SoCal'beaming
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Peter ... Does that mean the later series Rapiers IV and V with the "all" chromed rims fit any series Alpines?
.... David
.... David
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Shops that specialize in restoring Alpines / Tigers have found that it's better to fit the headlight buckets and rims prior to painting. This allows the fitting of the rims to the body and having a smooth transition from body to rim.Then they remove the buckets and rims and paint the rims as separate units. This allows the bucket to retain it's original black color. Another trick I learned from Doug @ Tiger Auto is that if you have the buckets set and ready to install the rims is to turn the rim off center and turn the bucket to slide the top bracket of the rim behind the attaching point of the bucket. This prevents the bending of both the rim bracket and the bucket bracket.
Be aware of the fact that the rims from Rapiers I was refering to are the rims from the Rapier series IV and V and not from the earlier Rapiers as is shown in the picture which SoCal'beaming provided in his last post.
Regards,
Peter
I was hoping they'd(Rapier) fit as I liked the small chrome accent on the rims and they'd add to the side trim. I've seen them on a couple Alpines in photo's, not sure if they had been custom fitted or they came off another Rootes car ... maybe a Singer? The peaked stock rims chromed in my option are a little to much shine for my taste. ... and I love CHROME!
... David
I was hoping they'd(Rapier) fit as I liked the small chrome accent on the rims and they'd add to the side trim. I've seen them on a couple Alpines in photo's, not sure if they had been custom fitted or they came off another Rootes car ... maybe a Singer? The peaked stock rims chromed in my option are a little to much shine for my taste. ... and I love CHROME!
... David
Rear valances are frequently trashed and can be hard to find. If the one on your clip is solid, someone else here could probably use it.Today I will do the drivers side and discard the rest.