The Definitive Alloy Wheel Picture thread (Alloys)
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Edwrai
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Birchall
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The QT’s ideally need 215 40 17s and so I reckon they must be 7.5” because the 205 40 17s look slightly stretched.
Steve B
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Hi ,
they look like Audi 80/90 wheels to me
Valpen
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Nice set of steels, but I don't see much snow on the ground....
66Beetle
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Always best to be ready for Snow !
They are not on the A2 now. Original Shiny SE 6 Spoke Alloy Wheels are on at the moment, admittedly with 185 50 16 Toyo Snowprox Tyres ready for the Winter. The A2 is not going anywhere for now. No Power Steering until Timmus has time to fix it.
They are not on the A2 now. Original Shiny SE 6 Spoke Alloy Wheels are on at the moment, admittedly with 185 50 16 Toyo Snowprox Tyres ready for the Winter. The A2 is not going anywhere for now. No Power Steering until Timmus has time to fix it.
66Beetle
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I don’t know why they ever use the term “ Light Alloy Wheels “. I have never found any Alloy Wheel that was anywhere near “ Light “. I would say the Steel Wheels are a lot lighter than the Alloy Wheels. I wasn’t expecting the conversation to go this way when I posted photos of our A2 with its Steel Winter Wheels, nor was I expecting to be headed down to our garage with the Bathroom Weighing Scales, where rather conveniently there is one SE 6 Spoke 16” Alloy with a New Pirelli Snow Control Tyre and the Set of 4 Genuin3 Audi 15” Steel Winter Wheels with Part Worn Vredestein Snowtrac 3 in 165 65 15
I’ll let you know the outcome, or would people like to start making Bets ?
Steve U
Have you placed your Bets yet ?
The results are in, and the Bathroom Scales are back in the Bathroom. It’s going to be a shock result for anyone who believes in so called “ Light Alloy Wheels “ !
I’ll let you know the outcome, or would people like to start making Bets ?
Steve U
Have you placed your Bets yet ?
The results are in, and the Bathroom Scales are back in the Bathroom. It’s going to be a shock result for anyone who believes in so called “ Light Alloy Wheels “ !
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dj_efk
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Well I know that a Pepperpot is about 5.7 kg without a tyre - I believe the SE six spoke is about 3x this weight?(!) - So I would say the steel wheel is going to be nominally the same as the pepperpot.
There - that leaves it sufficiently vague for me to remain proven right over a fairly wide range of outcome!
There - that leaves it sufficiently vague for me to remain proven right over a fairly wide range of outcome!
Edwrai
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Edwrai
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Valpen
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Ok, now you guys got me going too...
A very dirty, sandy and gravel filled treaded Pepper Pot without the plastic center cup just weighed in at 13.2kg outside my shed...
I estimate a clean weight of under 13kg and this is with a 185/60-15 Nokian HakkapeliitaR3 tire which I expect is heavier than the 15" tires on the alloy and steel rims from gills and 66Beetle.
A very dirty, sandy and gravel filled treaded Pepper Pot without the plastic center cup just weighed in at 13.2kg outside my shed...
I estimate a clean weight of under 13kg and this is with a 185/60-15 Nokian HakkapeliitaR3 tire which I expect is heavier than the 15" tires on the alloy and steel rims from gills and 66Beetle.
ChrisB200SX
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I swapped out TT-style 17" wheels for these. They were about 2kg [Edit - actually 5kg!] lighter per corner!
But I now really want the fat five spoke "competition"? wheels (17 7.5J ET32, perfect!) refurbished in black. Seeing some on a TT on Sunday and a Golf yesterday is not helping me resist spending more on this "cheap runaround".
But I now really want the fat five spoke "competition"? wheels (17 7.5J ET32, perfect!) refurbished in black. Seeing some on a TT on Sunday and a Golf yesterday is not helping me resist spending more on this "cheap runaround".
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