Martyn110
Active Member
As I live by the sea I copied turbomans idea and covered the new ones in black ... Looks pretty mean if you use red but looks tidy a lot better than rust
Turboman
Mab An Gov
The chrome is pretty **** quality, so once its gone a bit rusty it is best to paint them, I wait until there is a bit of surface rust so the paint takes nicely.
I thought the red looked good, red- rimmed eyes to match the drivers
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Didn't know they existed tbh. I would probably have painted the old ones anyway, they were fine strengthwise, paint is here, an I am always painting stuff.
If the rust ever comes through I might look for stainless.
Price is about £25 for a pair.
I have had them on my current 90 for the past 15-years, removed them at the weekend (to fit the new Nolden LED headlights) and the rings polished up like new.
When I bought the bowls they came as standard with SS rings but looking at the current adverts they all refer to chrome rings. That said, £25 for a pair of SS rings has to be good value (TMD do them PC black if you don't want the SS showing) .
I have had them on my current 90 for the past 15-years, removed them at the weekend (to fit the new Nolden LED headlights) and the rings polished up like new.
When I bought the bowls they came as standard with SS rings but looking at the current adverts they all refer to chrome rings. That said, £25 for a pair of SS rings has to be good value (TMD do them PC black if you don't want the SS showing) .
Turboman
Mab An Gov
That does seem like pretty good value!
as you say they should last virtually for ever. I have wipac lights, and the later plastic light bowls, so the rims are about the only thing in that area that can corrode now! 
