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luca2020
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21st May 03 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lol hes talking out of his arse mate, call him a cunt from me

15s wont alter the speedeo reading at all, i have 17s and at 30mph its a neglitable difference in speed
DanielJ
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no they r et 38 ish again
Daimo B
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My speedo was well out top end But it didn't really affect it at lower speeds.

195/45/15 will be fine.
Matt Ings
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quote:
Originally posted by B19 GAV
were the fook do halfords employ their staff.....
they must look at the CV's and see jack sh1t about cars so hire them.



sorry m8 but this pi**ed me off
how can u stereo-type ALL halfords staff...it aint right...it all depends on what store you go to

DanielJ
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b quiet halfords boy go an try an sell sum neon washer jets
Matt Ings
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nah i refuse to sell them

sum kid red Ka wanted different coloured neons under his car 1 red 1 blue 1 green and 1 purple.....and i walked away from him

got in shite for that aswell
Wolfy
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21st May 03 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

heres some 195/45/15 wolfrace urban 7's

has no affect on spedo whatso ever!
give the bloke at ripspeed a slap and make sure you get vaux friendly offset mate.
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt Ings
how can u stereo-type ALL halfords staff...it aint right...it all depends on what store you go to


Because the majority of Halfords staff are as thick as shit?

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quote:
Originally posted by B19 GAV
were the fook do halfords employ their staff.....
they must look at the CV's and see jack sh1t about cars so hire them.



sorry m8 but this pi**ed me off
how can u stereo-type ALL halfords staff...it aint right...it all depends on what store you go to

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sorry it looked like i was stero-typing ALL haldford staff but the service you'd get from the halfords around me (and i've been to many) 70% of the time you are given shite advise.... you'd expect like most cars places that the majority or all staff are knowledgable of the automotive industry and to be honest------halfords are'nt

Many times i have asked a few simple questions which you'd expected one to know and the reply i get is " i ask some1 for ya" which is ok but then that person comes along and talks bullshite like the one in this post.

Yesh... i get ya point that really i cant stereotype all the staff there....but they are just totally crap with their advise and service!!!!!

- I apologise to the small, small, small amount of people who do work at halfords that know their stuff..... you are a endangered species within the company


[Edited on 22-05-2003 by B19 GAV]


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ajscorsa
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Cybermonkey
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Yes that advice is dodgy. A change from standard steels to 15" alloys is a negligable amount. At 30, you are probably reading 30.1 . Its only after 70mph that the changes increase exponentially. It may read 75, when your actually doing 76. When you put 17's and upwards onto the car, then things get bad as far as speedo accuracy. Also, i believe that if you want to keep some comfort whilst driving, a 50 profile tyre is best.

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I was impressed with one halfords staff member. Went to get some black anodised bolts for my new seats, and she came to help. Thought oh she's gonna be a great lot of good -- asked what seats they were -- sparco ok you need these blah blah blah and when they didn't have enough in stock she told me exactly where else to go... also knew the right answer to my other purchase with some bonding stuff

Hooray for halfords girl in hemel hempstead
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He is giving you a decent price on the wheel and tyre package though.
Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by Tim
I was impressed with one halfords staff member. Went to get some black anodised bolts for my new seats, and she came to help. Thought oh she's gonna be a great lot of good -- asked what seats they were -- sparco ok you need these blah blah blah and when they didn't have enough in stock she told me exactly where else to go... also knew the right answer to my other purchase with some bonding stuff

Hooray for halfords girl in hemel hempstead


Was she fit?
Demo
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ripspeed + halfords = assholes.

worst thing ripsepeed ever did was sell out
Chris Bingham
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Don't get any other offset that 45-49 or they will catch, especially on 50 profile.

Try to get 45's cause they look better. 50's are a bit tractor like.
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On my old Corsa, I had 6.5x15" alloys which were ET42, the rear wheels scrubbed on the arches a bit with 195/50/15 tyres (lowered 35mm), but with 195/45/15 tyres they were absolutely fine, even with 3 people in the back!

If you are getting wheels with an offset of ET45-49, I would stick with 50s, otherwise get 45s.

[Edited on 22/05/03 by Sam]
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I got 15" OZ et 38, tyre size 195-45-15.

Just need complete new set of tyres as worn them down, but they fit fine, dont even get close to rubbing, not lowered yet, but have 4 in the back the other week, big fat lads too, didnt catch then either!

et38, fit mine fine!
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It's just the sidewall of the tyre that catches the arch lips, 45s are a good size because they have flat sidewalls, unlike 50s which don't.
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I Had 15" Momo Sports et38 with no bother what so ever however you will have problems when/if you lower it
Kris TD
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my old 16's 195 45 16 read the same speed as my dads a4 at 65. 45 profile 15s will over read more if anything as they are smaller than the standard wheels.
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quote:
Originally posted by jm960326
I got 15" OZ et 38, tyre size 195-45-15.

Just need complete new set of tyres as worn them down, but they fit fine, dont even get close to rubbing, not lowered yet, but have 4 in the back the other week, big fat lads too, didnt catch then either!

et38, fit mine fine!


You fanny, its cause its not lowered that they don't rub. They don't fit fine, they are the wrong offset. Repeat after me....w r o n g o f f s e t.

Chris P
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You fanny, its cause its not lowered that they don't rub. They don't fit fine, they are the wrong offset. Repeat after me....w r o n g o f f s e t.


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