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    I was watching Flea Market Flip. These contestants found a pair of old T/C wheel pants for $125 at a flea market! They converted them into a coffee table. I found myself drooling and cringing at the same time.They had original red and ivory paint with the stainless dividing strip.

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    Yea, I saw that. They turned a potentially $1000 set of pants they bought for cheap into a useless cheap coffee table. People just don't bother to check anything any more.

    Hank

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    • #3
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      Yea, I saw that. They turned a potentially $1000 set of pants they bought for cheap into a useless cheap coffee table. People just don't bother to check anything any more.

      Hank

      The only thing I would have even considered doing close to this was to make a stand under the coffee table top to STORE the pants. Now THAT could have been kind of cool, especially of the edge of the coffee table was also the storage rack for extra props. ;-)

      Taste may vary.

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      • #4
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        The only problem is getting someone to pay $1000 for them. Most people want something for nothing.
        Dennis Keels Foundation #400

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        • #5
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          Dennis you do have a point.
          Marvin Post TF 519

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          • #6
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            It is difficult to pay $1000 when the planes are relatively depressed in value. Some are higher, some are lower, but say 1/20th the value of your airplane you will not get back out is a lot of money.
            Cheers,
            Marty


            TF #596
            1946 BC-12D N95258
            Former owner of:
            1946 BC-12D/N95275
            1943 L-2B/N3113S

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            • #7
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              If that's the case then why worry about the factory making parts the price would be to high. They have to make money to keep the lights on.
              Dennis Keels Foundation #400

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              • #8
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                Parts to keep the airplanes operating are important and needed.

                Wheel pants are decoration, cool decoration but still just decoration. I would be the first to pay a chunk of change for nice, original wheel pants. However, I have my limits.
                Cheers,
                Marty


                TF #596
                1946 BC-12D N95258
                Former owner of:
                1946 BC-12D/N95275
                1943 L-2B/N3113S

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                  We do it because we have an irrational love for the mark. We KNOW we will never see our money again. We don't care. We love them. Why else put a $1000 compass in? Pay a kings ransom to overhaul the instruments? Pay more for a wreck and restoration than we could get by parting the wreck out? Hold the papers for a totaled plane in the hope of finding a fuselage someday so we can bring back a friends plane. Don't look for rational. When you WANT wheel pants, you will BUY wheel pants.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Vintage wheel Pants on TV

                    Originally posted by Hank Jarrett View Post
                    We do it because we have an irrational love for the mark. We KNOW we will never see our money again. We don't care. We love them. Why else put a $1000 compass in? Pay a kings ransom to overhaul the instruments? Pay more for a wreck and restoration than we could get by parting the wreck out? Hold the papers for a totaled plane in the hope of finding a fuselage someday so we can bring back a friends plane. Don't look for rational. When you WANT wheel pants, you will BUY wheel pants.
                    Hi Hank,

                    You are making me laugh at myself.

                    Its all true!

                    And it seems to apply to all of my hobbies (luckily I have only 3).

                    Dave

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                    • #11
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                      I don't know about you guys, but I for one have always been completely rational and practical when it comes to my airplanes...

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                      • #12
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                        Do you know how uncomfortable it is to bring a whole swallow of tea back up through your nose? Now my keyboard AND my shirt are a mess!

                        Hank

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                        • #13
                          Re: Vintage wheel Pants on TV

                          Originally posted by M Towsley View Post
                          Parts to keep the airplanes operating are important and needed.

                          Wheel pants are decoration, cool decoration but still just decoration. I would be the first to pay a chunk of change for nice, original wheel pants. However, I have my limits.
                          That's not been my experience at all. Having had to fly light sport the past 12 years, I've owned a champ and two t crafts. All were award winners and all had wheel pants. I flew them mainly off grass strips. If you've flown off grass to a large extent you know how much work wheel pants save in not having to clean mud-dirt , wet grass, etc. off the bottoms of the wings, sides of the airplane etc. they are easy to flush out with a hose and look very nice to boot. Mine were not original but rather fibre glass and very well made. They came with each airplane and vastly improve the looks of the plane. ( Wiley Post liked them a lot too!

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                          • #14
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                            You are missing the point. Did you pay $1000 for your wheel pants on each of those aircraft?

                            If you need parts to keep the airplane flying you will probably spend the money on needed parts, not unneeded bling.

                            I have flown off of countless grass strips and never needed to hose my plane off. Parts are more important than $1000 wheel pants to keep a little grass off.
                            Last edited by M Towsley; 02-02-2015, 06:24.
                            Cheers,
                            Marty


                            TF #596
                            1946 BC-12D N95258
                            Former owner of:
                            1946 BC-12D/N95275
                            1943 L-2B/N3113S

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