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A lesson learnt!
Bad news! We (as in the Legacy forum) had a tunnel run in London last night. I had a puncture, took the wheel off and find three cracks inside the rim!
They are less than a year old (the rims that is), so i'm going be buying a new set of 18s plus tyres. Last time i bought a cheapo set off ebay. Never again! Considering like most Impreza drivers i tend to push on a little come the twisties the consequences of a rim shattering doesn't bare thinking about. http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...B/DSCN0701.jpg |
Jeez mate, how lucky for you to have that puncture:eek:
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Sorry to hear the bad news maybe the puncture was a blessing in disguise?
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You know what i thought the exact same thing! I'm so glad i've had it now. The pics of the other two cracks didn't come out clear. Unfortunately i drove back from London on a space saver averaging 47mph all the way back to Birmingham. On the plus side i used less than a quarter tank of fuel. |
Originally Posted by Shaid
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You know what i thought the exact same thing! I'm so glad i've had it now. The pics of the other two cracks didn't come out clear. Unfortunately i drove back from London on a space saver averaging 47mph all the way back to Birmingham. On the plus side i used less than a quarter tank of fuel. |
Ah mate that's proper scary! It's not like it's a hairline crack either is it! What make of rim were they? You decided what you're replacing them with? :)
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Lucky escape,to say the least!I had the same thing happen on a set of pff7 copies,that I bought privately on flea bay.
Was washing them and noticed a crack from the front to the back of one of the spokes-straight throught and you could see the space in between:eek: I hadn't hit a kerb or a pothole,so I don't know what went wrong...When you think back about what could easily have happened-gives me a shiver! Me- always looking for a good deal,You get what you pay for,I suppose:D |
Originally Posted by Tom87
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Ah mate that's proper scary! It's not like it's a hairline crack either is it! What make of rim were they? You decided what you're replacing them with? :)
I'm going to replace them with these babies... (not sure which ones yet though) Option 1 http://www.buddyclubuk.com/Products_.../p1sf_wtbg.jpg Option 2 http://www.buddyclubuk.com/Products_.../p1sf_gmbg.jpg Option 3 http://www.buddyclubuk.com/Products_...SF1770-1WR.jpg |
Gonna have to be the White buddy clubs Shaid! :)
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Originally Posted by Tom87
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Gonna have to be the White buddy clubs Shaid! :)
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