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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:04:15 -0700
From: "Douglas Swank" <dswanknopsamlwebSPAM.com>
Subject: Re: 'Teardrop' wheel cover question. . . . .


Johan LAUWERS <lauwers.sablonnopsam.be> wrote: > > How do they look ? Teardrop ? > "Teardrop" is a popular nickname for the 15 spoke Saab wheels that were most common on stock 900s and 9000s during the '80's. They were available as alloys (15"x5.5" and 15"x6") or as wheel covers for steel wheels. They are so named because the pattern formed between the spokes looks somewhat like a teardrop shape, depending on the viewing angle. Personally, I find that the wheels look nice only when freshly cleaned and are a pain to scrub the brake dust from. Not only that but they look ultra-generic (again, IMO) and I have developed an irrational dislike of them. For that, I replaced my '86 9000T "teardrops" with the 3-spoke asymmetrical wheels from a CSE and the '89 9000CD has cross-spokes from a 9000CD Griffin. -Doug

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