Is it worth buying a spare 17" alloy wheel??
05 September 2003, 08:09 PM
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I'm looking at buying a set of 4 17" Speedline Turinis to go over my new 4 pot Brembo brakes. Should I splash out the extra money and get an extra wheel in case I have puncture, cos I know the 15" spare wheel will not fit over these brakes, or should I rely on a can or 2 of tyre weld-type foam? Will a 17" wheel even fit in the boot!!
06 September 2003, 10:21 AM
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IIRC people have done this and put some extra padding/foam in the boot to allow for the raised alloy in the boot.
I still have the space saver in my boot, if i get a puncture on the front i'll change it for one on the rear and then put the space saver on the back - pain in the 4rse i know, but if you have a spare 17" alloy, chances are the tyre on it will be directional anyway.
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I still have the space saver in my boot, if i get a puncture on the front i'll change it for one on the rear and then put the space saver on the back - pain in the 4rse i know, but if you have a spare 17" alloy, chances are the tyre on it will be directional anyway.
chris
Thanks for saving me £250 - maybe now I can justify 18s......
06 September 2003, 05:53 PM
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The money I saved not buying a 5th alloy was certainly put to good use this afternoon - my scooby now has a tasty set of 18" gold OZ Prodrive wheels with Toyo tyres for a VERY reasonable price from Wheelbase in Oldham 
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08 September 2003, 04:00 PM
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sorry forgot to mention
My car is an MY98, which came with 2 pots as standard. i now have 4 pots.
the space saver in the boot doesnt fit over the 4 pots (it's for MY98 2 pots), hence why i have to swop around
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My car is an MY98, which came with 2 pots as standard. i now have 4 pots.
the space saver in the boot doesnt fit over the 4 pots (it's for MY98 2 pots), hence why i have to swop around
chris
08 September 2003, 05:17 PM
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>>> do i get a commission then ?
Chris, I'd offer you a discount off my old Prodrive/Speedline Chrono's but as they won't fit over 4 pots (which is why I changed them) I doubt you'd be interested!
Chris, I'd offer you a discount off my old Prodrive/Speedline Chrono's but as they won't fit over 4 pots (which is why I changed them) I doubt you'd be interested!
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