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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2014, 11:59:12 pm »
A small drop was my next project. Just worried about the brake clearance.

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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2014, 12:07:23 am »
This might work:
Bring nasty looking wheels to council tip.
Sell tyres and Monzas.
Buy these http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,84270.0.html
Fit the correct tyres  :wink:
Lower a wee bit with good springs.

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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2014, 06:58:44 am »
Its the style of wheel vs standard height. Even a small drop wont improve things!


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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #18 on: August 28, 2014, 10:28:51 am »
The biggest problem is that the wheels are too small, the fact that they are splits emphasises this and makes the tyres look like balloons.

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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #19 on: August 28, 2014, 11:01:07 am »
Going to put the eagle f1's on my stock monzas hopefully they will look ok on them.

I was trying to stick with the tyre and wheel spec on my log book. Will fail the mot otherwise. Suppose i will have to keep the stock alloys for the mot and look for some 18's

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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #20 on: August 28, 2014, 11:42:41 am »
You wont fail an mot  :confused:


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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2014, 12:07:11 pm »
You will in Spain mate. The tyre spec is on the log book. You can pay about €300 to add a different spec wheel/tyre within their specifications. I doubt you can sun much of a stretch.

I've been wanting to get rid of the Chinese tyres that were on the car when i bought it. They are very noisy and not good in the wet. Hopefully the goodyears will be an improvement.

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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2014, 12:28:07 pm »
Ahhhhhh, sorry, thought you were uk based!


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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2014, 12:47:08 pm »
You don't see many modified cars here. Supposedly they mot is a PITA if you are modified.

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Re: Chose the wrong tyres? Please Help!
« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2014, 02:40:28 pm »
What happens when you put fancy wherls on your car without lowering it!!!