The EuroCoupe wheel is the same as your original wheel. There wasn't a difference with the wheels on the EuroCoupes, only that no matter which of the three available colors the EuroCoupe was ordered in, you didn't have a choice in the color of the wheels, they would all have the same color Popsicle Orange wheels.
Brent
----- Original Message ----- From: <negusm@y...> To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:22 PM Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: Orange Wheels> I thought somebody mentioned that the Eurocoupes were painted > differently. Maybe thats what these wheels were from. > > They do look like they had been on a car briefly at one point (They > were never put on my car). > > I may just keep them and send all four of my originals off to be > reworked and keep the other two for backups. At this point I have > given up worrying about the expense, I just want to get this thing > done so I can drive it this summer. > > This will be, nay IS the most expensive ASC "road pig" of all time. > I stopped keeping track of $$ after the second batch of parts I > ordered from Henry. > > At this point I'm on a mission from God... > > -Mike > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, orange86capri <no_reply@y...> > wrote: > > It looks to me, that when Henry got those wheels redone, they did > not > > do it right. It should have a polished face, just as your old wheel > > does. The paint on the new wheel also goes up on the lip too far. > It > > should stop right where the laces hit the outer ring, just as it > does > > on your old wheel. One thing I am wondering is if you paid the $400 > > Henry asks for new wheels? I would first ask Henry to send two new > > ones, rather than you sending them out to get refinished. In my > > experience, refinishing these wheels can cost $100-$200 as long as > > they are not warped. So, if you already spent X amount on the > wheels, > > you are now up to X+$200. > > > >
--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "negusm <negusm@y...>" > > <negusm@y...> wrote: > > > On my coupe, a couple of the orange wheels were messed up on > curbs > > > and such before I even got the car. I got a pair from Hank (7 > > years > > > ago) and the ones he sent were painted orange all over instead of > > > just between the "spokes". Are they the same wheels and I just > > need > > > to get them refinished or repainted like the originals? I have > > pics > > > here (very large)... > > > > > > http://home.carolina.rr.com/ue/ascMclaren/OldWheel.jpg > > > http://home.carolina.rr.com/ue/ascMclaren/newwheel.JPG > > > > > > -Mike > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > > > > > >