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Thanks very much Paul.
Thanks very much Paul. Were you at the D rally? I was only here for a few hours on the Saturday. I was trying to look out for you. I am travelling to the south of France next month in my D Super so want to make sure I cover as many bases as possible as regards preventative maintenance. I will take the usual mandatory things (e.g. bulbs) but probably wise to take LHM, oil, fuses, I guess.
Hi Paul
I I tried clicking on that link but I think that it has expired. Could you possibly re-send please. I have a D Super 1971.
Steve
Interesting that it is because of the inner tubes that we can place the weights inside. This helps those concerned about the aesthetics of wheel colours (like me!), by having a nice clean colour, uninterrupted by weights, on the outside.
I am with you on not personifying cars Peter. Always sounds a bit odd to me, but each to their own. I am trying to get mine back to original colours and fittings though, so I labour over making the right choices. The look of the D is the thing that got me excited in the first place. It’s great to drive it as a normal car. So many people are just pleased to see it. That’s what gives me pleasure; even more than the driving.
Maybe I was lucky with mine being inside. Would you paint over the weights or keep them a metal colour?
The other thing I just noticed is the wheel balancing weights on the outside of one of your wheels. My wheels have them on the inside, so they do not spoil the look of the wheel. On cars with the bigger dishes maybe they do not show, but my D Super has the medium sized dishes.
Thanks Paul. It is very difficult to compare on a computer. The colours can look completely different in real life. I looked at a real swatch in the paint shop today and RAL7044 did look quite close to a grey (I believe gris roue) wheel that I picked up off eBay last year. By the way that rust effect that you have cultivated looks interesting, it might look good on the Decrap of Richard Edwards! 😉
Just checked Le Nuancier DS, which seems to lean towards RAL7044 https://www.nuancierds.fr/DT%20jantes3.htm
What is the colour code of these rims Colin?
Thanks for the suggestions. It will be a bit cheaper for me to get my existing wheels sandblasted and painted (ceramic) rather than buying the ones on eBay. I will go for RAL7044 as Peter suggests.
Thanks to your advice I have successfully removed the wheels and they are with the ceramic shop.
I have two 180HR15 XAS tyres already so will need to buy three more. Where is the best place to buy these? Longstone?
The bloke who removed my existing tyres today asked why I need inner tubes. I could not respond. Is there a reason? One of my wheels, in fact, did not have an inner tube! What is all that about?! The tyre man said that if I get a puncture with an inner tube it will deflate immediately. But If I get a puncture in a tyre without an inner tube it might deflate slowly.
After a long drab, winter with no work on the car I am now getting my wheels sandblasted and repainted.
1 Removing the wheels – Does anyone have a picture of the jacking points? I have never put the car on axle stands before. Do you loosen wheel nuts, raise to the high position and put stands under the appropriate places at all four corners? I will need to leave the car like this for a couple of weeks.
2 Paint – I am going for AC140 – but the painter has asked me for a RAL code. Peter Bremner used RAL7044. Is this the same? Also, the painter is going to use Enamel paint. Is this OK?
I bought one of these. https://www.coveryourcar.co.uk/store/product.php?productid=16724&cat=641&page=1
Thanks all for your comments. I might be tempted to go back to the original Grey AC140. It looks good to me and is the original colour.
I have just seen this Wheel Colours. Is this telling me that all IDs/DSupers were Gris Rosé?
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