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  • AndyP
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Feb 2004
    • 6049
    • Country: England

    #631
    Wheels look great, but they'd look better with colour centre caps

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Porsche-...item2c6dc8d9cf

    Who got the job of tapping them??
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    1991 Audi S2 3B - 2.5 Stroker engine
    1997 A6 2.5TDi quattro avant - C4
    1976 RD250E / 350LC cafe racer

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    • A80Avant
      S2Forum Obsessed
      • Sep 2005
      • 10873
      • Country: Greece

      #632
      Funnily enough I just ordered a set. Apparently mine used to be colored once upon a time...

      Brian had the honor of doing that!

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      • Tonks4x4
        Retired OG Mod
        • Nov 2005
        • 3062
        • Country: United Kingdom

        #633
        The centre caps on Vas's are very rare as they say Ingolstadt instead of Stuttgart.

        The wheels now use nuts and bolts instead of the little plastic push in inserts.

        I didn't thread them as the holes were already too large for special M7's
        And did not want to drill out and tap to M8's

        Excuse the Vaseline under the heads. I packed the holes around the bolt to seal them a little

        Audi Nut!!!

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        • A80Avant
          S2Forum Obsessed
          • Sep 2005
          • 10873
          • Country: Greece

          #634
          Yea and I cleaned away all the vaseline off the wheels this morning

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          • A80Avant
            S2Forum Obsessed
            • Sep 2005
            • 10873
            • Country: Greece

            #635
            These will go on soon

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            • jade
              S2Forum Extremist
              • Jan 2005
              • 1811
              • Home: New Zealand Current: Spain

              #636
              Originally posted by A80Avant
              These will go on soon

              Same as mine, they look great !
              RS 2 580HP

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              • A80Avant
                S2Forum Obsessed
                • Sep 2005
                • 10873
                • Country: Greece

                #637
                Today I fitted the above caps but didn't take any photos.

                I also had 2 magnesium wheel nuts which I replaced with cheaper alloy ones that I had as the original ones cost 9£ each!:what:

                I also ordered another 10 to replace more of what the salt has already started to corrode.

                On the suspension front, we managed to get the rear sorted and after testing 3 different sets for the front we realised that we will not get away with building a set of progressive barrel shaped spring to accommodate most roads and setups.

                So we are in the process of getting something done so watch this space.

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                • A80Avant
                  S2Forum Obsessed
                  • Sep 2005
                  • 10873
                  • Country: Greece

                  #638
                  Looks better now

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                  • gc77
                    S2Forum Enthusiast
                    • Feb 2011
                    • 197
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #639
                    Very nice the wheels do add to the look of the car. I will no dout see you out and about in due course. Atb Gary

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                    • Tonks4x4
                      Retired OG Mod
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 3062
                      • Country: United Kingdom

                      #640
                      But you can see you don't have the same attention to detail.

                      As before you took your car you may or may not have noticed that the tip of the porsche logo pointed towards your tyre valve
                      Audi Nut!!!

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                      • A80Avant
                        S2Forum Obsessed
                        • Sep 2005
                        • 10873
                        • Country: Greece

                        #641
                        As they say up her in the north...

                        Its no botha!!

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                        • europeanme
                          S2Forum Possessed
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 3817
                          • Country: United Kingdom

                          #642
                          Originally posted by Tonks4x4
                          But you can see you don't have the same attention to detail.

                          As before you took your car you may or may not have noticed that the tip of the porsche logo pointed towards your tyre valve
                          OCD??...

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                          • AndyP
                            S2Forum Zealot
                            • Feb 2004
                            • 6049
                            • Country: England

                            #643
                            Originally posted by A80Avant
                            Looks better now

                            Now you need to give your wheel nuts a lick of black paint, they're letting the side down
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                            1991 Audi S2 3B - 2.5 Stroker engine
                            1997 A6 2.5TDi quattro avant - C4
                            1976 RD250E / 350LC cafe racer

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                            • A80Avant
                              S2Forum Obsessed
                              • Sep 2005
                              • 10873
                              • Country: Greece

                              #644
                              Originally posted by AndyP
                              Now you need to give your wheel nuts a lick of black paint, they're letting the side down
                              Instead some of those where really bad so I bought 10 new ones to replace the ones that are passed their age.

                              By the way Tonks has to take the wheels off and on about a dozen times more as I think he wants to learn how to do that properly. So not worth repainting the rest just yet!

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                              • Tonks4x4
                                Retired OG Mod
                                • Nov 2005
                                • 3062
                                • Country: United Kingdom

                                #645
                                Originally posted by A80Avant

                                By the way Tonks has to take the wheels off and on about a dozen times more as I think he wants to learn how to do that properly. So not worth repainting the rest just yet!
                                I was thinking of just taking the plasma cutter to the wings so access to the springs is easier! :Na:
                                Audi Nut!!!

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