plastic centre caps as the legs grip the inside of the nuts.
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Re: steel wheels

Post by Logan360 » 20 Jul 2014 08:11 am

needa change my pants after the mess I just made in them
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Re: steel wheels

Post by 360beast » 20 Jul 2014 08:48 am

Logan360 wrote:needa change my pants after the mess I just made in them
It was the 240 ones that did it wasn't it :lol:

They look similar to vw beetle steels

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Re: steel wheels

Post by thododd » 20 Jul 2014 10:46 am

I think theyre xc90 steels banded out, theres a 240 on a set of banded focus steels that look amazing too.

Just checked my spare steel and where its been out for a few weeks the lip has just started to blister in places, ill grab some pics in a sec but its pretty bloody tidy if its as old as the car i got it off

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Re: steel wheels

Post by Ride_on » 20 Jul 2014 02:04 pm

The GLT steels are very similar to the 3 series BMW or VW steels from the same era. Thats what I used on my budget modded 340 in the 80/90s. I got mine free with tyres as the originals where rusted and leaky.. mint condition silver BMW steels.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7

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