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Post by irish on Jun 18, 2009 20:56:54 GMT 1
a mk 2 shot by me today, down south, but he had to stop for the lights,, a real nice mk2 cooper with chrome wire wheels and knock ons,,,! ive never seen em before looks so sweet on a mini!   ive looked for em on line! are they custom only,,  i bet there silly money!  |
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Post by gar1380 on Jun 18, 2009 20:59:17 GMT 1
never heard of 10" wires before |
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Post by irish on Jun 18, 2009 21:02:21 GMT 1
or center knock ons?? shocked the hell outa me! |
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Post by Danny California on Jun 19, 2009 19:32:11 GMT 1
Ever tried cleaning them? My grandads MGA has wire wheels (lot bigger than 10's though lol) and they are a nightmare when it comes to cleaning time! Specially if you have discs on the front, the brake dust would wreck them! I know theres a chap on TMF with a set of 13's, but I've never seen 10's |
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Post by irish on Jun 19, 2009 19:55:18 GMT 1
i screeched to a halt, grabbed my camera, (phone)! and he shot off! i was gutted, no sign of a club badge so i could check it out!  they were deffo center hub knock ons , like the e-type. no bolts, wire wheels, they looked great! |
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 19, 2009 21:38:20 GMT 1
Well 'Wonder Wheels' generally makes cleaning the brake dust off wheels easy.
Or fitting EBC Greenstuff pads helps too, since they produce virtually zero brake dust.
And I've got a set fitted to my Mini and I can't fault them (even though I've heard mixed reviews from some).
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Post by Danny California on Jun 20, 2009 13:20:35 GMT 1
Dont believe it taffy, I had EBC's on mine and they would cover the wheels in brake dust within 2/3 miles. Got to put new ones on now, and I've gone back to standard to see how they are. for now.
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Post by thereddwarf on Jun 20, 2009 15:11:35 GMT 1
same here...got ebc's on medusa and the wheels are still getting very grubby....and i hate washing wheels...!!!!
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 20, 2009 16:21:45 GMT 1
I think they improve with age then, because I've had EBC Greenstuff pads fitted to my Mini for a few years now (there's still plenty of meat on them).
But they seem pretty good at not producing much brake dust.
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 20, 2009 16:22:39 GMT 1
same here...got ebc's on medusa and the wheels are still getting very grubby....and i hate washing wheels...!!!! Wonder Wheels from Halfords or most motor factors sorts out the brake dust. The pack even comes with a little brush too.  |
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Post by Danny California on Jun 20, 2009 20:25:18 GMT 1
Few years?? Same pads??? Mine are already duff and I havnt even owned molly for 2 years yet! Put them on last year. I dont over use my brakes, infact since they make such a mess on the wheels, I barely use them when possible! Did I get duff pads?
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 20, 2009 20:32:21 GMT 1
I guess you must have? |
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Post by boycie101 on Jun 20, 2009 21:05:35 GMT 1
we dont use our brakes alot either danny + we got same prob aswell  |
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Post by dai9fxey on Jun 20, 2009 23:16:22 GMT 1
Was this the Mini you seen.??  |
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 21, 2009 0:59:32 GMT 1
I think 'Laurel & Hardy' have been at that one?
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