Winter Wheels Styling
With Winter came the second appearance of my set of steel wheels with snow tyres.
Really convenient and safe on cold and/or wet surfaces, those are a must if you want to enjoy a Caterham all year round. But they were really lacking in style, and I didn't feel like putting the fugly yellow wheel trims this time. The rims on the rear are really rusty-crusty and a better-looking pair is already waiting for the current tyres to need a replacement.
Anyway, looking for something a bit different, I stumbled upon this set of stainless steel rim rings sold by Hansen Styling Parts . They looked like a good solution to dress-up the Peugeot/Citroen steels.
While the webshop advertises them at 2kg a piece, they weigh a more reasonable and predictable 2kg for the set of 4.
Shipping to Germany would have been free of charge, for Belgium UPS did cost me ca 18€; the order was there in 2 days. Installation is easy as they pop in place like your regular trims.
They look quite thick up close, but look fine when seen from a proper distance. With a mirror finish, they were nearly invisible when looking at my reflection in shops windows.
The result is a bit old-school for sure, but as the car was designed in 1957, I'm ok with that.
Gives indeed a very nice effect ;)
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