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Deano Candy white GTI
Deano45:
--- Quote from: LC5F on June 26, 2021, 08:31:47 pm ---Nice update - reps or real LM's always seems to be timeless - what are you doing for tyre sizes?
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Hi, sorry for the late reply..unfortunately these are rep’s I wish I could push myself to buy some genuine ones at almost £1800
Anyway just brought some Pirelli p zeros
18x8.0 front running 215/40/R18
18x9.0 Rear running 225/40/R18
I may have run into a problem with my offset wheels as these are et42 they are perfect on the back and no spacers required which is great. The problem comes at the front I’m having to run a 8mm hub -centric wheel spacer to clear the R32 brake calipers and along with the Audi TT lower arms it’s pushed the wheel out further than I like . I think I’m right in saying if I put the standard brake calipers back on I should clear the brake calipers with these wheels with no spacers.
Deano45:
Small update,
I had to remove the R32 front calipers I was running due to the wheels not clearing them without a spacer due to the offset of the wheels which I explained in the previous post . Anyway I’ve replaced the standard 312mm discs and added some more drilled M-TEC discs and new pads along with another set of HEL braided lines for good measure the calipers them selfs are in great shape but they do need to be repainted so will be painting theses soon going to get rid of the red and paint them graphite grey or black one or the other. The good news the wheels are now on,,,
A071FEC0-7294-4062-89D5-0E14BF3BAFBD by DEAN, on Flickr
EB812220-E7D8-49FF-91CF-8ADF55444B2E by DEAN, on Flickr
Deano45:
Small update got the car back on Friday 1st Oct from the body shop decided to have the car resprayed … having replaced the front wing earlier on in the year. The wing I brought came painted but unfortunately the colour was wrong and was miss matched so decided to bite the bullet get the car resprayed has there were a few areas on the car that needed attention. Thought I’d do it all in one hit. It now looks lovely with the car all one colour.
F0BF1ED7-76C4-4ED4-98D2-359C4C8541F7 by DEAN, on Flickr
CA49E494-AE55-41C6-B568-FB89DCAD2F13 by DEAN, on Flickr
Deano45:
New Matt silver grille added ….it’s a nice addition to the fresh paintwork I also had a play around with the grille badge I really like the R32 logo badge and wanted to keep a grille badge on the car so I now have a R22 badge in situ I still might get so hate for it but bothered.
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ahsan82:
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CA49E494-AE55-41C6-B568-FB89DCAD2F13 by DEAN, on Flickr
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love that pic man.... car looks stunning
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