please..

Post by **SteveP** » 11 Jan 2005 05:20 pm

Theres alot of 400 series alloys on there, 3 sets of 7 spokes all very cheap

Post by **5lab** » 11 Jan 2005 06:18 pm

correct - only 300 and 400 series alloys fit

Post by **redline** » 11 Jan 2005 06:52 pm

and vw golf mk1 and mk2 (but not GTI

Post by **SteveP** » 11 Jan 2005 07:10 pm

You really wouldn't want to tarnish your 300 with VW alloys though

Post by **jtbo** » 11 Jan 2005 07:16 pm

Also some BMW alloys fits

Post by **Geez** » 11 Jan 2005 08:54 pm

redline wrote:from cradle to grave I'm afraid Geez

And me bein a life long yiddo mate, could be some serious banter over the next few months! LOL

Post by **special** » 12 Jan 2005 12:31 am

have a look here for alloy sizes and pcd offsets and such like
http://www.uk-hotrods.co.uk/technical/s ... 0chart.htm

Post by **redline** » 12 Jan 2005 10:13 am

so basically its 4 x 100 pcd 32 /38 offset and any centre bore bigger than 52 mm ,according to that chart that means you should be able to get away with some early vw's ,some vauxhalls ,, a couple of rovers , same with mazda ,some toyotas and even a couple of hondas , that broadens the choicre a bit

Post by **5lab** » 12 Jan 2005 11:29 am

yeah but if you use VOLVO wheels, specially volvo 300 wheels, you dont have to tell the insurance. if you use other wheels you have to tell the insurance or your policy is invalid

Post by **SteveP** » 12 Jan 2005 11:30 am

The 300 fitment (4x100) is probably the most common wheel fitment about, you have a wide choice of alloys that will fit.

Post by **foggyjames** » 14 Jan 2005 02:13 pm

Bet you can't guess what mine is....(note: it used to be something else, but I've changed it

)

cheers

James

Post by **special** » 14 Jan 2005 07:05 pm

5lab wrote:yeah but if you use VOLVO wheels, specially volvo 300 wheels, you dont have to tell the insurance. if you use other wheels you have to tell the insurance or your policy is invalid

you have to tell them youve got alloys regaurdless of wether there 300 alloys or not

Post by **Azurael** » 14 Jan 2005 11:00 pm

Not if the model could originally have come with alloys, surely?

Post by **foggyjames** » 14 Jan 2005 11:37 pm

You're *supposed* to TELL them about about anything which isn't as it was when it left the factory (in terms of spec / equipment). Now of course you could get totally anal about this, and I seem to recall a thread on the VOC where some guy was getting totally stressed out about telling his insurers about fitting an aftermarket HU because the Volvo one had packed up!!

The distinction is do they CARE about it. If it's a factory part with a Volvo part number on it, most companies will let it pass with almost no increase. However fail to tell them that it's there, and they'll try to invalidate your policy in the event of a claim.

I'm taking the line that anything theives can clearly see, I'll tell them about, as well as anything that'd give an insurance assessor heart failure. Classic example...twin carbs - will declare, K cam - will not. If the gits are prepared to strip the head and measure the lobes (assuming they don't know the cam codes!), they're trying too hard...

The perfect insurance deceiver would be to fit a B230E to a 360 injection, but use the 360 inlet manifold (different to the B230E one). 132bhp up from 115, and you're cleverer than me if you can tell at a glance. If you want to get really clever, fit the Penta stroker kit, and have 2.5 litres of redblock goodness in a 2.0-alike package. Job done

cheers

James

Post by **special** » 15 Jan 2005 08:43 am

special wrote:
5lab wrote:yeah but if you use VOLVO wheels, specially volvo 300 wheels, you dont have to tell the insurance. if you use other wheels you have to tell the insurance or your policy is invalid

you have to tell them youve got alloys regaurdless of wether there 300 alloys or not

by that i mean if your car did not have them in the first place