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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

385.0. "Alloy Wheels" by SIEVAX::RWATSON (When the going gets weird... ) Tue Nov 08 1988 11:44

Well... I'm pretty annoyed. I knew it had to happen but I had been so careful
up till now. The problem ? My nice alloy wheels and my nice slick P7 tyres.
Great... look the business but rather prone to getting damaged by kerbs and 
things ( which I avoid like the plague ). Anyway, last night I was driving 
down a narrow lane and was forced off the road by an oncoming car. With an 
almighty "Bang !" my nearside wheels fell into a pot hole. Then, even over the 
stereo I could hear "Tssst Tssst Tssst !". Oh no... I stopped expecting to 
find a P7 with a gash right across the tread but nothing. The air only came 
out with the weight on certain points. As I was only a mile or two from home I 
drove gingerly home listening the the "Tsst Tsst" hoping it wouldn't stop and 
leave me running on the rim. Well... got home, whipped the wheel off and then 
the damage was apparent. The tyre was ok but the inner rim of the alloy was 
bent in enough to stop the tyre seating. 

I don't think the damage is THAT bad and I was wondering if anyone had heard 
of/knew of alloy wheel repairs ? I know that bike alloys can be repaired in 
certain cases, but what about small radius dents in car alloys ?

And the moral is... be VERY,VERY,VERY careful if you go below 50 profile 
tyres ! There's not a lot of rubber between the wheel and the road !

Ross

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
385.11	OZ alloy wheels	DUCK::SHALLOMA		`Fri Jul 26 1991 14:24`	10
	Hi, I need some information please,I am looking for some suppliers of OZ racing alloy wheels the wheel is called an "exclusive" Any Information would be welcome,does anyone know where OZ racing headquarters are based? Regards, Aron..
385.12	call the demon	COMICS::COOMBER	Endurance racers do it all night	`Fri Jul 26 1991 15:29`	6
	Demon Tweeks sell OZ Wheels. I've seem OZ wheels with sparco on them, does that suggest that it may be sparco that you need to talk to and not OZ. Garry
385.13	???Any more Info???	DUCK::SHALLOMA		`Fri Jul 26 1991 16:26`	8
	Re.12 Demon Tweeks:Have you got a number I can contact(do know where this Demon Tweeks is?) Cheers, Aron..
385.14		IOSG::FREER	Stephen	`Fri Jul 26 1991 16:38`	4
	Demon Tweeks number is: 0829 71002 or 70625.... they are near Chester S.
385.15	Source for Alloy Wheels	FUTURS::LONGWY::LEWIS		`Thu Jul 29 1993 18:19`	11
385.16	No JOY...	TRUCKS::BARRON		`Fri Jul 30 1993 19:52`	9
	Thanks Rob, Phoned Mitcham Wheels and Tyres...unfortunately they couldn't help. Cheers, Ben.
385.17	Alloys for a VW?	WSTENG::HICKMAN	Peter Hickman	`Wed Mar 02 1994 13:12`	6
	I'm thinking of replacing the wheels on my VW Golf Cabrio. However some distant memory of mine says there is something different or odd about VW wheels off-set? Is this true and if so what should I be looking out for when looking for the new wheels? Thanks in advance. Peter.
385.18	Flaky wheels?	BAHTAT::HILTON	Beer...now there's a temporary solution	`Wed Jun 28 1995 18:27`	9
	Following the saga of my Calibra wheels actually getting nicked I noticed last night that the brand new wheels are flaking around the rim. Needless to say they are being replaced under warranty, but has anyone else seen this kind of thing? Is it caused by something, or is it a fault in the wheel? Cheers, Greg
385.19		CBHVAX::CBH	Lager Lout	`Wed Jun 28 1995 19:43`	5
	I read about a similar thing that happened when some guy bought a used car from BMW. They denied responsibility, but I can't remember offhand what the outcome was... (or where the issue of `What Car' is) Chris.