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Due to various reasons I was
unable to get my exact spec of car from Caterham that I
wanted. Also through knowledge gained from other 7 owners
plus my experiences in my previous 7 I also bought some
extras for my build some useful others purely cosmetic, this are detailed below.
Black Wheels
As mentioned elsewhere Caterham could not at the time of
my order supply my car with black wheels and polished rims.
I wanted this colour combination as my car was going to have
black details such as natural finish carbon fibre, black FIA
bar and the black pack (windscreen, headlamps, exhaust
protector), and I thought the black (versus silver) would
look good. By co-incidence someone was offering a bulk
ordering of pukka
superlight
wheels via BlatChat,
and so I placed my order and the wheels duly arrived around
1 month later, and they look fantastic.
(cost including VAT +
delivery aprox £270 for 4 wheels)

(Black Superlight Wheels with
Yokohama 032's fitted)
Tyres for the Wheels
Obviously I needed some rubber to go on the new black
superlites, I decided to go for the same tyres as to be
supplied with the kit, Yokohama A032s (185 * 60 *13).
The best deal around was
George Polley
who delivered them within 24 hours for free.
(cost including Vat was
aprox £240 for 4 tyres)
Tax Disc Holder
I was planning to get a carbon fibre tax disk holder,
however when I went to watch the British Superbikes at
Donnington Park courtesy of
Reve Red Bull Racing
I spotted a black anodised holder and I snapped one of these
up for £14. The holder comes with allen key and spacer
and can be order from OEM-UK

(Black Anodised Tax Disc
Holder)
Plastic Wing Bolts
Usually the rear wings are either riveted or bolted onto
the aluminium of the body. This is fine until you have
an accident where something or someone hits your wings and
then it can cause nasty damage to the aluminium (as well as
the wing). Using plastic bolts reduces the
chances of this damage as hopefully the plastic bolts break
first. Thanks go to Roy Booth on the
7's list for organising
a bulk buy.
Silicon Hoses (RED)
Due to Caterham being a bit daft I had to buy the
Silicon hoses separately, (it was cheaper than ordering them
with the kit!). Not only do these look great they also
are far easier to fit.

(Silicon
hoses (RED))
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