russell hayward
20 September 2004, 20:07
As new condition, fitted with Continental Sport Contact 2 N2.
Approx 1,000 miles use, all wheels unmarked and wheels/tyres as new.
Pics to follow.
£1,400 for a new set, so sensible offers please, buyer to collect.
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/uk/en/continental/automobile/themes/car_tyres/high_performance/conti_sport_contact_2/sportcontact2_en.html
Blurb :
The Speedline Turini is a lightweight yet incredibly strong 11 spoke, 1 piece flow-formed aluminium wheel available in silver or gold.
Offset is ET48 and 8x18" size (New Age Impreza only & STI7/8)
The high-tech flow-forming process is based on a different concept to normal casting: starting from a cast flange, with a very thick internal lip (about 3 cm) and a narrow rim width, it is possible to produce a complete wheel through heat spreading material on the rims.
This produces a wheel with extraordinary mechanical characteristics combined with very thin rim thickness, in turn allowing very strong yet lightweight wheels.
A flow-formed rim has an average thickness of 2,7 mm against 4,5 mm of a normal cast wheel: an 18" wheel, for example, represents a weight saving of around one kilo, a great benefit in un-sprung weight reduction.
The flow-formed wheel is lighter than a normal aluminium wheel but also has better mechanical characteristics (resistance, elasticity, longevity): these extraordinary features are obtained by a particularly compact crystalline structure of the metallic alloy, similar in structure to "wood fibres
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels001.jpg
Approx 1,000 miles use, all wheels unmarked and wheels/tyres as new.
Pics to follow.
£1,400 for a new set, so sensible offers please, buyer to collect.
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/uk/en/continental/automobile/themes/car_tyres/high_performance/conti_sport_contact_2/sportcontact2_en.html
Blurb :
The Speedline Turini is a lightweight yet incredibly strong 11 spoke, 1 piece flow-formed aluminium wheel available in silver or gold.
Offset is ET48 and 8x18" size (New Age Impreza only & STI7/8)
The high-tech flow-forming process is based on a different concept to normal casting: starting from a cast flange, with a very thick internal lip (about 3 cm) and a narrow rim width, it is possible to produce a complete wheel through heat spreading material on the rims.
This produces a wheel with extraordinary mechanical characteristics combined with very thin rim thickness, in turn allowing very strong yet lightweight wheels.
A flow-formed rim has an average thickness of 2,7 mm against 4,5 mm of a normal cast wheel: an 18" wheel, for example, represents a weight saving of around one kilo, a great benefit in un-sprung weight reduction.
The flow-formed wheel is lighter than a normal aluminium wheel but also has better mechanical characteristics (resistance, elasticity, longevity): these extraordinary features are obtained by a particularly compact crystalline structure of the metallic alloy, similar in structure to "wood fibres
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/elo2@btinternet.com/wheels001.jpg