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New rims
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:44 am
by SteB
i finally relented to the wide 13s craze...
and yes, i know its rusty, and i know its an MOT failure !!!
btw, i need 2x -60mm lowering springs for a mk1/2/3 polo, can anyone help me?
Steve
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:23 pm
by D4V1D
side on pics!
side on pics!
side on pics!
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:35 am
by Karl_CLCoupe
I think you could get away with that come MOT time!
Looking carefully at the picture, the actualy tread of the tyre is in line with the lip of the wheel arch. Would be very marginal though
Looking really well that! Makes me wish I could afford to run a few cars, as I would have myself a Mark1.
Karl.
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:42 am
by carmadaaron
looks wicked man !!
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:10 pm
by SteB
Ive pondered the tread being in/out of the arch for ages, still couldnt say if it'd fail, but to be fair, the lip of the wheel is like 1" out - so i'd be surprised if it passed !!
as for side on pics, well, that'll have to wait a bit - until VW Festival this sunday maybe !
Glad you like it chaps.
Steve
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:34 pm
by GroovyCarrot
Might pass if the tester was having a good day.. it'd only need a very slight flaire to make sure it got through though. Going to look pretty damn sweet
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:31 pm
by VF_Marshall
SteB: What size are the new wheels (they look like 7 x 13???) My Derby is on 7 x 13 RSL's, and i seem to have a bit less tyre and rim sticking out than that.
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:09 pm
by SteB
8x13s all round
and I get funny looks for it!
the extra width is really emphasised by the fact that theyre quite low offset - i thought they were 25, but i think after a half-arsed effort at measuring it, its more like 12.
The arches may get played with when i can finally afford to do the bodywork and paint... long time yet tho
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:28 pm
by Karl_CLCoupe
If it does get painted, stick with what you've got now, love the retro stripes and that red is gorgeous. Certainly be a colour I would consider having for a respray.
Karl.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:36 pm
by VF_Marshall
Wheels look good to me, how bad was the MOT failure? Hopefully nothing too serious. Looks like you might need some serious arch mods to cover that lot!
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:18 pm
by SteB
Hasnt been MOT'd yet, thats sometime in the next couple of months- ive just been using it to tootle to work in this fine weather we've been having, and them im off to VW Festival at Harewood in it
come MOT time, it'll be back on the 13x5.5 ally cats !!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:01 pm
by SteB
and again at VW Festival today...
what a cracker of a show !!
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:34 pm
by Karl_CLCoupe
Absolutely love it
Karl.
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:42 pm
by GroovyCarrot
I love that car
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:35 pm
by Tahrey1043
Bloody hell, YES... Don't touch it again, unless it's to add chrome!
though it has a slight flavour of a mk1 fiesta XRi (shh! keep yer voice down) ... which isnt a bad thing lol
hang on, did you reverse one of those pics, or did the mk1s have a fuel filler on both sides?