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Offline bondy

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quick question for the wheel guru's
« on: July 09, 2010, 04:51:02 pm »
Ive seen a set of 18" BBS CH reps (i know i know why bother buying reps..........etc) and they are 5 x 112 et 45. Will these fit ok even when i get round to lowering it. I dont know what et i should be running?

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: quick question for the wheel guru's
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2010, 05:20:40 pm »
what width? I would assume 8" most reps are, they will fit fine and fill the arches much better :happy2:

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Re: quick question for the wheel guru's
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2010, 10:05:23 pm »
Yes they are 8" wide, so i wont have any dramas if i come to lower it later on? Just to confirm....lol

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Re: quick question for the wheel guru's
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2010, 10:13:44 pm »
you may have to remove the screw and tuck the front wheel arch liner depending how low you go, but no major dramas :happy2:

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Re: quick question for the wheel guru's
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2010, 10:21:07 pm »
Thanks, looks like ill be buying some new rims now then. :happy2:

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Re: quick question for the wheel guru's
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2010, 06:21:18 pm »
As said by the guys above, no issue with fitting 8" wide wheels with ET45.  I had some 8.5" ET45 rims on my old MK5 and it was seriously slammed - no rubbing etc.