my two cents on wire wheels ..as they weren’t generic to the original car ..

why waste the money on them..were tring to make the replica look like the

original…..NO

I purchased the $695 set of 5 chrome wire wheels from Brad Anderson at MG Magic for my Chevette based MGTD.  They are in fact true wire wheels – supported entirely by the spokes.  They incorporate an inner rim seal covering the ends of the spokes to support use of tubeless tires.  Initially I was skeptical of this but my tubeless tires were mounted last December and hold air just fine.  I really like these wheels.

The wheels bolt to the 4-bolt Chevette hubs – they do not use real knock-off type mounting.  As I understand it they have different wheels specific to the type of hub they’re intended to fit.  The wheels are trimmed nicely with fake knock-offs (which actually fooled a local mechanice for a few minutes).  The biggest downside is that they are a bit larger (14×7) than oem wheels would be.  Mine fit fine within the wheel wells.  They do have a beefier look than original MG TD wheels – but that actually suits me just fine. 

If your goal is to trick people into actually thinking you’re driving an original MG TD then these wheels don’t really fit that requirement.  But they’re very robust and I like ’em.

My other choice for wheels would have been chrome wheels offered by ‘US Wheel’ that I saw on pictures of Pink MG’s car.  But on inquiry, I was told they don’t make them anymore in my required bolt pattern.

A nice set of wheels and tires made my MG TD look 100% better.  Get something that meets your expectations.

Real wires usually are in the $400 to $500 range. I’m amazed to read about a set of four for $650. Heck, twenty years ago, Dayton had a 52 spoke 15″ wire wheel for the VW four-bolt pattern. And a four wheel set was well over $1,000 then.

I just started a new thread on conversations I have been having with the folks at Truespoke.

Take a look… wire wheels?

Larry

It was a pleasure to meet you and Becky on this beautiful day.  And I appreciate the chance to look over the two really great MG TD replicas in your stable.  As a relative newcomer to the replica car world it is always helpful to see how things have been done on some of the nicer cars.   Mark’s PinkMG is certainly an eye catcher.  I plan to take some ideas on upholstery with me to the uphosterer and at least give him some ideas of what he needs to try to accomplish.  I’ll leave the details of how to do it to him.  He’s highly regarded in the car restoration business and I will trust him to do a great job.

Was very proud of my little MG today.  She made the longest trip of her young life ~110 miles – and showed no signs of stress or any problems.  The drive was splendid and my wife enjoyed her turn to drive so much I’d hear her giggling when she pulled out of a few sweeping curves on the road home.

My next big step is upholstery and carpet.  With luck I’ll finish my prep work this weekend and get it to the upholstery shop next week.

I have been driving on a set of 80 spoke real wire eheels from MG Magic. I am veryy happy with then . They are made by MCLean Wheels.

I started with tubeless installation, I could park the car foe 30 days and not loose any air. I could drive it 50 miles and loose 10 pounds of pressure.

My recomendation is to tube the rims and don’t worry about air loss. I find the basket wires cheap and tackey in aperance, Ok if you driving a Gazelle?

After changing to wires it has greatly improved the aperance of the car.

I used 3 inch round spot mirrors to cover the center caps and put MG logos on the center of the mirrors. The final effect was excellent.

The fifth wheel on the back of the car is pure eye candy . I installed blue LED strip lighting behind the spare and connected it to the running lights.

Look great at night. Add the center cut out wheel cover from MG Magic to finish the project.

 James, Anyone who looks at your photo gallery can see that your car is not cheap or tacky.The wheels are not cheap or tacky either.A while back a ”friend” told me that I should be working on another car instead of that piece of trash,referring to my BCW,then he went and bought a Corvair . Sometimes we speak without thinking what it will sound like to those who hear.

 Thanks for the picture. Reminds my of the old saying,”A picture is worth a thousand words”.

Hey CoffeyD
   Don’t apologize for sharing your views and opinions as that is what forums and discussions are for. The word Replica in my dictionary states:- copy and or reproduction and you sure did not see any TD’s out of Abingdon  with those “cheap and tacky” baskets on the wheels.
 As soon as I have some spare cash in the bank I’m going to give MG Magic a call so I too can pull those ugly things off my TD.
 We all own and drive TD replicas for a lot of different reasons and one high on the list is getting home at night under it’s own power.
  That’s my two cents
                               Al.
Also, Does anybody have any pics of the MG Magic wheels in question .

 Hey Ringo
   I thought I read somewhere that wires were an option on TD’s in 52 .
  Craigar’s on a TD. Probably look good on the strip with the back end jacked and a big lump up front.
                    Have fun while the sun still shines  Al.

Mel if you like wire wheels so be it ..It’s your car.. Have it done up the way

you like and tell the nay sayers to take a walk..I was one that thought wires

on a TD didn’t look right But since have done some google on the web and

did find some pics of the TFs with wires so guess I was wrong ..My big but is

that I find chrome a big headache that they have to be kept at or rust is a

definite

Mine are recessed and may be the same as Mel’s. A friend of mine has the polished stainless steel. David is right about all the rust and maintenance on many of the baskets, what a headache . I think the TD looks good with wires even tho the original had the vented steel wheels and the wires came back with the TF. In my opinion, either way, the body style carries thru as one of the finest, balanced, design flow that MG made. The buying public was very much taken with the TD. In my research, you could buy wires for the TD in 1952, but not from the factory, it had to be done by an outside party and adapted. As I understand it the vented steel wheels moved MG into a more modern 1940’s-1950’s day mode, even tho the body style was basically pre-war.