b19drg 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Stupid stupid wheel spacers ...... ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHJust needed to get that of my chest ! Had one of those days where I had everything planned out and nothing has gone according to plan including tripping over a stone in my drive way while fitting my new spacers with a wheel nut in my hand and the wheel nut flew out of my hand and smashed my 2 month old new windscreen !! then the spacers didnt have enough bolts for the rear then the fronts would not fit. OK im calm now ! Please feel free to post your VR related rants and raves , this is better than therapy ! ^o) Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 ah mate bad times ! did u get them on in the end ? Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 have only decided to space the rears , so went with hubcentric 25 mm and left the fronts , had new front tyres fitted yesterday , and going to get the cambers done tomorow , think it looks good now. and will be better with 1 degree of neg camber ! Link to post Share on other sites
BADOIR 2 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Should have gone to Halfords lol.. .But seriously Dan that really is a bummer mate +o( Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 get a better shot of the rears mate so we can see properly but looks better on that angle should still space the fronts a bit inmo - get some stretch tyres on and go for it :) Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Should have gone to Halfords lol.. .But seriously Dan that really is a bummer mate +o(Thats exactly what my Dad said ! oh well fully comp and £50 excess being done on thursday ! but yeah it is a bummer , still onwards and upwards ! Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 get a better shot of the rears mate so we can see properly but looks better on that angle should still space the fronts a bit inmo - get some stretch tyres on and go for it :)Ill take one tomorow the dont poke out they are flush to the arch so i think perfect , could do with going a little lower really , will space the fronts at some point had 8mm spacers but the new wheel bolts were to long , and the dont have the hubcentric in 10mm and the 15mm will be to big, how would i stretch tyres ? do i go a size down ie from 195 to 185 ? Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 yeah flush is perfect mate inmo u should be able to get hubcentric 10mm spacers matey, and yeah a lower profile should do it what width rims and what size tyres u running now ? Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted May 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 im running 195/45/16 , on 6.5x16 et43 , ill pick up some front spacers at a show this year im sure . venom reckon that the 10mm hubcentrics are not fitting properly ! Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 yeah on a 6.5 you could run something like 165/40 for a nice stretch and would give you more clearance when you drop the car further hmmm weird !! Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 I just want to add to this rant thread , Two F*****G Words HEATER MATRIX ! just fitted my Samcos and was putting on the pipes into heater matrix , over tightend and Boom it snapped of ! can i by pass the heater matrix by joining the pipes and is this a problem long term ? on the plus side car looks great back from bodyshop Link to post Share on other sites
dave phillipson 0 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Should be ok just won't have any heating just make sure you bleed out the system! Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 have run the car up to temp with the cap of , is there anything else i should do ? Link to post Share on other sites
dave phillipson 0 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Should be ok just rev it up make sure all the air is out and just keep sn eye on the guage if it gets hot stop asap! Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Cool , thanks Link to post Share on other sites
tjsmudger 2 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Nice quote, very apt, with the cool!! Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I just want to add to this rant thread ' date=' Two F*****G Words HEATER MATRIX ! just fitted my Samcos and was putting on the pipes into heater matrix , over tightend and Boom it snapped of ! can i by pass the heater matrix by joining the pipes and is this a problem long term ? on the plus side car looks great back from bodyshop [/quote']i have done that to !! not bad a bad job taking the dash out took me 9 hours to do lol Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I ran mine with the matrix bypassed for over two years. Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Maybe you need to organise a matrix out day where you can get many hands to make light work. I'll give you a hand if i'm free. Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Maybe you need to organise a matrix out day where you can get many hands to make light work. I'll give you a hand if i'm free.Sounds like a plan mate lucky i can bypass it for now well until it gets cold anyway ! , I would have a go myself but im a bit scared ! So are you going to be at any shows soon be good to catch up. Link to post Share on other sites
b19drg 0 Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Bypassed the matrix tonight and system bled, ye ha got my baby back ! Link to post Share on other sites
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