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Ben Spicer
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Stock as a rock V8

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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 11:02 am, by:  Ben Spicer (Tigers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi guys.
Did a search and Iā€™m not sure if this question has been asked before so if it has, sorry.
Just wondering if the stock 16ā€ TT rims will fit straight onto a V8 soarer (Stock discs and pads). Wanting to swap my pain in the butt to clean (plus ugly looking) stock 15ā€ mesh rims.
Cheers.
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 11:25 am, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Should bolt straight on champ :-) You cant put 15's on a TT though,hehe.
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 02:15 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah mate, no worries. I did the same thing to mine.
Make sure you get the longer TT type chrome wheel nuts coz the V8 ones look stink!
Ben Spicer
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Monday, October 06, 2008 - 03:16 pm, by:  Ben Spicer (Tigers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks guys
Matthew Sharpe
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North Island
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008 - 05:10 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

And they are SOOO much nicer looking and easier to clean than the standard 15". I'd go with Supra 16's though (what I have) as they are even easier to clean, there are loads of them available on auction websites, and they are wider so you can wack some extra fat rubber on them. I picked mine up for $100 including the front Yokohama's with 2/3rds tread. They have a little gutter rash on the left front but otherwise are perfect.
Mike Triggs
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 09:10 pm, by:  Mike Triggs (Mikeandimah) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

We don't pick up wheels quite as cheaply as you do, over in NZ, Matthew. Having said that, a nice set of near new IS250 wheels just went on Ebay for ~$225, no tyres though. Thought about them myself, but the GS300 wheels look good, and I prefer 17" if I were to change.

Ben, there were some free TT nuts going in the For Sale section, worth grabbing if still available- I put up with the horrible nuts for ages and ended up buying new nuts (24 of them coz some Lexus in US have 6 stud wheels) at some expense.

The std 15" wheels look OK but are a bugger to clean as has been noted. I still have a couple as spares.

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