Dblock Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Im changing the alloys on my arosa to bathursts. I cant get the 2 rear alloys off they are stuck and arent coming off. The 2 front 1s came off fine. Is there anything special i need to be doing. Cheers Daood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duplostyle Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 wd-40 baby:p hehe, that is what i used on my kâfer;) after a coupel of days spraying it on the bolts lett loos and came of easy:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 are they prone to stick like this we have noticed a metal plate on the original alloys is there a nut behingd these do u know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) Yep pleanty of WD40 and if you have a wooden mallet you can turn the wheel and hit the back of the rim and it will work its way off.Edit: post some pics on when you fit the wheels, i was going to put bathursts on my arosa but i wasnt sure what they would look like on it, so it will be interesting to see what yours looks like.Chris Edited December 4, 2006 by cardaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Your not the only one, it took me about half an hour to get one of mine off, just give it lots of WD-40 and keep hitting it with a mallet or whatever style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Also a good idea to put a bit of copper slip around the wheel hub, so the wheels come off easier next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris260 Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Mine always do this so i have perfected the method of putting something soft where the wheel will fall off, lie down on the floor then kick the ******* until it comes off. Usually it gets loose enough to pull it off but i found this method preferable to the mallet method. Plus you can lie down at the same time so it's not so much hard work. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumbsup:" border="0" alt="thumbsup.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picola Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Mine were a pain too, just bash it, in a civil manner with a mallet. We didnt even use WD40, just precision and force! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 kick the ******* until it comes off.:Spot on in your methods !My wheels are on and off that bloody often that i dont have this problem lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arun Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 method i use:-1. undo all nuts/bolts2. call work exp kiddie and get him to stand infront of the wheel and tell him "catch"3. get underneath and firmly hold arb/axle/subframe/g-box (you get the idea)4. swing up and boot the offending wheel with both feet.5. thank work exp kiddie.or if its on the floor i do the same as chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 after hard graft not mine lol, i got my bathursts on any1 one pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 after hard graft not mine lol, i got my bathursts on any1 one pics?What do they look like on?, any pics?Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 il get some pics up tonight i quite like em, ride is a hell o a lot better with 205 than 185, car handles alot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 il get some pics up tonight i quite like em, ride is a hell o a lot better with 205 than 185, car handles alot betterAny pics yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Now the pics taken late a night with my rubbishy phone camera border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" />Just need it lowered and T1-rs and im laughing a big MASSIVE improvement on hadling with wider wheels. These are nearly bald and the better than my 185 firestones ( came with the car) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Looks great! Big improvement over the arosa standard 14". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 They do look really good, from what i can see style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> .And at the standard ride height tooChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 And at the standard ride height tooI think 15's on 45 profiles look alright 'unlowered' check my readers rides page out.. got 15's and standard suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavs_arosa16v Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I thought bathursts would not suit the mk2 arosa, but they look pretty cool.nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Are the VW badges still on or have you replaced then with SEAT ones?Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 just the standard vw ones seat ones dont fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The subtle modder Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Wet monkey TDi used to have them on his tdi as below the light green one mines the light blue one at front must say as standard hsi did seem to sit quite high compared to mine but they did look good border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" />and to get my aloys of i wrestle them side to side and it usually does the trick style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Wet monkey TDi used to have them on his tdi as below the light green one mines the light blue one at front must say as standard hsi did seem to sit quite high compared to mine but they did look good border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" alt="" />and to get my aloys of i wrestle them side to side and it usually does the trick style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />wayne style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":o" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" /> I knew i should have got those bathursts for mine, they look great on that TDI.The bola green and canica blue really look good together, kinda sets them off, very nice style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shades:" border="0" alt="shades.gif" /> Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Are those SEAT badges on the centre caps of the green TDi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The subtle modder Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 i never noticed ill go look through my pics now style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" />wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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