Type 44 6J 'aero' wheel liner

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:42 AM
Subject: Type 44 6J 'aero' wheel liner


> Just found the oddest thing on the front of a 1990 Type 44 tqw.  It's a
shaped rubber disc
> that fits inside the 6J aero wheel before it's mounted on the car.
>
> It doesn't look as if it was designed even for a five-lug wheel.  There
are no manufacturer's
> marks on it whatever.  It sits snugly inside the wheel when it's off the
car and blocks the
> ventilation holes completely.
>
> Anyone seen anything like this?

Yeah. You'll find a load of ads listing something like that in any of the
tuning/styling magazines in WH Smith. Supposed to stop brake dust getting
onto the rims. There were a couple of cases a few years ago where wheels on
Manta's cracked -  the finger of blame was pointed at the 'dust disks'
stopping the brakes from cooling.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine