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I'm speaking to the guy tomorrow but I'm just going to sort myself this week and hope he pays up as I can't be doing with the hassle. Your offer is most kind but I think yours are 5x100 yeah? These are 4x100 as it's a 2.0 16v not a VR. Nick

No worries bud, tis a busy time of year and I'm in no rush as I'll have to paint em anyway. Nick

Cheers fella, yeah they're 17's. Nick

Well I've had it checked and the tyre is leaking on a mold line on the side wall. Not repariable and clearly a manufacturing fault. National Tyres don't stock the same tyres so going to order one online and get it fitted in the week. I'll then invoice the wheel suppliers for the new tyre and fitting and tell them they can collect the old one from me if they want proof that the tyre was faulty from new. Hassle, but at least the rim is not leaking! Nick

I've been out for a pint and calmed down a bit now. The time to reject the whole lot is now sadly past really. The tyre fitters that refitted the tyres for me yesterday slightly marked both wheels getting the centre caps off (In there defence they're a total pig to get off) and I just know from talking to the manager of the alloy supplier on the phone that he's the sort that will make all this as hard work as possible for me. I should have sent them back they day the arrived due to the wrongly fitted tyre and one flat but I foolishly thought I could sort it myself for ;ess than £30 and save myself the hassle of returning them and waiting for another set. I'm a bit impatient! I'm going to National Tyres in the morning and getting them to test the tyre and wheel and see what that comes up with. If it's the tyre I'll get a replacement ordered (£38 on camskill), get it fitted, try and get the money back from the supplier and chalk it up to experiance. If it's the rim then I'm going to have bite the bullet and try getting it sent back and go from there. nick

Old ones are likely sold so I don't want to damage them. The Nankangs seem OK in this size and spec. I've had some before on a MKII Golf and highly rated them in all conditions, ok not as good as something expensive but way better than all of the other cheapo brands. nick

No they're Nankang NS-2's. Nick

RS4/TT reps. Nick

So I got some brand new rims and tyres on thursday and fitted them that afternoon. As I fitted them I noticed one was flat and another had not been fitted the right way round. I was a bit annoyed but though it's annoying but I can get the one swapped round and I pumped the flat one up. Crap phone pics of them on, at this point I'm well chuffed! I get up yesterday morning and scheduled a trip to a tyre place to get the tyre swapped round in my lunch break so all 4 are pointing the right way. I go out and to go to work and dag nammit the other one is flat again. Not impressed. I pump it up with my foot pump then go to work. In my lunch break I get the wrong facing one swapped over and the flat one refitted with a new valve. Seems to be holding air fine. Excellent. Car feels transformed and handles so much better with the wider wheels and the tyres are much better than the ones on my old rims. Get up this morning to wash the old girl for some photos and low and behold and f**king flat tyre again. I rang the supplier and they told me to send it back at my expense or drive to either of their branches (Manchester or north London) which are both miles from where I live. Now I have already spent £17.50 getting it reseated, new valve and balanced (Plus getting the other tyre swapped round). So I didn't think I was being un reasonable in requesting a complete new alloy and tyre delivered to my work on monday with the same courier taking the old one back. They won't do this as they apparently don't hold these wheels in stock, funny that they were able to ship them to me for next day delivery with tyres fitted when I rang up originally to order them. All they will do is collect the wheel from work and inspect before deciding what to do further. What's the betting I end up with them then wanting to charge me for a new tyre and not sending the rim back till I pay up or something. So I am left to drive my car round on three new alloys and a 14" steel for a number of days, yeah that'll look great and not forgetting it'll drive like a bag'o'shite. Me and my Mrs have very little spare cash and this was a hugely expensive purchase for me and I maxxed my budget. I'm proper annoyed that it's now costing me extra money and I'm having to put myself out and have my car look wank for a working week. I'm really p!ssed off and it's really taken the shine off having a brand new set of rims on my car. So if you're after some Audi/VW replica wheels DON'T use Hotline Motorsport in London or Manchester as they're not very good and their customer service sucks monkey pole. Nick

Google anyone? he he http://www.vw-cup.co.uk/ Nick

Went out to try and get some better pics but the weather ruined em :-( Nick

I would buy on condition rather than whether it's a 1.8 or 2.0 really. If you have to choose I would say 2.0 as they are the later ones they tend to have lower mileage. Also apparently the late interior is nicer and bits don't break as badly. Fitting a 1.8 KR inlet cam (costs about £50 all in if you're handy with a spanner) and you have more power than 1.8. Downsides are you have a CAT and more sensors etc in the engine bay to go wrong. Nick

Cheers I'm well stoked with em and the best wheels I could get on my meager budget. No more big purchases now until sometime next year. I do still have some -10mm spring caps to fit up front to even up the stance a bit. Nick

I figured they looked good on a TT so should look good on a Rado. Also Andy on here has some on his Blue Valver and they looked really good. Nick

Sorray about the crappy phone pics but it's hissing it down I'm not getting my proper camera wet.

£15K eh? Humm. It would have to be a C10 Nissian Skyline GTR and mod with any leftover budget. nick

Well I'm off work this morning waiting for the courier and I'm getting bored/frustrated. I'm like a kid waiting for christmas morning to come round! nick

You still up for selling me the side skirts on Monday night? Nick

I had a similar issue with coilovers once. She was out for the day and I figured I could them fitted on the passat for she got home. I didn't take into account the possibility of a stuck bolt or two. She rolled up to the flat with her friend just as I was fitting the last one on the rear. Boy was I in trouble! You'll have to endure the suspense although I think I may have built it all up a bit too much and you'll al find it an anti climax! Nick

I've done this on 3 MKII Golfs and a Passat and it's a horrible job for scrapping your hands on bits of plastic moulding and fighting with things that just won't come out like they should. Very satisfying though when it's all done and you've got furnace like dry heat coming from your vents. Nick

Maybe today, it all depends on delivery. I'm not sure I can get them delivered to work as although it's not a problem for work itself I won't be able to drive it home with the other rims in the boot without major scrubbage issues! I can't leave 4 17" rims and tyres by my desk and take em home one a day really either. Probably have to book a half day and get em delivered at the flat. This brings about problem number 2. Mrs Horney will go ape if she knows how much I'm spending so I need to avoid her finding out they're brand new and instead claim they're slightly used and were a bargain! Nick

*News Flash* Reuters London: In a Statement from Horney Plc MD Nick Horne it was announced that there would be an immanent expenditure on a new set of rims. This will be the biggest single car modding purchase for Horney Plc since they heavily invested in modifying a Classic Mini back in the early naughties. More soon. *End*

I'm paying 94p for Vmax. Nick

Rusty sills and bootlids, avoid the earlier cars and get as late a one as possible. As with MKII's red ones fade so be wear of heavily polished ones as it'll be pink by the time you get it home. Not bad cars but handle really badly in standard trim. Nick

But no Louise :-( Nick