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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11690 on: 18 September 2021, 21:34 »
Have to agree...

Hopefully I'll be driving mine until they stop selling petrol  :smiley:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11691 on: 18 September 2021, 22:39 »

A mate said to me the other day that he doesn't understand people that have nice cars and don't drive them. It's like having a fit wife and not sh*gging her. All you're doing is keeping her tight for the next bloke.

Was he concerned that your poor Okie only ever reaches operating temperature when it goes for MOT or has he got designs on your missus?  :whistle:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11692 on: 18 September 2021, 22:41 »
Tried to fit some new headlight bulbs and failed so have her a late evening bath instead




The Oryx looks great in that light.
Those Reifnitz sit well in the arches too
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11693 on: 18 September 2021, 22:57 »
Tried to fit some new headlight bulbs and failed so have her a late evening bath instead




The Oryx looks great in that light.
Those Reifnitz sit well in the arches too

It truly is a lovely colour, my favourite for sure!

Yeah sometimes I wonder if they're just a tad too far out though? Maybe just a few mm
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11694 on: 18 September 2021, 23:03 »

Yeah sometimes I wonder if they're just a tad too far out though? Maybe just a few mm

Are you running spacers?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11695 on: 18 September 2021, 23:05 »

Yeah sometimes I wonder if they're just a tad too far out though? Maybe just a few mm

Are you running spacers?

Yeah 12mm front 15mm rear I believe
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11696 on: 18 September 2021, 23:11 »
Those are ideal specs for 7.5J wheels but maybe a tad much for 8” depending on offset.

On an 8” wide wheel personally I’d want around ET35 to 38 rear and ET42 ish front
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11697 on: 18 September 2021, 23:17 »
Those are ideal specs for 7.5J wheels but maybe a tad much for 8” depending on offset.

On an 8” wide wheel personally I’d want around ET35 to 38 rear and ET42 ish front

They're just a tiny bit too proud for my liking but, they'll have to do for now not sure I want to invest in another side of wheels or spacers just yet
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11698 on: 18 September 2021, 23:43 »
Yeah, they look fine as they are, so long as they don’t catch then all is good
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #11699 on: 19 September 2021, 10:55 »
I have to agree with oryx3dr, for me personally,  I think they do sit a bit too proud.

Could you not get the spacers machined down in thickness by a local engineering firm??
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