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VeeDubGTI16v
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owners of split rims
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18 November 2004, 19:12 »
....have you taken your wheels off for winter yet
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Veedubgt18v
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Re: owners of splitties
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18 November 2004, 22:20 »
i thought you meant splitty bugs and buses :-[
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VeeDubGTI16v
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19 November 2004, 00:32 »
oops
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Gambit
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Re: owners of split rims
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19 November 2004, 13:23 »
mine were taken off about a month ago and sent to be refurbed
(hence the sig)
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...joe
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Re: owners of split rims
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19 November 2004, 19:48 »
yeah i took mine off a while ago, they needed a good clean anyway so its sitting on old rallye sebrings for the sh!tty months!
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VeeDubGTI16v
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21 November 2004, 22:31 »
put the old wheels back on, with the budget sh!t tyres on with the 60 profile, dont feel half as stable, and one of thems seriously unbalanced :'( bah you cand drive quick in the winter anyway
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Blue MK2
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21 November 2004, 23:11 »
out of interest. how bad do splits come out in winter?
do they mess up big time? after some myself thas all
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VeeDubGTI16v
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22 November 2004, 10:40 »
not sure how bad, but i can see the salt trying to get in the 'split', i got bare allu rims too so the salt will proper attack that
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Fielder5757
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22 November 2004, 14:15 »
If water gets under there and freezes it will expand, Snapping the lip of the rim
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topher
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Re: owners of split rims
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22 November 2004, 14:54 »
Quote from: Fielder on 22 November 2004, 14:15
If water gets under there and freezes it will expand, Snapping the lip of the rim
that'll only happen if they aren't water-tight, and if they aren't water tight,then they aren't air tight. if they aren't air tight.. best buy some run-flat tyres
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