One wheel on my wagon - or rather off!
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One wheel on my wagon - or rather off!
Bought a used set of new age alloys of a sn member to go on my classic STi wagon, so along with a set of used GSD3's which I had fitted today went out test driving, as one does.
Driving down a favorite bit of twisty I opened her up, had a couple of seconds warning and then...
So my question is - WTF's gone wrong?
Driving down a favorite bit of twisty I opened her up, had a couple of seconds warning and then...
So my question is - WTF's gone wrong?
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presumably its previously had an accident impact and has eventually stressed the spokes enough to part company.................
hope your OK apart from the wheel.................
alyn
hope your OK apart from the wheel.................
alyn
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Powder coated ? Some people burn the old paint off.
Aluminium needs careful treatment if subject to heating, such as welding on melting plastic onto it.
Two club members had this happen, BUT you have been unlucky as STD. Subaru alloys are pretty tough, ( heavy ), it's cheap alloys that usually fail.
All IMHO.
dunx
P.S. Take it you and the car are mostly O.K. ?
Aluminium needs careful treatment if subject to heating, such as welding on melting plastic onto it.
Two club members had this happen, BUT you have been unlucky as STD. Subaru alloys are pretty tough, ( heavy ), it's cheap alloys that usually fail.
All IMHO.
dunx
P.S. Take it you and the car are mostly O.K. ?
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Literally fitted them 3 hours and 10 miles earlier... yes, powder coated but no visual signs of damage anywhere.
wing has been damaged. Wheel and tyre have bent the edge of it. And as it took 1/3 mile to stop (wasn't doing any more than the prescribed 60mph limit...) the brake disc has been damaged as has the bottom suspension arm
wing has been damaged. Wheel and tyre have bent the edge of it. And as it took 1/3 mile to stop (wasn't doing any more than the prescribed 60mph limit...) the brake disc has been damaged as has the bottom suspension arm
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The wheels seemed extremely lightweight compared to one or two others I've picked up. Namely 17" Rota GRA's. Is it just because the Rota's are a 'budget' wheel the seemed more than twice the weight? Or the weight of the broken one has anything to do with the breakage, I don't know?
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Hi Nigel.
I'm still shocked and unsure of what to say. Just glad that your ok.
Obviously I wouldn't have sold you the wheels if I thought there was any damage to them, and wouldn't have taken the 4hr drive to drop them off personally.
Reading some of the things above, I certainly won't be getting wheels powder coating any more.
Dunx - in one of the links above you said that you know of a powder coaters where a few people have had problems ( or something like ). Please can you confirm where it is? Pm if you like.
Chris.
I'm still shocked and unsure of what to say. Just glad that your ok.
Obviously I wouldn't have sold you the wheels if I thought there was any damage to them, and wouldn't have taken the 4hr drive to drop them off personally.
Reading some of the things above, I certainly won't be getting wheels powder coating any more.
Dunx - in one of the links above you said that you know of a powder coaters where a few people have had problems ( or something like ). Please can you confirm where it is? Pm if you like.
Chris.
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Jesus H. Christ, I won't be going anywhere NEAR powder coaters premises with ANYTHING alloy after reading this thread (and associated links).
Hell in a flipping hand-basket...
Hell in a flipping hand-basket...
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