Hi
When my 1967 MK2 arrived from the US about 18 years ago, it came with the hub caps and rim embellishers (is that how you spell it?) shown in the picture below. They are obviously not standard for a MK2, but I rather like them and they are part of the car’s past.
A couple of them are getting a bit shabby and was considering getting them re-chromed (expensive) or finding replacements. Any idea where the rim embellishers come from?
Regards
David
Try searching for “rimbellisher”.
Or, “beauty rings”…
I think they was standard on the 240/340 SNG do them and it looks like a Jaguar part number ,
C21983 £51 each !
Ian
Thanks for the comment - it would not surprise me if they were 340 fitments as my MK2 is late and we know that Jaguar were mixing and matching the parts to get rid of them! But, if you look carefully at my picture, mine are different from the ones being sold by SNG - they are much wider, see how they go in and past the valve - they have a hole for the valve rather than a cutout.
I have not been able to find the same ones in my searches?
Regards
David
There add says , Aftermarket Reproduction , that part number comes up on quite a few Jaguars , so guess you need to look for Original ones , or get yours refurbished !
RIMBELLISHERs weer an aftermarket chrome trim or dress ring fitted to cars of the period.
Ace was one of the major suppliers
Cheers
David
Check with your local powder coater as “Chrome” is one of their easily applied colors. Have them two a two coat process using a topcoat of clear. Much cheaper and environmentally safer than re chroming. Should last a good long time. Let us know how much it costs.
Gerard
They were standard on Mk VIIs see the Heritage pics of the Queen Mum’s
Good suggestion, but easy to just do yourself. Your local auto paint store will mix up the “chrome” color of your choosing and fill two or three rattle cans for you. The clear also comes in rattle cans. I just redid a set of lattice wheels and the paint cost me about $225.00. The wheels really look nice.
Phillip
Ian
They look nice, would put the rest of the car to shame! How does it look on the back, mine have some spring plates to hold them on the wheels?
Regards
David
Don’t look like they have clips !
I believe the kind in Ian’s photo have clips with a bolt (three per wheel ?) that hold them to the wheel if they are like the 15 inch ones fitted to my MGTD. Mine came to me with no clips but I was able to fabricate them from hardware store picture hangers and some small bolts and nuts. Look good and have been hanging on the car for 40 years.
