Hello - new to the forum

[tannachyallen]

Originally Posted by Stephen Edwin

I like those pudding basin shaped hub covers and domed nuts........

???

Looks to me like you have standard steel wheels and you are minus the central hub caps. They are chrome disks with Volvo stamped in the middle. They just cover the middle depression of your wheel by grasping the axle grease cap. You can see them in the link on this departed GL I used to have:

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/album....5&pictureid=13

If you can wait for 6 weeks or so I can let you have them for the price of postage. I work away from home so can't get at them until then. PM me.

Dave A.

[Tramp]

Thank you I appreciate all the comments, I really like this volvo, what drew me to it was that it was such a practical classic, the ride height is great although I wouldn't want to take it any further off-road than in the picture! I like the chrome covers and the domed nuts, did they only use these for a short time? I need to see about sorting the wheels out, the corrosion on them really lets the car down,

My wheels and trim are like this


Are they right for my 84' 244?

[tannachyallen]

I stand corrected, Steven is right. You have the tiny covers on your axle grease caps. Yes my ones would fit and are the right age, but you don't need them. As you say just get the steel wheels cleaned up and resprayed silver.

Cheers,

Dave A.

[Dirty Rooster]

Paint the steel wheels dark red!

Nice car. (But a saloon)

[mixa]

picked up some chrome spray cans from aldi marked up as interior but have sprayed my alloys with it and coated them with clear coat

[Stephen Edwin]

I like the Saloons. They have a much lovelier passenger compartment. And alleged family and friends have no hope of a free removals service. Kushtie. And I like the early models. My next car might be a 244. If I ever have another car ...

It's a great looking car Tramp.

[Tramp]

Thanks, I like the saloon too, I think the shape is nicer than the estate, I will do the wheels at some point, my intention is to just try and make as much like my spare wheel as I can, standard gunmetal grey, I'll probably have to get them sprayed professionally I'm not really sure how to deal with the surface pitting, when I've had things powder coated before the pitting shows through as an uneven texture,

Any way - more photos ( I like taking photos!)

[manback]

Originally Posted by Tramp

So a few more photos today,

where r u based mate?
I used to work at cottam (the power station) we'll have to meet up if I ever get my 245 on the road.

[Tramp]

Yeah sounds good, I live at Rotherham and work at Cottam (so I'm local!) what job role did you used to do? I'll be honest there aren't many older Volvo's about at Cottam, just mine and a slinger with a 940, so I'm sure I'd have noticed you about of of have seen you,

[manback]

Originally Posted by Tramp

Yeah sounds good, I live at Rotherham and work at Cottam (so I'm local!) what job role did you used to do? I'll be honest there aren't many older Volvo's about at Cottam, just mine and a slinger with a 940, so I'm sure I'd have noticed you about of of have seen you,

I work at west burton now.

I was in the c&i team based in the control block. Did my apprenticeship there. I had an 850 back then.