Well even a 9J rear Porsche alloy ( again using a 15mm adapter so giving an E.T of 40 ) is going to be
8mm LESS clearance inside ( which is fine to clear the strut housing )
But will EXTEND an extra 30mm..........
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Well even a 9J rear Porsche alloy ( again using a 15mm adapter so giving an E.T of 40 ) is going to be
8mm LESS clearance inside ( which is fine to clear the strut housing )
But will EXTEND an extra 30mm..........
I gave my car a quick wash today so I thought I'd post some pics up of my new alloys and painted calipers, I had the car machine polished 2 weeks ago and hopefully its going to be heading to Jakes ( with the yellow cupra on here ) to have the front and back bumpers and bonnet resprayed.....
My final E.T's are E.T35 front and E.T 30 rear, the alloys are 8 x 18" and are in the colour Black magic just like my car......Comments welcome
Really nice. Your local ish to me then also
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No you dont have to, you can use 9.5J on the rear but you'll struggle to go above 9J if you dont use a P.C.D of 5 x 112..
theres loads of merc alloys that are staggered Offsets + are between 9&9.5J rear...+ there 5 x112 pcd, the only difference is that the merc centre bore is 66.6 i think and seats are 57.1 but spigot rings cure this problem....my black alloys are 72.6 centre bore so i've got some big ass spigot rings on to bring the bore down...
I thought all mk2 leons where 5x112 pcd?? I like the look of the Mercedes AMG alloys
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Just installed new coaxial speakers in the front doors, lots better bass straight off need to tweak the treble/mid so I don't hear myself singing lol
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I agree with Jake...great write up too!...here is mine!
How much did that cost? Looks well good. Might make one myself. Was it hard? How long it take?
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Under £100 but I spent £30 to buy a spare engine cover to 'butcher' in order to remove the MAF filter and keep a stock cover. I was a bit nervous hacking the standard on to bits but it was nothing to worry about as it was an easy job.
To build....about 10mins (excluding the MAF work) just needed to cut the alloy pipe to length and it just pushes together.
Awesome! Whats the quality like on the liftmasters? Been looking at them recently and almost bought one!
Holidng up okay? Seem well built/strong/sturdy?
Also Rob, I want that side pedal for the footrest! Looks awesome, may have to get one, saw the ebay link earlier!
It really is easy to make....hardest part is getting hold of a spare engine cover to cut up!
Hope mine comes down when I renew... I'll have gained a years NCD (hopefully) but I will be doubling my estimated annual mileage... Can see my insurance going up haha.
Try putting it under business mileage. Iv found the miles dont really affect it. Iv declared more miles than i actually do, its the same price
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I have business on mine anyway as I worked for my dad last summer
hopefully it'll work out okay when I come to renew. Half tempted to run a quote now out of interest haha.
Thankfully my quotes are done for another year, its a stressful job. I managed to get the GFs NCB (4 years) honoured from named driver NCB, to real NCB if i put her on different policy.
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