corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Projects and Builds » BMW Z4 3.0i and Fiesta ST-3. - Interior refresh.


New Topic
New Poll 		  <<  56    57    58    59    60    61    62  >> Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author BMW Z4 3.0i and Fiesta ST-3. - Interior refresh.
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 15:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well I do and it's staying!

Forgot to reply to your u2u. Dyes work light to dark only, so red for example won't go on top of black.
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 16:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
quote:
Originally posted by BeetleGav
Tax is painful


Bet it isn't.


Painful for me. I had a few years of tax exempt motoring
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 17:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Really undecided about tyre sizes.

Camskill have 215/35/19 and 225/35/19 at the same price, but the original wheels had 225/35's. The new wheels are half inch wider and 9mm lower in offset, meaning they'll stick out 21mm more with an inch bigger in diameter.

But a guy with a z4 has the same size wheels, with a lower offset with no rubbing.
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 17:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yet I had rubbing when I had 20mm spacers on the fronts.
taylorboosh
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Id go 215 tbh
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The problem is I think the 35 profile on 215's would be far too small.

This is 225/35 fr 235/35 r on the same width wheels as mine:



Looks hoooooge from the rear:



[Edited on 24-06-2013 by Ben G]
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
24th Jun 13 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Marius is selling his wheels ain't he, ask what he's doing with tyres
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
25th Jun 13 at 12:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh didn't know that just bought them from camskill, went for 225/35 in the end.

Now with regards to fitting, does any old tyre place fit tyres that are stretched? I don't want to go and get looked at like i'm some kind of weirdo
Gary
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
25th Jun 13 at 12:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Goto a backstreet place, kwitfit etc wont entertain you
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
25th Jun 13 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah get a decent Indy to do it, there's a few near me but that's no use to you what so ever haha
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 10:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mmmmm fresh rubber! Fantastic service from both camskill and city link. I've never bought tyres online before but I can't fault it. Just need to pay to get them fitted now. These shouldn't be difficult (225/35 on 8.5'') for the fitters at all.
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 12:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice ditch finders
I had nankangs on the corsa, grip was fine but they wore out seriously fast. Fit in about July. Gone by November
taylorboosh
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 12:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are ok in the dry, shocking in the wet.... Perfect for a powerfull rwd car
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They're on the fronts so doesn't matter too much. I also don't drive like a dick in the rain on public roads so will be fine.

Also, bear in mind your m3 had 100+ bhp more with probably less weight over the rear tyres.

[Edited on 26-06-2013 by Ben G]
taylorboosh
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 14:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine was shocking even in dry
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bad driver imho

I want am e46 m3 next. Need more space.
taylorboosh
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Keep those 19s for it
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 15:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You need a bigger garage first mate
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 16:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
true. A side by side double would be nice.

Tyres couldn't be fitted today, picking them up after work tomorrow. They have to be on the car saturday for a z4 owners mess about/modding/coding meet.
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
26th Jun 13 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wish they were meets closer to me. Southern bastards
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
28th Jun 13 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tyres being fitted now, found a stretch friendly garage my dads mate had trouble fitting the 225/35's to 8.5'' fronts proper south east tax on them aswell.

This other guy is a proper old school grease monkey and has no problem doing them. He even knew all about stretched tyres I usually go to a big fancy tyre place with a lounge and tv so this is just a bit of a change

[Edited on 28-06-2013 by Ben G]
BeetleGav
Member
Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
User status: Offline
28th Jun 13 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I usually get pissed wet through in the rain when waiting for my tyres to be done, don't be so posh lol

Can't wait to see them back on!
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
28th Jun 13 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They're done but I was 15 mins late for work so pics later.
Seany
Member
Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
User status: Offline
28th Jun 13 at 16:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pics yet? Im trying to get my mate to get these wheels for his z4coupe.
Ben G
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
28th Jun 13 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm working until 10:30 tonight and fitting them after.

here's a pic of a rear wheel. Not too much stretch so should be fine.

  <<  56    57    58    59    60    61    62  >>
New Topic
New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » Projects and Builds » BMW Z4 3.0i and Fiesta ST-3. - Interior refresh. 23 database queries in 0.0376401 seconds