6x10 JA Pearce Magna wheels with Spinners + arches?

[surfblue63]

I don't doubt it. Like I said,each to their own. What next,wolfrace slot mags ?? !!

Just for you LDR a Mini with Wolfies I spotted last night.

[JC T ONE]

Saw a nice Mini, with Cobra slot mags leave Beaulieu, as we folded the MCR pavillion.

Such a set were originally fitted by my Father, on my Green Mini, when she was new.

They are still with me after all these years, and I have bought a 7.5" disc set,
to replace the 8.4" so I can reunite them, with the car.

[mab01uk]

I don't doubt it. Like I said,each to their own. What next,wolfrace slot mags ?? !!

Just for you LDR a Mini with Wolfies I spotted last night.

Had a set of these in the '70's.......the Mini spanned many eras of car 'fashions' and each has their place and nostalgia/appeal, often dependent on your age and when you owned your first Mini!

[UWD 672G]

Had an email back from JA Pearce about 5''x10'' and 6''x10'' Magnas... £2,410.80 for a set of five, plus delivery...! I'd be scared to let them out of the garage at that price...

(They are nice though...)

[guru_1071]

Had an email back from JA Pearce about 5''x10'' and 6''x10'' Magnas... £2,410.80 for a set of five, plus delivery...! I'd be scared to let them out of the garage at that price...

(They are nice though...)

hell, jap man really should be suggesting that prospective customers have a medical before he quotes for them......


'.....how much?.......you jok...urggggg......brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr'

[UWD 672G]

Scary isn't it? Fifty years ago that sort of money would have bagged you a brand new E-Type! Makes Rosepetals look cheap too..!

I think I'll carry on looking at s/hand ones till I decide what to do when my car's finished... the D1s on it now are lovely, but those JAPs are so appealing...

[In the shed]

For that price, JAP man has been totally and utterly smoking dope to excess.

Brilliant workmanship, completely retarded business plan. No way do those wheels reflect the price and the supply/demand of the existing stock will see those (few) people who want them will shuffle the existing wheels between them.

To put things in perspective, my last set which were like new...matching 1967 set cost me £200. (6.5" x10" 8 spokes)

My previous 6x10" set cost me £180, I recall. I had a 5"spare to go under the boot board.

I'd pick his bankrupt stock up at auction.

[Tedwong]

Sold my set last year for 200 quids, as I thought I won't have a Mini with that wide arches! Damit!

[In the shed]

They are OK on drums but on S brakes, they look totally silly.

Mine melted in a big fire.

[guru_1071]

I suspect that mws will simply copy them as well, so they will be available for a far cheaper price before long

[Lord Croker]

If they turn out to be like many of MWS copies, try fitting or removing tyres! Last time I used their wheels, my local tyre dealer, attempting to repair a puncture, broke his tyre fitting machine, damaged the rim (not his fault) & having finally got the tyre back on, the bead wires were broken. I now use genuine Mambas & can fit & remove tyres myself, without anything more specialised than a pair of tyre levers.

[mab01uk]

This happened when a batch of the 6x10 MWS ('Minilite' style only I think) rims had the tyre fitting recess/well cast in the middle of the rim instead of offset to one side, making it almost impossible to fit the tyres without damage........they have supposedly since fixed the problem but there are no doubt faulty wheels still out there on the secondhand market..... although at least the fault is easy to spot if no tyres are fitted.

[dinglem]

Already posted some of these on my 'Introductions' thread, but here is the '60 Austin Seven I have been working on, complete with an original but refurbished set of 6x10 JAP's. Not so sure about the spinners shown earlier personally, but we have actually turned up our own flush-fitting centre caps and had some repro JAP centre stickers made using a pair of original JAP ones i managed to get hold of as a template. Not fitted them yet though.

[In the shed]

It's a shame they weren't in their original chromate gold or dark grey oxide finish they originally came in.

They also look narrower than 6's compared to my old ones....I'll try and dig out some pics.

[dinglem]

They also offered a 'de luxe' finish as an optional extra back in the day, which was gloss black with a diamond-machined detailing to the top faces and rim.

This set does not seem to have as deep a dish as the others i have seen (which is why i jumped at them), but they are definitely 6 inches. I have a 7.5inch and 8inch set (both 13inch diameter) for my Sunbeam Stiletto which are a completely different style. These ones look a little bit more like Dunlop D1's and do not have the ring of webbing in the centre like the ones shown at the start of this thread.

Well, they kind of do(see below).


Would be very interested to see your old pictures 'In the shed'. Thanks

[In the shed]

I'm away from my home computer atm. I'll see if I can dig some out.

