Morgan Chrome Wire Wheels

[NIGEL BALDOCK]

This may not be the appropriate forum but I have just had a new Morgan delivered. It has very "shiny" wire wheels and I would like to stop them rusting particularly at the junction between the spokes and the rim. Suggestions such as WD 40 and Waxoil have been made.

Any better ideas

[clubsport]

They are the best suggestions,,,as miles go by the spokes loosen a little and rub and you get the chrome lifting as corrosion gets in.i used waxoil on a set i had.they look good but there are many hours of cleaning involved to keep them at their best,,,Enjoy the car..

[wirren]

Nigel,
It may be that some of your wheel ( spokes or rim) are stainless, I'd check with the factory. No point in treating the part that is.
Good luck, enjoy,
Mark.

[pbishop100]

Nigel

When i was at the motor show Mark Leddington form the factory was trying to sell me a set of the new stainless steel wheels which are now standard fit on new cars so check with the factory.If they are chrome plated ones i just keep them coated with WD40 and take them off about once a month and give them a clean.


Peter

[vmax]

pbishop100 said:
Nigel

When i was at the motor show Mark Leddington form the factory was trying to sell me a set of the new stainless steel wheels which are now standard fit on new cars so check with the factory.If they are chrome plated ones i just keep them coated with WD40 and take them off about once a month and give them a clean.


Peter

[vmax]

pbishop100 said:
Nigel

When i was at the motor show Mark Leddington form the factory was trying to sell me a set of the new stainless steel wheels which are now standard fit on new cars so check with the factory.If they are chrome plated ones i just keep them coated with WD40 and take them off about once a month and give them a clean.


Peter

Ooops! Sorry about the fat fingers.

The SS wheels will be standard equipment only from February, so you're stuck with the made-in-India MWS supplied wheels which WILL rust. WD40 is a good idea, but if you use the car regularly and you see some rust, DO NOT WAIT AND MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM IMMEDIATELY via your dealer to MMC. Don't be fobbed off by the factory. I have four wheels that are fine and one that has rusted badly. I waited to long to make a claim and was sent packing.

The wheels look nice, but each weighs 6kg more than a similar-sized alloy wheel. That's and extra 24kg of unsprung weight plus 6kg of sprung weight our cars are lugging around. Not a lot, you say? It is when the whole car weighs only 975kg!

How did I end up with wires? My wife insisted on them, promising she'd clean them. I even bought her a special brush. How often has she cleaned the wheels in the 4 1/2 yrs I've had the car? Dont' ask...