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Author: Subject: Anyone fitted 1.9 205 Gti alloys on a Seven?
Jumbo

posted on 20/1/14 at 09:19 PM Reply With Quote
Anyone fitted 1.9 205 Gti alloys on a Seven?

Got some genuine speed line 205 gti alloys, before fitting them has anyone got some already on there seven?

Pictures welcome please.

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Andybarbet

posted on 20/1/14 at 10:29 PM Reply With Quote
Im fitting them on mine but dont have any completed car pics as its a bare chassis at the mo !

I always liked the speedline wheels, kind of like a modern minilight.

Be good to see a set on a built car.

One thing I need is a set of flat seated nuts though, I bought some from a forum member about 5 years ago but I never received them :-( he admitted they hadnt been sent but I never got my money back - so im still on the lookout.

The centre bore is slightly bigger than the sierra hubs so i pcked up some ali spigot rings.





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GeoffT

posted on 21/1/14 at 09:21 AM Reply With Quote
I'm using them on my car, I've always liked the retro look of these wheels and think they look great on a seven.

This is the only photo I can find at the moment, I'll dig out some better ones if you need...

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leon51274

posted on 21/1/14 at 09:32 AM Reply With Quote
I had them on my 1st car.

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vyperstrype

posted on 21/1/14 at 10:40 AM Reply With Quote
Pug Alloys

Fitted some to mine when I first built it. Did a Trackday at Elvington on them, I reversed the Ford nuts and put some thick flat washers on them and had no issues. Would not advise for road use, I only used for testing the car after it's initial build.





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Jumbo

posted on 21/1/14 at 08:29 PM Reply With Quote
Out of interest why wouldn't you advise for road use please?
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owelly

posted on 21/1/14 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
I think it was the reversing of the nuts with washers thing he would not advise for the road, not the use of the Pug wheels.





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van cleef

posted on 21/1/14 at 10:19 PM Reply With Quote
I really like that and I've got 5 Italian speedlines lying about.

Andybarbet where did you acquire you spigot rings from?

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vyperstrype

posted on 21/1/14 at 11:40 PM Reply With Quote
pug wheels

As the above said, I wouldn't advise reversing the Ford wheel nuts with washers, as they're not a tight fit around the studs.





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Andybarbet

posted on 22/1/14 at 09:26 PM Reply With Quote
I cant remember where I got my aluminium spigot rings from but i think they are the same as these ones on ebay.

Item number: 200918235345

Any more pics of cars fitted with these wheels ? Looking good so far :-)





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Jumbo

posted on 24/1/14 at 04:54 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks for all the input, learned a lot re flat head wheel nuts (will post a "wanted advert" for some) and spigots.

Was half thinking to just sell the wheels and find something that fits straight on but really don't think that it will be that easy.

Will post a picture when the wheels are on.

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Andybarbet

posted on 24/1/14 at 08:52 PM Reply With Quote
Excellent, let me know if you find wheelnuts at an 'affordable' price, I will need some at some point.





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