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Offline RedRobin

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #10 on: 17 December 2008, 23:54 »
get some pro +, always good in the glove box  :smiley:

....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?
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Offline bobbarley

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #11 on: 17 December 2008, 23:55 »
Pro Plus, I live on the stuff.


Offline Hurdy

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #12 on: 18 December 2008, 00:08 »
I must say I'm surprised Illyun. Respect for owning up though. I reckon spit and polish will be a fair bet for a repair, but it won't be cheap! :shocked: Is the alloy just dented or is there any cracking. If it is cracked you'd be better off with a new one.
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Offline 2007GTI

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #13 on: 18 December 2008, 00:13 »
firstly, its just a wheel, no big deal, everyone is right, you could of hurt someone.

anyway, if you hit it that hard its probably too damaged to be repaired, buy a new one.   :laugh:
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Offline Jimp

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #14 on: 18 December 2008, 00:26 »
I think you would probably be best off with a new wheel.
Good to hear that nobody was hurt though! :smiley:
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Offline illyun

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #15 on: 18 December 2008, 00:58 »
Pro Plus, I live on the stuff.



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Offline BobbyT

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #16 on: 18 December 2008, 03:54 »
get some pro +, always good in the glove box  :smiley:

....WTF is "pro +"? A drug?

dude you need to get out more  :grin:  :wink:

god if this was the best drug i could get my hands on i would be p*ssed off with life  :grin:  :tongue:
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Offline brian g

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #17 on: 18 December 2008, 07:00 »
silly boy, you could have blamed the wife :tongue:

I have the same alloys as you (black CH with red lip), they are a custom job and not the same as the current CH black edition, the new ones have small holes in the middle in between the bolt holes, have a look at an advert and you'll see what I mean

It means you might be able to source a single older one and get it painted black and then a red lip painted on

the red on mine started to fade to a pinky colour and pretty sure yours will do the same
I rubbed the lip of mine down to the alloy and then laquered the lip, so they look more like the newer ones now, I also tried painting one all black but prefered the siver lip

Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #18 on: 18 December 2008, 08:49 »
I must say I'm surprised Illyun. Respect for owning up though. I reckon spit and polish will be a fair bet for a repair, but it won't be cheap! :shocked: Is the alloy just dented or is there any cracking. If it is cracked you'd be better off with a new one.
............also get the tracking checked.Last winter i hit a patch of black ice & the front near side alloy  hit the curb  :angry: at a very slow speed & the tracking was knocked out so i would get that looked at.  :wink:
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Offline RobGTI

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Re: Disaster
« Reply #19 on: 18 December 2008, 09:46 »
:embarassed: thing is I can't even recall falling asleep.



I'm sure you'll now be taking greater care in future. Respect for owning up and posting about it!

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Respect for owning up. I don't think so it seems from reading this the OPs main concern was getting his alloy fixed. Respect would come from posting a warning about drving while tired and not moaning about a busted wheel.
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