New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by Speedy88 » 31 Jan 2011 08:36 pm

I had a set and someone actually bothered to steal them in the post :shock: :? Obviously they're worth millions then.
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by jtbo » 31 Jan 2011 08:48 pm

I think they fit nicely, to the era that is.

You see at least in here many 300 were cars that elderly drove, for some odd reason elderly people did got those horrible things for their wheels and those do look pretty much what on that era 300 would had, so I think that it does indeed fit in and probably would pass even classic car MOT evaluation too, so can't critize very much.

Can't really see the horrifid uglyness some are seeing, sure I prefer looks without them, but putting 17" rims with 35 profile rubber would be a lot lot worse looking :wink:
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by MCHUDD » 31 Jan 2011 09:02 pm

Hi speedy.
Imagine nickind a set of 340 hubcaps. I hope he got caught and had to tell the judge what he
was guilty of. That would have been funny. :lol:
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by Ian Mac » 01 Feb 2011 09:11 am

MCHUDD wrote:Hi Ian.
Just re red Toms post. Picture No6. If you want a set of those, i have some.
Cheers Mark. sm4
Thanks Mark. If I fit genuine Volvo trims then my wheels really will be 'out of sight, out of mind' and I'll never get round to painting them. On second thoughts it may be a good idea - one less job to do.. :)

I'll give it some thought and drop you a PM when I've decided - cheers! :wink:

In the meantime I'm going to see if I can get some stick-on chrome trim for the wheel arches... :shock:
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by trabitom99 » 01 Feb 2011 10:27 am

Original wheel trim fitted pic :-) Just dug it out. My daily, about 6 years ago:
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by volvosneverdie » 01 Feb 2011 11:20 am

I think 3 of my cars came with theese.
All were binned.

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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by macplaxton » 01 Feb 2011 10:55 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:All were binned.
Your a bad man.

Now get on that naughty step.
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by volvosneverdie » 01 Feb 2011 11:25 pm

macplaxton wrote:
volvosneverdie wrote:All were binned.
Your a bad man.

Now get on that naughty step.
my naughty step is built from the melted smashed carcases of your wheel trims.
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Re: New wheel trims, cheap and nasty?

Post by jtbo » 02 Feb 2011 12:00 am

Spanking? :lol:
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