Ashcroft's 6n2 GTI: NEW WHEELS!!! P27 Pic heavy!!!

[Godderz23]

Looks great on the new wheels dude

[Ashcroft]

Thanks mate waiting till after the meet to take them off then I'm gonna get arches rolled and stretched tyres ready for the summer so I can get more lows

[r12nuts]

Nice mate looks good.

[Moosegirl]

They look really good on!

[Ashcroft]

NOT a happy bunny 2day!

Washed the car and wheels 2day and this happened....



Perfectly understandable if I was close to the wheel with pressure washer but I was afraid it could happen do I stood miles away and quickly blasted around it and watched the paint flake off!!

[benmkiv]

Take them back to whoever did them then bud it's a shame but shouldn't happen.

[Ashcroft]

I've sent him this picture and asked if he can sort it.
Had no reply yet, but I know he's working on his car 2day so I'll probably get a reply later.

And no it shouldn't happen!

[Ashcroft]

What do you guys think to these for stretching?

http://www.blackcircles.com/order/tyres/search

[Godderz23]

Link doesn't work.

Sorry about the wheels bro, that sucks.

[Ashcroft]

Yeh too right it sucks he's going to sort it after the meet nxt wknd when RX2's go back on

Dunno why the link didn't work :-/

Anyways there Bridgestone Potenza tyres 165/55s
Think they'd be any good for stretch??

[Trottagti]

That's what iv got mate, there so hard to stretch on though... You need a shop with a co2 tank bead blaster... And even then mine went down lol! But a good tyre non the less, that chip on your wheel looks like an inflation nozzle chip..?????

[Ashcroft]

Thanks Craig I'll look into other tyres or see if my local garage can do the bridgestones as there pretty good anyway.

The paint has flaked off as I washed it mate, i seen it happen it's not from when I got the tyres on and blown up as I was hovering over their shoulder when they done it lol

Well gutted tho looks like its a really thin coat of paint!!

[Godderz23]

If your going down the stretch route i'd pick 165/50 bridgestone potenza's.

[Ashcroft]

Hats what I'm looking at bud but 165/55s instead of 50s to keep the speedo correct (well near enough)

[Moosegirl]

Mine are 165/50 Bridgestone Potenzas

Just the right stretch I think