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Author Topic: Keano's Edition 30- Update time ;)  (Read 211819 times)

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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #375 on: July 01, 2012, 10:32:23 pm »
Noooooo  :scared:

Was your mechanic called JoesGti???  :wink:

Oh well, I suppose you can look back at it knowing that it could have been a LOT worse mate  :surprised: :driver:



Time for a new mechanic mate.

Serious Stuff, are wheel bolts.

Glad you are here to tell the tale.  :happy2:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #376 on: July 01, 2012, 10:33:37 pm »
Thanks mate! Yeah could have been a messy situation.

Moving forward.....

5mm spacers AND suitable bolts. Will they be okay?  :drinking:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #377 on: July 01, 2012, 10:50:13 pm »




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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #378 on: July 01, 2012, 10:51:54 pm »
If you aint rubbin.... you aint dubbin  :signLOL:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #379 on: July 01, 2012, 10:52:40 pm »
That's literally the first thing I thought when I saw it haha!  :evilgrin:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #380 on: July 01, 2012, 10:55:11 pm »
bloody hell you was lucky Nick
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #381 on: July 01, 2012, 11:05:38 pm »
they wobble bolts  :signLOL:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #382 on: July 01, 2012, 11:06:24 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on July 01, 2012, 11:05:38 pm
they wobble bolts  :signLOL:
no just wheels :grin:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #383 on: July 01, 2012, 11:09:24 pm »
Yeah special edition wobble bolts  :innocent: They're for sale if you want them.

Anyone have any ideas/ recommendations for 5mm spacers?
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #384 on: July 02, 2012, 11:08:38 am »
lucky there Keano! could have been an expensive jobby that! thankfully you werent giving it some round a corner!  :driver:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #385 on: July 02, 2012, 11:48:11 am »
 :surprised: Fairly nasty fella! The "What if's?" roll through your mind afterwards...

I had exactly the same thing at around 50mph on a major A road where the front left sheered off. Fortunately, the road was straight and my brake disc acted as a super anchor  :wink:  :ashamed:

Turned out I'd bought the wrong bolt type and the donuts at my local tyre factor hadn't pointed this out nor noticed that the bolts were constantly loose either. It was my first car and the first set of Oz Super Turismos I'd fitted - my first ever mod in fact, I learnt the soft way too thank goodness  :stupid:    :grin:
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #386 on: July 02, 2012, 06:49:26 pm »
ouch. has it not damaged the wing too?

Lucky it wasnt at speed!
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #387 on: July 02, 2012, 07:13:27 pm »
I had a front wheel come off before, I was doing around 20-30mph, i heard a big and saw my wheel fly 20 feet in the air and shoot passed me, i could stop straight away and my disc cut a line in the tarmac.  The front wing was dented and I had to change all the brake bits on that side.  Was a bloody nightmare, i had to get the car picked up and i was stuck in the middle of a very busy road in South London.

You got lucky!!!
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #388 on: July 02, 2012, 08:10:21 pm »
Bad luck, Nick...

Hubcentric spacers are the only way to go, check out the Forge site...
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Re: Keano's Edition 30- New Wheels! ;)
« Reply #389 on: July 02, 2012, 11:01:56 pm »
Bought these little fruitloops from Germany. Should be here Thursday according to FedEx.

Engineered for the mk5 with a 57.1 bore and 5x112 pcd. Hopefully wont be made of oats and wheat. (cheereo's so goooood to eat)  :jumpmove:



Currently having the new hubs fitted at a DIFFERENT mechanic. New front bolts also on the way  :party:
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