Changing 17" rims to 18"? How will this affect my car?

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Re: Changing 17" rims to 18"? How will this affect my car?

Postby steve_m » Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:40 pm

Yeah, they are pretty good although one has a sheared bolt head.
He threw in a 5th one which is a bit dodgy paint wise and has no tyre to make up for the delay, along with a valve stem adaptor which is fairly decent of him.
Unfortunately I had to pay for 2 new tyres along with a puncture repair (well, bead clean) but he did refund £100 so also fairly decent,
I shall get the wheels refurbed one at a time, starting with the empty spare; anybody have any idea what the colour is, sort of grey?

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Re: Changing 17" rims to 18"? How will this affect my car?

Postby steve_m » Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:11 pm

Well, that's an interesting find.
The valve adaptor for the wheels is threaded at the end that screws in to the wheel but the other end is ribbed (for her pleasure?) so a standard threaded tyre inflator won't fit.
What is the matter with people that design stuff?

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Re: Changing 17" rims to 18"? How will this affect my car?

Postby steve_m » Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:11 pm

Well, that's an interesting find.
The valve adaptor for the wheels is threaded at the end that screws in to the wheel but the other end is ribbed (for her pleasure?) so a standard threaded tyre inflator won't fit.
What is the matter with people that design stuff?


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