My first set were undated, had 12 ribs on the rear of the wheel. (you'll know them if you have them) and had J.A.P. in the ovals twice. They were chromate gold underneath and the ally was very dark mag.

The second set had a plain back (like the 5" wheels) and had J.A.P. in one oval and MAGNA in the other, one wheel (out of the 5) had 1967 in it.

They did 12 spoke ones (like you probably have) which google will reveal. I think these were in 4.5 to 5.5. The 8 spokes were from 5" to 6.5"

I loved them, but when I fitted S brakes....they looked bloody ridiculous.

[dinglem]

I was lucky enough to find a set of 7 of these in one go, so i had the pick of them to make the set of 4 to go on to the car, plus a spare. Two are still sat in my dad's garage.

All have one oval with JAP in it, then in the other ovals four are dated 1968, two 1967 and one just MAGNA.

I have seen the plain 12 spoke ones, but mine are the 8 spoke variety which i much prefer. I keep saying 'mine' but actually the car is going to be a surprise wedding present for my wife-to-be next month so i guess they aren't mine at all! I will measure them again to double check they aren't 5.5inch and revert. (This could explain why they just about fit under the arches! Perhaps i measured from outer rim to outer rim... )

They also did another style, which kind of also had 12 spokes but they are offset into groups of 3. I will attach a photo of my 13inch set (3 x 7.5 and 2 x 8inch) which illustrates this. None of mine have ribs on the back, not even the 8 inch ones.

I will also add a pic of the pair of centre caps i found scouring ebay a while ago... not seen any more of these yet but am still hunting!

[999 ORX]

Already posted some of these on my 'Introductions' thread, but here is the '60 Austin Seven I have been working on, complete with an original but refurbished set of 6x10 JAP's. Not so sure about the spinners shown earlier personally, but we have actually turned up our own flush-fitting centre caps and had some repro JAP centre stickers made using a pair of original JAP ones i managed to get hold of as a template. Not fitted them yet though.

That's a bony looking car! Well done! The wheels look great aswell. I can't figure Out how they dont stick further out on your car if they are 6 inch!? Im presuming there is no rubbing? They look to have a prety big dish! Id have said they were 5 inch from how far they protrude out..

I've had a few sets of jap wheels in fact I still have a set of 13 by 7(ish).. There are three different designs to my knowledge though! One looks very similar to the other and one is noticeably different..

[dinglem]

Thanks. I am really pleased with how it has turned out (hope she is too!)

The three styles should be covered above; 8 spoke, 12 spoke and then the 'alternatively spaced' 12 spoke ones like my 13inch set pictured above.

I have just spoken to my father and asked him to measure the spare rims that are sat in his garage. The car and the wheels have been hidden there for the past month since i collected it following paint... I have only driven those few miles in it (about 20 altogether) since the resto so haven't really checked for any rubbing. It might on full lock; all my Imps rub.

Just re-read the sales patter from the eBay auction from when i bought my Mini JAP's and it says:-

'They are all offset and measure 6 inches between the outside rims'.

I guess if that is from the very outsides then the width between the outer beading could be 5 1/2 inch perhaps? I was very unsure about fitting them as i was desperately hoping they wouldn't require arches to be fitted to the car; thankfully they have just the right dish for the look i was after without sticking out too far.

[999 ORX]

Thanks. I am really pleased with how it has turned out (hope she is too!)

The three styles should be covered above; 8 spoke, 12 spoke and then the 'alternatively spaced' 12 spoke ones like my 13inch set pictured above.

I have just spoken to my father and asked him to measure the spare rims that are sat in his garage. The car and the wheels have been hidden there for the past month since i collected it following paint... I have only driven those few miles in it (about 20 altogether) since the resto so haven't really checked for any rubbing. It might on full lock; all my Imps rub.

Just re-read the sales patter from the eBay auction from when i bought my Mini JAP's and it says:-

'They are all offset and measure 6 inches between the outside rims'.

I guess if that is from the very outsides then the width between the outer beading could be 5 1/2 inch perhaps? I was very unsure about fitting them as i was desperately hoping they wouldn't require arches to be fitted to the car; thankfully they have just the right dish for the look i was after without sticking out too far.

Yeh, you measure the width from the inside of the rim and not the outer! Either way they look great.. I noticed your stiletto is it? In the background.. Very smart! I saw a very similar one at a show in southport once? Are you a fellow lancastrian? so are you rims on your mini brand newies or refurbished ones? I think I've missed that somewhere!?