matts xsi euro project

[kentiiboii]

I didn't read grill skim reading nftw

[mark_airey]

I didn't read grill skim reading nftw

I know right, see my fail right above yours

[Curt]

Don't know why I bother

[Matt]

Think I've f*cked something. After going to see poodle after I finished work I was on the motorway home (4lanes, I'm in third) when I heard a clunk, then another clunk, steerin wheel starts going mad and I can't control it, I throw it across the two lanes and bin into the hard shoulder. Nearly taking out several cars. Manage to slow it down from 80 and crawl into the services, that were half mile down the motorway. Jack the front end up and the wheel falls off. No bolts to be undone :o turns out 3 off the wheel bolts snapped simultaneously and the last one snapped as I got in the car park. Bad thing is these were expensive bolts. Don't know if they were over torqued or what. So anyway the damage. Luckily my wing is fine, but the back of the wheel is mashed, and my coilover has taken a beating, from what I can see the coilover could prossibly be surface damage and not structural. The wheel is mashed looks like it might need a bead of welding to ensure it holds air.

So been an eventfull evening

[Niall]

Shit Matt that's not good mate. You sure there decent wheel bolts? Haven't been ripped off and sold cheap crappy ones?

[mark_airey]

FUUUUUUUUU......................you are one lucky mofo by the sound of that, at least the wheel didn't exit at 80! :o

[4WayDiablo]

Ouch! Angry phone call to the wheel bolt supplier?

[Scott]

Wow that could have gone a lt worse! Sounds like someone is watching over you.

[Matt]

Wheel bolts were very decent. Brand spankers. Will be using the ones curt gave me next as I know they are safe.

Yeah I'm glad that it didn't decide to do a runner at 80. All I could think of while was happening was shit, I've just repainted the car hahahah.

[4WayDiablo]

Maybe its telling you its not pink enough?

[Pompey306mark]

Matt very lucky. I had the same thing.

Get some grayston stud converstions. JJC on ebay.

[Matt]

Someone is definatley watching over me.

And phill I've had them for a while and cant for the life of me remember where I got them from.

Need to get new bolts for my bolt to hub jobbies but have no idea where to get them from

[kingy]

so much bad luck matt but as said, could have been alot worse.

did a little bit of poo come out.

[Niall]

so much bad luck matt but as said, could have been alot worse.

did a little bit of poo come out.

Yeah but I got to the toilet quick enough.,...

Oh wait you was talking to Matt...

[Poodle]

Bloody hell, sounds like you dodged a bullet there fella. :o Hope car's not too bad.

[Matt]

No poo haha just a mini heart attack haha

[Curt]

f*cking hell mate, glad you're alright!! Hope the wheel/coilover isn't too bad... I found that last wheel bolt BTW in case you need it.

Also if you want to torque the up you know my torque wrench is here

[Matt]

Cheers mate going to see of I can find some replacement bolts for the ones I showed you the other day, or see if they can be filled or something

[vlj]

Exactly the same happened to me, except there was no hard shoulder for me to pull over to! Came off at about 20mph instead of the 80 I was at a little down the road..

[mark_airey]

OMFG you need these!!!!!!!one!!!11!111one!!................

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Edit:- BTW, they are Rotiform CCW's so you may need to win the lottery or start pimping yourself out to pay for them

[Matt]

Sweet motor of Jesus! Neeed those in my life they are very porno!

[mark_airey]

and they fit your colour scheme nicely......... I thought you might approve of those

[Matt]

Although they are 5 stud, if they were 4 stud I'd may actually consider it.
And yes, go very very nicely with my colour scheme.
And there so shiney!

[mark_airey]

they will make them in whatever rim size, colour, center bore, width, offset or bolt patternt you want....... hence the price of them, http://rotiform.com/

They joys of a custom wheel manufacturer

[Matt]

So nice....but so damn expensive

[mark_airey]

So nice....but so damn expensive

*NODS* if you can afford a set of those then chances are that you aren't going to be putting them on, or driving, a 306

[Connor]

Just reading this :O you lucky son of a bitch! did you buy a lottery ticket? lol

[Matt]

No a didn't. Bit thinking back I really should have done haha.

And yes mark, exactly! Haha

[sam]

looking good pal!

[ginge191]

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