Time for the new Alloys

[salty]

Finally! Gonna fit me new alloys. But first job, painting the brake hub.

Jacked up.

Hub rubbed down, ready for paint.

Finished painting.

All done ready for new wheel.

Gonna do 2 today and 2 tommorow, at one time would've done all 4 in a day. But
now 2 will do. There's no rush.

Aluminium spigot rings, ready to fit.

Back hub now painted. A lot quicker than the front, even though it's bigger.
Tried a little experiment and it worked brilliantly, was gonna do it on the front but forgot. After rubbing down the hub, went over the whole hub with a permanent marker pen as a sort of undercoat. The black paint then went on easier and if you do happen to miss a tiny bit, it won't show, worked a treat.

Permanent marker pen.

Finished job.

 

[MG Clive]

Good job @salty, I like to see a man with all the proper tools for the job.

 

[salty]

 

[MG Clive]

Ooops, just realised this is a Cyberster thread. Presumed it was a general wheel and tyre thread. Can a mod move my post to the thread X Power roll call and mods on the X Power forum.

I've moved it into a new thread @salty

 

[Munnsy]

Good job so far.

18's or 19's?

As I haven't been on this forum for long. I've not seen your alloys purchase.

 

[MG Clive]

Good job so far.

18's or 19's?

As I haven't been on this forum for long. I've not seen your alloys purchase.

Salty's got a nice set of 19" alloys, but I'll let him show you the pictures.

 

[salty]

Good job so far.

18's or 19's?

As I haven't been on this forum for long. I've not seen your alloys purchase.

19s. I'll post some pics, on the car, when I've done the other 2.
Meanwhile these are the alloys.

 

[Munnsy]

Look good, Did you go for 235/40R19 ?

Mine are still in my storage shed.
Been waiting on some jacking pucks to arrive before I attempt.

 

[salty]

Yep, 235/40/19. And jacking pucks, are an absolute must.

 

[Munnsy]

Yes I ordered pack of 4 Tesla pucks off Temu..but coming via the slow boat from China it seems.

 

[salty]

Bought 2 off Amazon. Here in 2 days.
Ok more expensive. But can't wait.

 

[salty]

All done, hubs painted, new wheels on.
Torqued up to 120 Nm. All went surprisingly smoothly. Jesus never came once. Used the original bolts and plastic covers as they were perfect. Only one slight disappointment the MG centre caps didn't fit the new wheels (To small)
so I've ordered some more.
So anyway, here it is.

 

[MG Clive]

OMG man, that's just perfect @salty, I wish we'd done it a year ago.

 

[Chrisdriving]

Oh man, the car looks great!!!!

 

[Munnsy]

Very nice.

Have a photo down the side view?

Are they a 8 or 8.5 and what is the offset?

 

[Munnsy]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4462989911/self-adhesive-silicone-stickers-for?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=mg+centre+badges&ref=sr_gallery-1-33&sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=search&content_source=a965726d-a2cc-4eb3-a178-97f1fd6bdde2%253ALTebeb4ccda0ee67414be4bf097bc7204671589c3f&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=a965726d-a2cc-4eb3-a178-97f1fd6bdde2%3ALTebeb4ccda0ee67414be4bf097bc7204671589c3f

These badges are decent as you can order any size to be custom made.

 

[salty]

Very nice.

Have a photo down the side view?

Are they a 8 or 8.5 and what is the offset?

19 x 8 ET45

 

[Munnsy]

19 x 8 ET45

Exactly same as the wheels I have!

 

[salty]

Exactly same as they wheels I have!

They should slot on, no problems. Looking forward to seeing them.

 

[salty]

First drive out, since fitting the new wheels. Very pleased to report, no problems whatsoever. I know in theory there shouldn't be, but I'm always a bit wary, on the 1st drive. My X Power never had the dreaded Vibes, and it still hasn't.
In fact, dare I say it drives even better.
Also no problems with the TPMS, which I was a bit worried about. All in all a good result.