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MOT failure (cracked rear wheels)

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MOT failure (cracked rear wheels)

Post by dario » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:01 pm

watch the video and you'll see what cracked wheels look like.

https://video.citnow.com/vxf99Wx8VCb

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Post by john-e89 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:02 pm

dario wrote:The wheels Arrived today, so i thought i'd better see if there were any clearance issues
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That's an absolute stunner of an E89 Dario. :thumbsup:
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Post by dario » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:04 pm

john-e89 wrote:
dario wrote:The wheels Arrived today, so i thought i'd better see if there were any clearance issues
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That's an absolute stunner of an E89 Dario. :thumbsup:
thank you sir for the compliment :thumbsup:

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Post by dario » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:06 pm

pvr wrote:8 + 5 years -- do I really know you 13 years? :cry: :evil:
ok, ok, PVR i got me maths wrong. I met you in 2005 i think. wait that 12 years!

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Post by Busterboo » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:24 pm

dario wrote:watch the video and you'll see what cracked wheels look like.

https://video.citnow.com/vxf99Wx8VCb
What pressures are the rear tyres?
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Post by dario » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:30 pm

Busterboo wrote:
dario wrote:watch the video and you'll see what cracked wheels look like.

https://video.citnow.com/vxf99Wx8VCb
What pressures are the rear tyres?
normal, if you are alluding to "did the crack allow the tyre to deflate".

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Post by Busterboo » Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:53 am

dario wrote:
Busterboo wrote:
dario wrote:watch the video and you'll see what cracked wheels look like.

https://video.citnow.com/vxf99Wx8VCb
What pressures are the rear tyres?
normal, if you are alluding to "did the crack allow the tyre to deflate".
No, to your previous post about your RFTs and wondering which pressures you use.
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Post by New2Zed » Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:15 am

Thanks Dario, wheels off soon for their annual 'super clean' so any cracks like the ones on yours should be easy to spot now I know what I'm looking for.
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Post by buzyg » Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:50 pm

pvr wrote:I think this might be a UK issue only due to the exceptional bad roads. Would be interesting to see if this is an issue in any other country (ignoring Ireland as the roads there are even worse)
This is why we are such skilled drivers in Great Britain. :driving: :wink:
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