mitsisigma01 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 2:01 PM, LightBulbFun said: the 40 year MOT exemption and the 40 Year £NIL Historic Taxation class are 2 separate things and each has their own separate eligibility requirements and are managed by 2 separate agencies, the DVLA for Tax stuff and the DVSA for MOT stuff So even though they know when the car is officially 40 years registered, the programmer or whoever wrote it makes you wait what could be nearly 41 years ... Same with the road tax that you pay for....where they turn over old owners and new when selling or newly taxing... Is it tooo difficult to write a programme that works it out daily .... 🙄 lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 3 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: So even though they know when the car is officially 40 years registered, the programmer or whoever wrote it makes you wait what could be nearly 41 years ... in the case of the historic vehicle £NIL rate taxation class eligible, it rolls over on the new financial year because its a financial adjustment thing in the same way all the other vehicle taxes go up every 1st Of April and so does your council tax etc etc etc there is no computer technical reason why they could not make it a rolling eligibility, its down to other factors, but fuck if I know how the financial sector works LOL lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 What a barg! Can’t wait to get some decent rubber mounted and fit them. Another step closer! cobblers, Tickman, Mrs6C and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 They are sexual Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 My wheels have turned up and they look amazing! Yay! There’s meant to be 2 parcels with 2 wheels in each but only the one has appeared, boo!! Should I leave it a couple of days to see if it appears or get on to the seller? The parcel also came with a free gift disguised as packaging materials. cobblers, 500tops, JMotor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Just put the 2 new ones on the drivers side, at least it will look good on your side 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 340 appears to be the diameter, if so that makes them metric. FFS Goodbye shiny new wheels, hello £300 tyres. Not that I have a full set. Gutted. wuvvum, MJK 24, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Yep! I know your pain! Had this with some ‘bargain’ Alfasud wheels years ago! How much are the correct tyres for those rims? Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, MJK 24 said: Yep! I know your pain! Had this with some ‘bargain’ Alfasud wheels years ago! How much are the correct tyres for those rims? 160/65 SR 340 TRX Citroën Visa GT According to the Michelin TRX page on Wikipedia this is the size that should be fitted, I can't find any for sale in that size though. Similar sizes are £3-400 though MJK 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Oh, bugger. They'll look really nice to wind an air hose round, though tooSavvy and Lankytim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, Lankytim said: 160/65 SR 340 TRX Citroën Visa GT According to the Michelin TRX page on Wikipedia this is the size that should be fitted, I can't find any for sale in that size though. Similar sizes are £3-400 though Crazy money. I could just about swallow £300 for a full set for a concours Queen. £300 each is just bonkers on every level. I’d be budgeting £30 to £35 each for Firestone / Hankook / Kumho for 13” tiddlers for a car of this type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 The other two have arrived! Don’t they look amazing? I also got a free magazine again! LightBulbFun, brownnova, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 18/03/2022 at 20:57, 500tops said: They're 13", Tim Or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 3 hours ago, New POD said: Or not. 13” ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 The magazines could actually be worth more than the wheels. Bollocks. UltraWomble and Lankytim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 I'm wondering how straightforward it would be to drill out the spot welds, remove the wheel centres and weld them into a set of modern 13" wheel barrels. Obviously it would completely negate the whole reason for getting "new" wheels as I'd have to clean them up and paint them again afterwards and getting an engineering firm to do the work could be difficult/costly but it could be a good way to get wider rims with some dish (not that I'm particularly into dished wheels) tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largactil Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I bought a set of 6j banded steels for my LNA, which had undergone a similar process: However, I thought the 'lips' on TRX rims was also an issue, when it came to sealing a non-TRX tyre? Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, Lankytim said: I'm wondering how straightforward it would be to drill out the spot welds, remove the wheel centres and weld them into a set of modern 13" wheel barrels. Obviously it would completely negate the whole reason for getting "new" wheels as I'd have to clean them up and paint them again afterwards and getting an engineering firm to do the work could be difficult/costly but it could be a good way to get wider rims with some dish (not that I'm particularly into dished wheels) Wouldn't it just be more cost- effective to buy the correct metric tyres? I have made special wheels in the past in the way you describe, and it is possible but a lot of hassle. You will have difficulty finding anyone to do it, due to the safety/liability angle and it will be expensive, so just don't, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Mr Pastry said: Wouldn't it just be more cost- effective to buy the correct metric tyres? It would be more cost effective to chuck these wheels in the bin and just buy the correct 13" ones. I'll dig around a little for metric tyres but I think it's a bit of a non-starter, I think they're pretty much the Betamax of the tyre world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 20 minutes ago, Largactil said: I bought a set of 6j banded steels for my LNA, which had undergone a similar process: However, I thought the 'lips' on TRX rims was also an issue, when it came to sealing a non-TRX tyre? I think the lips won't accept a non TRX tyre at all, apart from the size issues they have a weird "well" that the tyre bead sits in that helps to hold it in place, imperial sized tyres have a different shape, I'm not sure what would happen with this well if you attempted to fit a non TRX tyre (and somehow stretched it to fit). In the case of my wheels the entire "barrel" of the wheel would need to be swapped. N Dentressangle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 2 hours ago, N Dentressangle said: The magazines could actually be worth more than the wheels More useful ... Wrapping paper, Toilet reading material, Emergency reusable toilet paper ... Anyone want to buy a set 15 inch ish BMW BBS alloys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Slightly cheaper: https://www.allopneus.com/produit/pneu-auto/michelin/collection/trx/190-55r340-81-v/0000081782 I think I'd stick them back up on Ebay, properly described - some rivet counting Citroen homme will want them. Or try and sell them to these guys: http://www.ckc.dk/cgi/mp?eng%A495495154 Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 As far as I know the only TRX Visa rims are GT/Cabriolet and Super X. All were alloy https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-steel-wheel-3-stud-13-one-only-/294302327926?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Citroen-Visa-3-stud-wheel-and-tyre-/265331561207?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 https://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto/2120418453.htm N Dentressangle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, 500tops said: https://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto/2120418453.htm Great spot! Maybe they're usable after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 2 hours ago, N Dentressangle said: Great spot! Maybe they're usable after all? Those are 13" imperial wheels, which was what I thought I was purchasing. These metric rims I have appear identical but obviously aren't 3 hours ago, 500tops said: As far as I know the only TRX Visa rims are GT/Cabriolet and Super X. All were alloy I didn't think Visas were fitted with TRX wheels at all, even after lots of reading up and googling I can only find evidence of the alloy versions and many sites say the Visa was metric only, including the haynes manual , these steels must be pretty unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largactil Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 The Visa GT had TRX rims - The Visa Cabriolet had the exact same design of alloy wheel in non-TRX 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 22 hours ago, Mr Pastry said: Wouldn't it just be more cost- effective to buy the correct metric tyres? I have made special wheels in the past in the way you describe, and it is possible but a lot of hassle. You will have difficulty finding anyone to do it, due to the safety/liability angle and it will be expensive, so just don't, really. It would require a kidney sale to pay for metric tyres; might be worth seeing what one of the tyre-banding outfits would charge for fitting 13" rims to these sexy hubs, but probs cheaper to just find 13" wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 minute ago, somewhatfoolish said: It would require a kidney sale to pay for metric tyres; might be worth seeing what one of the tyre-banding outfits would charge for fitting 13" rims to these sexy hubs, but probs cheaper to just find 13" wheels. Yeah fair comment. I have some doubt whether you would find a 13" rim that would fit the centre directly. Even if you do they are not cheap, and it is a different ball game to banding a complete wheel. When I was doing it 20 years ago, new Dunlop rims were about £50 each, so probably double that now, plus labour, and it is not a nice job. £250 per wheel? somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Hi all, this is still sat in my garage and after the addition of a 2CV to the collection I’m feeling the pressure regarding storage. So, does anybody fancy a cheap Visa? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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