painted spare wire wheel

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#1 painted spare wire wheel

Post by bopperd » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:32 pm

Dumb question of the day. If you ordered chrome wire wheels from the factory, did you get a chrome or painted spare? My car was sold with chrome wires, but the spare in the boot is painted gray. I suspect it came with the car when new, but I can't prove it. Chrome wire wheels were a ?43 option, and Jaguar was just cheap enough to provide 4 chrome wheels, not five.
Dave Schinbeckler
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'05 X-type Estate
'88 Ferrari Testarossa
'82 Dodge W-150

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Post by Heuer » Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:51 pm

Dave

The J30 SPC says they were supplied in sets of five:
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The price list also says Chrome Wire Wheels (plural) at a cost of ?42/10/0 plus tax so they were sold in sets of five. They were an option so owners had one or the other. Only time you had a mix is if you ordered "Racing Rear Road Wheel(Wire Spoke, Painted Stoved Aluminium)" when you had to order a minimum of twoin addition to the standard wheels.
David Jones
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