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hi guys, how do 5 1/2 sprintstars look on the front of a bug? i was thinking of buying these: i know they look awful  |
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2007, 16:07:33 pm » |
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here:
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2007, 16:09:25 pm » |
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and the back:
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2007, 17:54:18 pm » |
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they are ok, but do look like they are too wide, you will probably be out toward the wings. However, if those sprints are cheap enough, you could get the worst pair re rimmed down to 4 or 4.5?
I remember an old volksworld article where the car ran 5.5s on the front, and it was narrowed to bring them in a bit, so you might want to factor in a few quid to do that as well.
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2007, 19:13:09 pm » |
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they are 850 euro
i have a 5 cm narrowed beam, but with the csp disks, theres no much difference from original
or i m thinking of putting erco to the back and enkeis on the front
might be cool too ....
cheers, Peter
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2007, 19:21:18 pm » |
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get 'm ruff! no doubt! go for it!!!
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2007, 20:24:27 pm » |
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I was watching SCC 2006 on DVD last night and i spotted a beautiful light green split with 5.5" sprints up front and it looked mega!! A bit more beefy than the more often seen 4.5", very cool!!! Go for it  |
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2007, 20:29:38 pm » |
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Here is how it looked like on my 66 before I swaped them with 4,5.
The beam is not narrowed and I have dropped spindle.The tyres are 155/15.
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« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2007, 10:38:15 am » |
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go for the sprints |
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« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2007, 18:09:15 pm » |
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go, go |
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« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2007, 18:50:22 pm » |
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hi guys,
i m going to check on them in a few days;
how can i see that they are straight?
my empis are sold! got cash :d
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« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2007, 19:21:52 pm » |
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Hi Christophe,
what brand and model are those 155s?
cheers, Peter
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« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2007, 21:51:10 pm » |
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Hello!
They are Michelin MX.
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« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2007, 08:20:18 am » |
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Hey Christophe,
are there tyres still available?
thanks, Peter
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« Reply #14 on: June 05, 2007, 12:05:45 pm » |
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« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2007, 12:13:00 pm » |
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That's just the tyres that I had on the car.
On Donder links it's more like the X ones.
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« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2007, 02:42:28 am » |
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Hey guys, just got back from holland, and i picked the wheelz up, at first sight, they look nice and straight:) allready mounted one on the front and i like it:) the tires mounted are no brand 155s and michelin mx 165 tomorrow..sandblasting time... |
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« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2007, 10:32:15 am » |
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they will look good,sprints are cool |
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« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2007, 11:28:02 am » |
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i ll post pics later today when they are done.. i m happy |
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« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2007, 22:30:25 pm » |
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dude, 165 at the rear? thats a size for stockers (like me).( if you would like to get rid of those mich mx's,... would be good in combo with my 135 michelin's)
come over and show them later this week (after thuesday)
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« Reply #20 on: June 10, 2007, 01:12:42 am » |
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wel my happyness went away today.. the sandblasting was not possible today so i attacked them with a wire brush, after the tires were removed they are rusted pretty bad: the hole for the pressure valve to inflate the tire is rotten, the insides whrere the tires is mounted on is rusted pretty bad aso; i guess i ll have to search for inner tubes  |
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« Reply #21 on: June 10, 2007, 01:25:32 am » |
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You can always have the Centers put in a new Rim it not that much $$
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« Reply #22 on: June 10, 2007, 16:19:56 pm » |
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hey guys, maybe i can weld them and just drill a new hole for the valve right now ...i m workin hard  to rims to go ..what a hell of a job |
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« Reply #23 on: June 11, 2007, 16:24:05 pm » |
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Hi Ruff that sounds like a pain. I would always get steel wheels blasted, it shouldnt cost much either, and you know exactly what the condition is.
Also, if I remember rightly, there is a casting of line in the metal each side of the valve hole that it would be nice to copy, or save.
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« Reply #24 on: June 24, 2007, 00:15:17 am » |
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hey guys,µafter a lot of work they look like this now.. a light at the end of the tunnel |
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