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Offline Manu_R32

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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #10 on: 02 January 2008, 11:18 »
lol...ur lucky nothing serious happened to your mum....any news about VW and what they have said about the wheel?
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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #11 on: 03 January 2008, 15:47 »
R32 wheels are subject to damage because of their design, the spokes being so far offset to the outer edge means there's very little support to the inner edge of the rim, another wheel that suffers in the same way is the Audi seven spoke design.
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Offline R32UK

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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #12 on: 03 January 2008, 19:24 »
Quote from: Creepy Coupe on 03 January 2008, 15:47
R32 wheels are subject to damage because of their design, the spokes being so far offset to the outer edge means there's very little support to the inner edge of the rim, another wheel that suffers in the same way is the Audi seven spoke design.
Is that what your saying?? or what VW are saying?? :huh:
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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #13 on: 03 January 2008, 21:47 »
No reply as yet  :sad:
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Offline Creepy Coupe

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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #14 on: 04 January 2008, 08:19 »
Quote from: R32UK on 03 January 2008, 19:24
Quote from: Creepy Coupe on 03 January 2008, 15:47
R32 wheels are subject to damage because of their design, the spokes being so far offset to the outer edge means there's very little support to the inner edge of the rim, another wheel that suffers in the same way is the Audi seven spoke design.
Is that what your saying?? or what VW are saying?? :huh:

Not from VW Doc, but just a statement from a engineering point of view, wheel designed in such a way as the R32 and many model FWD car for that matter, where all their support is at maximum offset is always going to have inherent weaknesses compared to a wheel which has spokes (support) along or closer to the hub centre line.
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Offline Rog

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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #15 on: 04 January 2008, 13:53 »
Look on the bright side Doc, your mate shouldn't have to fork out £400 for road tax this year as he's only driving a three wheeler! :smiley:
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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #16 on: 09 January 2008, 17:13 »
Very good  :wink:

VW just told me to PO  :cry:
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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #17 on: 09 January 2008, 19:24 »
Quote from: The Doc on 09 January 2008, 17:13
Very good  :wink:

VW just told me to PO  :cry:

What was their reasoning?
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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #18 on: 09 January 2008, 20:05 »
Quote from: The Doc on 09 January 2008, 17:13
Very good  :wink:

VW just told me to PO  :cry:
I would have done it right over the sales persons leg that sold you the car!!! Tell him to sort it or he is going to become very unpopular, very quickly!

Its the least he can do since he's the one who made a packet when he sold it to you. :angry:
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Offline vwkevgti

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Re: Any other R32 owners had their wheels fall apart?
« Reply #19 on: 10 January 2008, 16:32 »
why dont you get trading standards or some other help like that involved  iam sure theres a motoring standards authority.  i only had to mention these  when the beam bender had not been changed on a new motorbike i had it failed the mot and the dealer craped himself  and said please dont get them involved my bike was sorted out in no time.i know its a different problem you have but this might help you
kev  :grin:
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