Chris A

Good selection of options on that link. I noticed most Heralds had classic steels 😁. I agree that Minilites do work with the more sporty models of Triumphs. I would even go for wires on a convertible Herald. Once again it is down to personal taste. After all Minilites are a period item when all said and done.

Pete: your definition of "easy to clean" isn't the same as mine then. A wipe over with a sponge and the steels with hub caps are done. The Minilites had to be cleaned spoke by spoke... You must have more spare time than me 😄

This is a photo of the car with the Minilites and 70 profile tyres This is with steels and 80 profiles. Hub caps and trims are about via usual sources or the bay. I even went flashy and got a set of hub caps with the Triumph globe in the centres.

Twenty year old tyres? I'd change them straight away. I have 155/80on my 13/60, I assume they are 3.5 rims but will check them in the next few days. They look fine, not over fat, in keeping with the period. When I took delivery of the car it had Minilite type wheels with 70 profile tyres, looked too modern for me and out of keeping with a Herald so I fitted the steels that came with it..

Well done that man👍

But Boris can 🙊 The whole idea of 100% electric cars is going to bite back very soon. No electricity grids can cope, there is hardly any spare capacity now in winter. Here there are incentives to buy electric or hybrids I strongly suspect the people who buy hybrids drive most of their time on non electric. In my case in a couple of hundred metres I'm out of the village and on national roads, no way am I going to drive at 50 Kph. Arriving at my local town, 12 kms away I would do maybe 1 km before parking. Tomorrow We go for a medical check up and again will only be in a 50Kph zone for maximum 5 kms. Distance each way just short of 40 Kms, On return I'd be thinking of putting it on charge ready for the next day out... Full electric will allow higher road speeds but still limited range. A few days ago I say a post on FB about electric buses in Reims, I think and Berlin(?) where they had to be taken off the road and replaced by good old diesels - Reason? Cold weather and electric batteries don't tend to get along well.

Welcome, you are a brave man taking that on - I certainly couldn't be able to do it.

On the original thread "ancient tyres : bin them" there are several comments on the widths suitable for 13/60 wheels, which are 3.5 as standard. My calculation based on a link given in a post was that 155 was the max. Which is what I have.

That's why it is important that the companies offering these services really are up to scratch

No 😁

Question from a simpleton: If they are so bad how come they are in business? Answer to a simpleton: There are always innocent victims out there waiting. Terrible, especially when one considers the potential safety implications.

Me too

Looking at the wheels and tyres equivalency chart on the link and working down to 3 1/2 the figures should be Min: 125 Recommended : 135/145 Max: 155 This size has been mentioned in earlier posts. In fact they are what are on my 13/60, no idea if my wheels are D type or J type or E Type!

The handbooks for my 13/60 say: Saloon & Convertible : 31/2 D Estate : 41/2 J D,J ? Disc Jockey, Dinner Jacket . . D For bikes, motorcycles, light and heavy trucks and forklifts. J Passenger cars My head hurts . . .

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I looked at the Fuel Cap Company site out of interest, I don't need a cap as I have an assortment of caps. Potentially worth noting for anyone who wants a locking cap, Pete's comments to be taken on board. I wonder if they are having any import delays now?

If I saw mine that low I'd be looking for where the leak was or trying to weigh up the impact of hot weather and fast long run had.

Still haven't checked mine, no great urgency as the car isn't going anywhere far in the near future and I'm waiting until the dust settles about ordering from the UK for delivery to the EU. Tarifs or not depending on declared origin of manufacture of items ordered, VAT etc. I know what the rules are supposed to be, I think, but some owners here have had nasty shocks.

I can't offer any advise about a good battery for the GT6 as I have a humble 13/60. But for winter I just put the battery on charges a couple of times to make sure and if/when possible take the car for a short run, well the intention is a short run but once out there .... This works for me. Battery life seems to vary enormously according to the various posts on different threads. The one I have is really quite old, could be as much as 10 years.

A friend here in France sent me a link to a company that sprays chrome onto all types of material. The link is, naturally to a French company near(ish) to me. I've put this link and a couple of others that might be of interest to some of you. At least it will give you something to look at in these grey & depressing days. For the French link select the link to videos the scroll to last video for a car radiator grill. https://www.l-aero.com/fr/pages/cosmichrome-5.html Pretty pictures on this one https://www.cosmichrome.com/fr/ A UK link https://www.mikris-finishers.co.uk/spray-chrome

Washer bottle ?

You've obviously got good eyesight 😁. My level is with them covered by about a couple of centimetres

With my 13/60 it took me ages to determine what the correct level is. Top it up too much and it gets rid of it. Now I know I just check it regularly, my 'did stick' is my first finger - if the level doesn't make my finger wet add coolant. NOTE: only do this when the coolant is cold 😲

The good old days. The nearest I got to that recently was 2 years ago when we did our annual 'Cure Thermale' in February and only drive a couple of kms from the apartment to the centre and back. After 2 weeks a warning light came on, which I had to look up in the handbook. some sort of filter in the car exhaust ( a diesel) needed cleaning. Method? Italian tune up! Loved it warm engine plenty of revs, clouds of smoke for a few kms. GREAT!

Yes but there's nothing to look at, the food is rubbish so just drive! Ooops, shouldn't have said that 🙊