BadBob

Green 7 with a yellow nose heading South on the A65 today. Just South of Ingleton and passing a group of classic Land Rovers. Hope you missed the rain later!

Interested if the price is mangeable (fingers crossed)

Thanks all,

£30 a corner sounds more like my kind of price too, does that include blasting the old coating? If others are planning wheel refurb this autumn maybe a bulk buy would secure further discounts?

Thanks for these links Jonathan, I was not looking far enough in the past. Birmingham probably a bit far but I'll have a look at the Leeds place that is mentioned.

Thanks for your help!

So, after 6 years the wheels of my Caterham are starting to look more than a bit tired with flaking powder coating and some corrosion setting in. Would I be right in assuming that the best way forward will be to get them stripped (shot blasted?) and re-coated? Are there any alternatives (they are too far gone to simply touch-up)? Can anyone recommend anywhere in or near Leeds that might be able to help me at a reasonable cost?

Apologies if this is an FAQ, I've done some searching and not found much. Thanks for any advice.

Hi Jon,

Get yourself something like this battery pack. I have had a similar one for a few years and it's saved my bacon on a number of occasions. I got it from a local DIY outlet.

Hi Luegonigel,

How long have you had your Sigma 150? I have one of the early ones (2007). In the early days it suffered from pinking in high gear and low revs, popping and banging on the over-run (which I didn't mind too much) and gutless performance at altitude (e.g. alpine passes).

It's had at least 2 map updates by Caterham Midlands when being serviced and the first two problems are much improved, I haven't had the opportunity to drive an alpine pass recently. It might be worth getting Caterham to check the map and the other adjustments if there's any possibility you are not on the latest.

Rob.

Proxy spot from a fellow enthusiast (a Land Rover man):

"Saw a black body, yellow wheel arch Caterham like yours today parked in the Olive Tree car park by the Rodley roundabout. Two gents were putting on their woolly hats and getting ready for a drive somewhere. The reg ended in JVC - it looked and sounded very nice and what a great day for a ride!"

Atabout 13:00 today, you were heading North on the A629 lining up an overtake, gave you a wave from my grey Skoda estate tin-top.

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