Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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On my way to work this morning going a long a nice long straight road and........
POP, car pulls towards the other side of the road get brown stains in my boxer shorts etc etc.
Get the car back on right side of the road and stopped, looks like those 5mm spacers I bought for my coilovers just wen't quite big enough it has worn through the inside of my tyre wall.
Don't carry a spare so had to get someone to bring me one out to middle of no where.
13" steelies don't fit over valva brakes so had to swap the wheels around back to front.
And ermmmm
195/40/16" tyres aren't cheap
Dunlop SP9000 = £100 + Per tyre
Need to grab myself some 10mm spacers 
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Just been on phone to all the local garages and, they have NO sp9000's in stock in 40profile 16's 
Choice of:
P Nero - £90
Sp9000 - £80 (be Monday)
Marangoni - £50 (what type of tyre???)
Plus I hate having odd tyres looks so un tidy or maybe i have OCD
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car  | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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bradgsi
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
Location: Leicester,E.Mids Drives: corsa GSi 16V
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get some toyos
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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Lucky mate, could have been a lot worse!
Buy a lottery ticket!
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bradgsi
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
Location: Leicester,E.Mids Drives: corsa GSi 16V
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quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
Lucky mate, could have been a lot worse!
Buy a lottery ticket!
Yeah £31m tonight
but it is mine
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X 60RSA
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Registered: 20th Aug 01
Location: Lincoln
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Think my steel spare on my valver was 14'' and did fit over the discs and calipers no problem, it was the ATE calipers and 256mm discs!
Time to change your spare for a bigger one!?
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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Got a sub in my spare wheel well 
Tyre weld wouldn't have fixed this one either maybe I need to join the AA
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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join aa or rac....
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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count yourself lucky at 100 a corner mine are closer to 200
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