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29th Oct 08 at 13:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just rang him about the fiat discs apparently there 284 mm not 288mm is this a problem?????
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29th Oct 08 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I dont think so as my mates running them if you think about it it like 2mm smaller all the way round the disc aand pads never run to the end, u should be fine, how much did he say
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29th Oct 08 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£30 a disc!!! plus vat a can get these saab ones that are apparently 4 stud 288mm for just over £40 for the pair incl vat
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29th Oct 08 at 13:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

go for it you can always take them back, but i think they should fit, like you said about its vectra based
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29th Oct 08 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lol thi is pissing me off now he checked them there 5 stud argh!!!
I've rang somone else about the fiat coupe discs a can get them for either £35 all in for cheapies or £50 all in for good ones i' a bit happier with that and you reckon the discs will be fine with them being a little smaller than a want??????

[Edited on 29-10-2008 by Smit]
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29th Oct 08 at 14:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yes i know people that run these discs, go for the better ones aswell, you praps wont even see any difference with them, I would just go for personally and if worse comes to worse you can always take them bac
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29th Oct 08 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah i'll not even need to run the car to see if it goes on and fit and everything so yeah i could take them back
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29th Oct 08 at 15:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Exactly
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29th Oct 08 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

288mm Disks with V6 Calipers do not fit behind Cavalier Sri Fanblades
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30th Oct 08 at 09:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie_Hastings1
288mm Disks with V6 Calipers do not fit behind Cavalier Sri Fanblades


is that a defo???
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30th Oct 08 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yes,been tried. Well maybe get away with 5mm spacers.
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31st Oct 08 at 13:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

this is a link to a corsa with the same wheels as a have on a could be wrong in thinking these are cav fan blades????
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170261838765
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31st Oct 08 at 14:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yes, those are fanblades.
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31st Oct 08 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yep thats them,dont fit over the V6 caliper. So i sold mine and bought a mint sent of cesaros instead.
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31st Oct 08 at 16:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

basket really wot wa the proble wot were they catching
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31st Oct 08 at 17:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Dont really understand what you said tbh,but if you askd what they catch its the side of caliper because of the fans going inwards
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31st Oct 08 at 17:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I shall soon be ordering the LMF 288mm to go behind my 15" compomotives.

Should be ok?
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31st Oct 08 at 17:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

15 Mos yeah i reckon so. As long as the spokes dont come inwards
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie_Hastings1
Dont really understand what you said tbh,but if you askd what they catch its the side of caliper because of the fans going inwards


wot about spacers would they work with spacers and if so how thick a spacer do yo u think i'd need???????
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1st Nov 08 at 10:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah they mite work with spacers,dunno 10mm mibi they hit the caliper quite a bit
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1st Nov 08 at 10:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bugger!!!!
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1st Nov 08 at 13:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah well a thot that a would put mine on with my sri fans but then just bought cesaros,could put up a pic if wanted
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3rd Nov 08 at 12:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

a really wanted to put them on wit the fan blades.

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