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Jenko_Sport
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22nd Jun 08 at 10:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Spotted some very nice aftermarket wheels in a corner at work and was wundering how i would go about measuring what pcd they were.
Jakey
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22nd Jun 08 at 10:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does it not say on the inside of the wheel?
Jenko_Sport
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22nd Jun 08 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No

Not that daft
Jakey
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mattk
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measure from the middle of one stud to the middle of the stud diagonal to it
Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
measure from the middle of one stud to the middle of the stud diagonal to it


i thought it was oposite? i,e across the centre bore
mattk
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it is
mattk
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pick a stud, go diagonal over the centre bore to the stud opposite
Ben G
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diagonal is this though: /


you mean like this: O----O

[Edited on 22-06-2008 by Ben G]
mattk
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FFs I know what I mean

I feel a shite paint drawring comming on
mattk
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Kurt
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depends how you viewed the holes in your head really
Ben G
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i pictured them as any normal non orange car driving person would

[Edited on 22-06-2008 by Ben G]
mattk
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you will understand my way of thinking tomorrow afternoon then
Kurt
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i pictured them like this:



Laptop mice rule
mattk
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Kurt can Cruise Control be added to Grande Puntos like it can be to most other cars?
Kurt
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I think you have to replace the stalks but iirc Ed was looking into it

i have this diagram in my garage
All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
i pictured them like this:



Laptop mice rule


Are you 6?
Kurt
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no i just couldnt be arsed to plug a proper mouse in
mattk
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hmmmm must plug into that little rectangle, Im gonna go rip my steering cowel off
ed
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It doesn't come off without taking the steering wheel and airbag off. Something I couldn't be bothered to do

[Edited on 22-06-2008 by ed]
John
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If it is anything like the engine in the corsa I needed the stalk, one wire tot the bcm and enabled in tech 2.
ed
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That's how you do it on a Stilo too. I imagine you're right John.

Funnily enough, that's also the same way you measure PCD...
mattk
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cant find no wires behind the cowel, there is a suspicious looking blanking plate underneath the indicator stalk though
Kurt
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you need a new set of stalks, with the cruise control arm i suspect matt

 
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