.... My Cirrus White Super Inca wheels are unlikely to make it through a UK
winter without some chipping and road salt getting up behind the lacquer,
ruining them. So ... I've whipped them off and stored them for the autumn
and winter, ready for next spring.

In the meantime, I considered using my curly Aeros with some winter tyres
(which I may yet do), but my garage came up with this new set of wheels off
a 9000.

Enjoy

The wheel ... 7" wide by 15" ET30:
<http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/Orca_Super_Star/20_09_06_1121.jpg>

.... On the car:
<http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/Orca_Super_Star/DSCF3615_001.jpg>

.... The front:
<http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/Orca_Super_Star/DSCF3616.jpg>

.... And the back:
<http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/albums/Orca_Super_Star/DSCF3620.jpg>

As fake split rims go, they quite convincing. I really like them, but I do
think they'd suit a slightly older car. That said, they're very different
for a C900 Aero and I quite like that. At 7" wide, they're begging for
205/55 or perhaps 215/55? The tyres are currently the 195/65 SAAB 900 size,
but seem to work okay on the C900.

Looking at tyre calculators, 215/55 would appear to be the best fit, with
the overall diameter only 0.1 inch different from standard 195/65 ratio
tyres on 15" wheels ... With a lot more rubber on the road!

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
http://saab.go.dyndns.org/

In article <C14DCAD7.59BC%pjgh@blueyonder.co.uk>,
Paul Halliday <pjgh@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:


I had a new 24v Cosworth Granada, and within 8 months the laquer had
come off and corrosion was evident. Ford replaced them without question,
but they went and did it again another 8 months later.

On my 1960 Hillman Minx I have steel wheels wot don't kerb, corrode or
bend like alloys. I reckon alloys are a con on the public.

Molesworth

Molesworth wrote:

I agree that alloys are not as tough as steel wheels, but then u just avoid
curbing them. They don't corrode, that was in the past when alloys were in
bare metal.