New rims

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:44 am

i finally relented to the wide 13s craze...

and yes, i know its rusty, and i know its an MOT failure !!!

btw, i need 2x -60mm lowering springs for a mk1/2/3 polo, can anyone help me?

Steve

D4V1D · Post by **D4V1D** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:23 pm

side on pics!
side on pics!
side on pics!

Karl_CLCoupe · Post by **Karl_CLCoupe** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:35 am

I think you could get away with that come MOT time!

Looking carefully at the picture, the actualy tread of the tyre is in line with the lip of the wheel arch. Would be very marginal though

Looking really well that! Makes me wish I could afford to run a few cars, as I would have myself a Mark1.

Karl.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:42 am

looks wicked man !!

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:10 pm

Ive pondered the tread being in/out of the arch for ages, still couldnt say if it'd fail, but to be fair, the lip of the wheel is like 1" out - so i'd be surprised if it passed !!

as for side on pics, well, that'll have to wait a bit - until VW Festival this sunday maybe !

Glad you like it chaps.

Steve

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:34 pm

Might pass if the tester was having a good day.. it'd only need a very slight flaire to make sure it got through though. Going to look pretty damn sweet

VF_Marshall · Post by **VF_Marshall** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:31 pm

SteB: What size are the new wheels (they look like 7 x 13???) My Derby is on 7 x 13 RSL's, and i seem to have a bit less tyre and rim sticking out than that.

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:09 pm

8x13s all round

and I get funny looks for it!

the extra width is really emphasised by the fact that theyre quite low offset - i thought they were 25, but i think after a half-arsed effort at measuring it, its more like 12.

The arches may get played with when i can finally afford to do the bodywork and paint... long time yet tho

Karl_CLCoupe · Post by **Karl_CLCoupe** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:28 pm

If it does get painted, stick with what you've got now, love the retro stripes and that red is gorgeous. Certainly be a colour I would consider having for a respray.

Karl.

VF_Marshall · Post by **VF_Marshall** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:36 pm

Wheels look good to me, how bad was the MOT failure? Hopefully nothing too serious. Looks like you might need some serious arch mods to cover that lot!

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:18 pm

Hasnt been MOT'd yet, thats sometime in the next couple of months- ive just been using it to tootle to work in this fine weather we've been having, and them im off to VW Festival at Harewood in it

come MOT time, it'll be back on the 13x5.5 ally cats !!

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:01 pm

and again at VW Festival today...

what a cracker of a show !!

Karl_CLCoupe · Post by **Karl_CLCoupe** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:34 pm

Absolutely love it

Karl.

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 10:42 pm

I love that car

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:35 pm

Bloody hell, YES... Don't touch it again, unless it's to add chrome!

though it has a slight flavour of a mk1 fiesta XRi (shh! keep yer voice down) ... which isnt a bad thing lol

hang on, did you reverse one of those pics, or did the mk1s have a fuel filler on both sides?