Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all,

Never posted on this part of the forum before, I'm planning to do some modifications to my new Traveller when it comes, I know I'm going to fit a Moto-Lita wood rim wheel, but I wondered if anyone knew where to get white wall tyres for the Minor, I'm considering fitting some, any advice would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks,

Joe

Not recommending them but I have seen 'white washers' (not sure what they are called) that are trapped between the wheel and the tyre in effect forming a white walled tyre.

Alan

alanworland wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 8:41 pm Not recommending them but I have seen 'white washers' (not sure what they are called) that are trapped between the wheel and the tyre in effect forming a white walled tyre.

Alan

Yeah I've heard about these, I wouldn't really trust them, thanks for the info though

Joe

The things being referred to are rubbish. Aside from looking cheap, they get wrinkly if the tyres are unintentionally run under-inflated.

palacebear wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:41 pm The things being referred to are rubbish. Aside from looking cheap, they get wrinkly if the tyres are unintentionally run under-inflated.

Yeah I know, preferably I'm looking for actual white wall tyres... which will probably be quite difficult in this day and age

If you want white wall tyres just paint them white.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-ultimate ... SwJTNbvLC7

philthehill wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:37 am If you want white wall tyres just paint them white.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-ultimate ... SwJTNbvLC7

Thanks Phil, sounds like quite a good idea

Tried that (on an Ariel Leader) - the paint just cracks and falls off.

Myrtles Man wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:38 am Tried that (on an Ariel Leader) - the paint just cracks and falls off.

Oh ok should foreseen that

Depends on which paint you use.

Indeed - I tried two 'official' tyre paints that proved to be a waste of money and then had a brainwave and bought in from eBay a good quantity of 'Tippex' typewriting correction fluid that was much better and did work tolerably well but, like the others, succumbed in due course.

A little surfing and I found this company, I have never used them so no recommendation but might be worth a look

http://www.mrwhitewalls.com

Steve

Steve Phillips wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:25 pm A little surfing and I found this company, I have never used them so no recommendation but might be worth a look

http://www.mrwhitewalls.com

Steve

Thanks Steve