Originally Posted by Lordofthewings
Originally Posted by verysideways
[quote=NickCW] Magnesium wheels are just not a good idea for a road car.

Maybe I don't know enough about wheels, but (apart from needing a lot of polishing) I had no isues with Slotmags on my TVR
https://jalopnik.com/vintage-slot-mag-wheels-are-ubiquitous-for-a-reason-1821676879

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They aren't magnesium.
The original racing slot mags were a magnesium and aluminium alloy, but this wasn't robust enough for a road wheel so various manufacturers who made this design of wheel (known as a slot mag) made them from aluminium.
Yours on the TVR are aluminium, hence needing lots of polishing.

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