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White or Silver?

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Silver

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Kit

Member Since: 12 Feb 2016
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1110

Reconditioning some alloys, what colour?

So I found these in my dads endless reams of stuff, which are apparently period correct for my Tdi, any idea what they are called?

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Got the wire brush and some sandpaper on two of them, will try to prep the other two by close of play next weekend (I do have all the center caps):

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Shall I do them in white or silver?
(Probably going to put 265/75/16 tyres on them with 30mm spacers)

This is my 90 before I started the refurbishment:

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26th Mar 2017 11:05pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3680

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

i would have said silver, but with the white roof a similar white might work well DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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27th Mar 2017 5:05am

Ramsay

Member Since: 30 Sep 2015
Location: Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
Posts: 633

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Auto Keswick Green

They are

Deep Dish Alloy Wheel 16" x 7" ANR3631MNH

Usually silver but in your case with the roof white could work. 1995 Defender 110 CSW
1971 SIIA Lightweight

27th Mar 2017 8:12am

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Ah white wheels with a white roof look great. With the colour of your 90 i'd stay away from black and the darker greys.

Those are "deep-dish" alloys and were originaly fitted to TDI Discos, not Defenders, but then seen on some of the Camel Trophy Defender 110s at which point they became fair game. Look a little spindley on 110s IMHO, but 90s are good. Plus they are in youre old mans garage so bonus! Not sure what the load rating on them are but I suspect if they are good for a Disco they will be fine for a 90.

27th Mar 2017 8:15am

Rallymental

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: The Garden of England
Posts: 468

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Re: Reconditioning some alloys, what colour?

[quote="Kit"]So I found these in my dads endless reams of stuff, which are apparently period correct for my Tdi, any idea what they are called?

umm, I cant be sure but I think we used to call them wheels

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27th Mar 2017 8:27am

Kit

Member Since: 12 Feb 2016
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1110

geobloke wrote:
Ah white wheels with a white roof look great. With the colour of your 90 i'd stay away from black and the darker greys.

Those are "deep-dish" alloys and were originaly fitted to TDI Discos, not Defenders, but then seen on some of the Camel Trophy Defender 110s at which point they became fair game. Look a little spindley on 110s IMHO, but 90s are good. Plus they are in youre old mans garage so bonus! Not sure what the load rating on them are but I suspect if they are good for a Disco they will be fine for a 90.

Good stuff, thanks for the info + Ramsey, still leaning toward white!

28th Mar 2017 11:04pm

JellyBean

Member Since: 02 Mar 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 142

Go for white - would really suit vehicle.

29th Mar 2017 8:19am

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