stevejhunt
Joined: 26 Sep 2008
Location: Castleford
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Got myself some V Sport Alloys this weekend to replace the 17" OEs. 295 Continentals fitted. Boy did they weigh some when fitting. Bit tight underneath now but I think it looks the business! Now I need to find some off road tyres to fit the 17s. Anyone got any recommendations? I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member...........
06 Buck Blue Disco 3 TDV6
84 Marine Blue Series 3 2.25 petrol
06 Silver Audi A4 Cabriolet (the wife's baby)
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POINTYED
Joined: 22 Mar 2008
Location: BURY,LANCS
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hi
get em powder coated black 
only joking 
looks good 
try ajs for tyres
dunc life is tooooo short.enjoy the moment.dont worry be happy
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Googsy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Celbridge, Co Kildare.
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I had these fitted as did Disco Wex and Al and they wobbled like jelly. Any wobbling on yours ? Googsy
2005 HSE Zambezi Silver
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
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stevejhunt
Joined: 26 Sep 2008
Location: Castleford
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I had read that other folks had problems with them but first decent run on them to work this morning went ok. At speed up the A1 and then down A64. No wobble at all - very smooth. In fact less wobble than I got from my OE 17s which had a fair vibration through the steering at around 65 - 70 mph. I'm off to Malvern next week which will be virtually all motorway so I'll report back any problems. I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member...........
06 Buck Blue Disco 3 TDV6
84 Marine Blue Series 3 2.25 petrol
06 Silver Audi A4 Cabriolet (the wife's baby)
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stevejhunt
Joined: 26 Sep 2008
Location: Castleford
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All the way to Malvern and back via Newark (passenger pick up) and not a shimmy. Runs much smoother than on the OE17s. Good trip and the dog got RCC to boot. Must be something else causing probs. for others? Picked up a Camping Gaz 12v fridge and dropped middle rear seat to sit it there. Only prob. was all the lads were necking the chilled Becks whilst I had to drive.
C'est la guerre. I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member...........
06 Buck Blue Disco 3 TDV6
84 Marine Blue Series 3 2.25 petrol
06 Silver Audi A4 Cabriolet (the wife's baby)
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Snowy
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Location: At the end of my tether
Posts: 1120
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stevejhunt wrote:Now I need to find some off road tyres to fit the 17s. Anyone got any recommendations?
Cooper ST or STT seem to be the choice tyre for 17inch wheels, although I seem to remember the BFG TA/KO and Grabber AT2 are getting quite popular. Search the site for those. I wanna live 'til I die, no more, no less.
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CFB
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Thackley, West Yorkshire.
Posts: 2737
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I have to say they are the best wheels I've seen on a D3 
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AVE
Joined: 12 Nov 2006
Location: First house on the left
Posts: 964
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I agree they look Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Ford KA (Miss K Ave's)
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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stevejhunt
Joined: 26 Sep 2008
Location: Castleford
Posts: 52
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Cheers
Everyone at work reckons it looks like a Chapeltown Yardies Pimp Mobile! Just jealousy from the Ford Mundano owners. I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member...........
06 Buck Blue Disco 3 TDV6
84 Marine Blue Series 3 2.25 petrol
06 Silver Audi A4 Cabriolet (the wife's baby)
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DrLex
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
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Nah, that would be the black KAHN D3 (SN08 ***) I saw yesterday on the A303 in Somerset.
(Anyone here own up?) Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
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