My Rota GRA (Tarmac 2) 18" Alloys in Steel Grey..... dial up beware !! lol
15 October 2005, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by CyprusScooby
Had to buy a set of 2nd Subaru gold wheels to get me mobile again in the meen time!
15 October 2005, 12:45 PM
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I've just seen the first post on this page.
Your car and those wheels look amazing. They really do
I'd just like to point out one area of really big concern to me
Your tyres are not wide enough to fully protect your new rims 
I purchased a set of rims and tyres for a Pug a few years back. The tyres also left the rims exposed, and although I did not kerb them, the rims started to chip. Little stones etc may strike the outer part of your rim.
If you fit a tyre with a rim protector (eg F1 GSD3) then even though the tyre is supposedly the same width as the ones you have, the sidewall really fully protects your rims. It made a really huge difference to my old car.
Just something to consider anyway
Your car and those wheels look amazing. They really do
I'd just like to point out one area of really big concern to me
Your tyres are not wide enough to fully protect your new rims I purchased a set of rims and tyres for a Pug a few years back. The tyres also left the rims exposed, and although I did not kerb them, the rims started to chip. Little stones etc may strike the outer part of your rim.
If you fit a tyre with a rim protector (eg F1 GSD3) then even though the tyre is supposedly the same width as the ones you have, the sidewall really fully protects your rims. It made a really huge difference to my old car.
Just something to consider anyway
15 October 2005, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Scooby Sport
That is probably just as well... when you ship it back over put the gold wheels on you don't want any damage in transit.
15 October 2005, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Luminous
I've just seen the first post on this page.
Your car and those wheels look amazing. They really do
I'd just like to point out one area of really big concern to me Your tyres are not wide enough to fully protect your new rims
I purchased a set of rims and tyres for a Pug a few years back. The tyres also left the rims exposed, and although I did not kerb them, the rims started to chip. Little stones etc may strike the outer part of your rim.
If you fit a tyre with a rim protector (eg F1 GSD3) then even though the tyre is supposedly the same width as the ones you have, the sidewall really fully protects your rims. It made a really huge difference to my old car.
Just something to consider anyway
Your car and those wheels look amazing. They really do
I'd just like to point out one area of really big concern to me
Your tyres are not wide enough to fully protect your new rims I purchased a set of rims and tyres for a Pug a few years back. The tyres also left the rims exposed, and although I did not kerb them, the rims started to chip. Little stones etc may strike the outer part of your rim.
If you fit a tyre with a rim protector (eg F1 GSD3) then even though the tyre is supposedly the same width as the ones you have, the sidewall really fully protects your rims. It made a really huge difference to my old car.
Just something to consider anyway
You can't quite make it out on my original picture but I do have a few more that show the tyre curve slightly clearer.
When you look down the car the alloy does not protrude out from the tyre wall I'm pleased to say. I have a set of splash guards that I'm having colour coded so that should help protect the sides of my doors also.
Simon
15 October 2005, 07:10 PM
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Yes, from those new photos I think you are just about covered from normal road grit
I was looking around for the photos of my wheels, turns out that I have deleted them
The difference was staggering between by Kumo and GSD3 tyres. Yours are somewhere in the middle. The GSD3s were about a whole inch wider on the tyre shoulders
Here's hoping that everything stays just as nice as it is now
I was looking around for the photos of my wheels, turns out that I have deleted them
The difference was staggering between by Kumo and GSD3 tyres. Yours are somewhere in the middle. The GSD3s were about a whole inch wider on the tyre shoulders Here's hoping that everything stays just as nice as it is now
15 October 2005, 07:59 PM
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19 October 2005, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by matscooby
Si,
Do you know if the size 225x40x18 will fit a classic
Do you know if the size 225x40x18 will fit a classic
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19 October 2005, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by matscooby
Well thats a bugger, I've seen a nice set of Speedline wheels in Silver with new 225x40x18 tyres forsale at a good price.
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19 October 2005, 09:18 PM
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They are the Turini's and I will probably buy them.
£89.50 for Toyo from Mytyres.net
£89.50 for Toyo from Mytyres.net
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22 October 2005, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Carl Davey
Car's coming on Simon. Looking good. 
As you see the springs work well thanks for your help on those
It's a shame not to see your white one still not adorning the boards
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