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[Mid-life Crisis]

When I was a young bloke I had a Hatch with hotwires that were gold colour in the internal sections. I can only find black ones for sale.. can you still buy them???.. unfortunately I have no photos

[Ice]

Buy a set and paint them pretty sure thats how they were new 

[CI 0308]

Yes you had the option from new either gold or charcoal.

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[rexy]

You mean like these?

 

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[CI 0308]

To be honest I always liked the look of the gold Hotwire. I remember back in the early 80s when buying a set of new hotwires for my first car a Gemini panel Van I tossed up for ages in weather to buy the gold or black and ended up with black.

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[Mid-life Crisis]

You mean like these?

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Yes just like those... can you still buy them???

Edited by Mid-life Crisis, 03 December 2020 - 07:34 AM.

[rexy]

Those are my original era 15x10 and 15x7 s that I will get around to using one day.

There are modern reproduction ones available but to my knowledge they are all fully finished overseas so you would have to buy them, strip and repaint them.

[Mid-life Crisis]

Those are my original era 15x10 and 15x7 s that I will get around to using one day.

There are modern reproduction ones available but to my knowledge they are all fully finished overseas so you would have to buy them, strip and repaint them.

 

Bugger!!!!  

[Rockoz]

Can remember seeing red ones as well.

But likely owner painted.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

[rodomo]

Can remember seeing red ones as well.

But likely owner painted.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

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[Rockoz]

The ones I remember had the centre painted red, as well as the inside of the spokes, but the outer part of the spokes were plain/polished alloy.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

[Mid-life Crisis]

Any Ideas on where I can buy the Gold ones like the ones in this photo ???? or reccomendations on someone in Canberra that could paint / Refurb an old set

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[rexy]

The hard part is finding original 15 inch stuff. It took me quite some time to find the sets that I’ve got.

[Ice]

Imho just buy new ones it will cost more to buy and refurbish old ones then try to find caps the correct nuts 

And you still have a 40 year old wheel 

And you can get the correct backspace with new wheels 

[rexy]

Thanks Gene for the perfect 15 x 7s you sold me a few years back!

[Ice]

Yeah should have kept them but to good for trailer wheels plus they look way better on ya hatch