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Winter wheels
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:21 pm
by carmadaaron
rite peeps, just wondering how long u guys keep your winter wheels (if you have some!) on for, from november to march etc...
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:28 pm
by Petrified
from the last show of the season to the first of the next
but seriously if you're gonna do it properly then from when the clocks go back till the clocks go forwards sounds about right.
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:07 pm
by Del_GTi
I put mine on about 3 weeks ago and they will probably be on until mid march or so.
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:57 am
by 1litreheater
I know im going to look a lil bit stupid but what are the main benefits of winter wheels and would it be worth me spending £100 or so to get a set !
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:03 pm
by Si_GTi
Petrified wrote:from the last show of the season to the first of the next
but seriously if you're gonna do it properly then from when the clocks go back till the clocks go forwards sounds about right.
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^^ ROFL!
1litreheater, the advantage of having winter wheels is that you can take off, clean up and store your summer wheels for the winter months whilst the gritters are out and the bad weather rolls in. In the case of alloys like mine (split-rim) the winter conditions lead to corrosion and this isn't really desirable! So you have your shiny show season alloys for the spring and summer months, and your winter wheels for the dark, cold and wet months at this time of year
the bottom line is that winter = cold = salt on roads = damage to alloys with chrome or special finishes, or split-rims.
Aaron, I reckon you're about right, October/November through to about March/April or so
Cheers
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:33 pm
by mysteryboy
I dont change mine....
Just got a new set off alloys so suppose you could call them winter wheel even tho they aren't...
Mind you I've only had my car 4 months so I dont know about the benefits & so on so dont listen to me!
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:22 pm
by Josh_PoloGTi
Mine went on the weekend after the Utterly Vee Dubberly show.
My Porsche rims are now tucked up safely until the spring.
I've not washed my car for almost a month either hehehe... It's black. You can hardly see the rear numberplate
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:50 pm
by Si_GTi
I've gone two and a half weeks so far without finding a decent opportunity of having the time and the good weather to get something done about washing the car
mind you travelling the back roads of north Shropshire means that the car is brown now instead of it's original shiny black
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:51 pm
by Del_GTi
Mine is getting washed once a week at the moment. If i get the chance (and the weather) it will be even more often.
I'm quite lucky though, car only does about 7 miles a day.