[Staowners] Alpine Trim Rings

[Terry Poole]

Hi All,

Just a tip for replacing the "hen's teeth" wire clips, maybe you all  
know it!

Straighten out a smallish Jubilee clip and bend the "inside" end to  
form a short hook which locates into the spring slot in the trim.  
Feed the other end through the wheel rim slot and tighten the clip  
screw adjuster onto the inside of the rim and trim off any excess clip.

You then have a positive fixing, superior to the original and by now  
rusty clip - easy!

Not authentic I know but.....................!

Terry.
On 23 Sep 2007, at 23:25, starcars8 at comcast.net wrote:

> Steve, to the best of my knowledge the trim rings (rim  
> embellishers) were fitted to all vehicles.  They were retained by  
> four spring clips which would leave no evidence of being there on  
> the rim.  The clips are like hens teeth.    Pete
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: CotaLymepond at aol.com
> Hi everyone ... I have been having a discussion with Bob H. about  
> wheel trim rings on Alpines
> according to the parts manual all Alpines came with them.
> My question is, Did the Specials come with them?
> There is no mention of them being deleted in the manual
> However I saw no evidence of them when I stripped the wheels.
> perhaps someone out there might know the answer?
> Thanks
> <>Steve Cota <>
>
>
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> From: CotaLymepond at aol.com
> Date: 20 September 2007 14:00:17 BDT
> To: staowners at sunbeamtalbot.info
> Subject: [Staowners] Alpine Trim Rings
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