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| 2190.1 | | VANGA::KERRELL | The first word in DECUS is Digital | Mon Dec 13 1993 18:05 | 3 |
| It's a common problem on Astras with ultra-low profile tyres.
Dave.
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| 2190.2 | Re.0. Citr�en BX TZD Turbo wheel trims certainly do fall off! | CMOTEC::POWELL | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it? | Tue Dec 14 1993 13:13 | 8 |
| Citr�en BX TZD Turbo wheel trims kept falling off on mine and the same for other
drivers of the same model!
I complained through Fleet/Hertz and a month or so later a box of four GTI
wheel trims arrived at home, gratis from Citr�en themselves. THEY didn't fall
off at all in the 9 months or so that I had them!
Malcolm.
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| 2190.3 | Invest in cloth tape. | CMOTEC::JASPER | Stuck on the Flypaper of Life | Tue Dec 14 1993 17:23 | 19 |
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I had a Cavalier 2.0i which had low-profile tyres. This shed all the
wheeltrims, & then shed all the replacements. PHH said "We're not
paying" & Vauxhall said "We're not paying either".
Vauxhall rep went on to say that there is no known problem, you
probably hit the kerb. They dont fall off, but they can be secured with
clothtape. Vauxhall very kindly agreed to send me one set of wheeltrims
so that I could try this fix to the non-existant problem.
The result was after fixing cloth tape to the points of contact, the
wheeltrims never fell off again. My guess is that the glue leaches
through the tape under pressure & glues it all together.
Tony.
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| 2190.4 | | SBPUS4::Mark | | Wed Dec 15 1993 15:28 | 2 |
| If you run into a deepish puddle at speed, the water pressure gets between
the hub and the trim and forces it off - that's waht Vauxhall told me.
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| 2190.5 | | BAHTAT::EATON_N | Smile when you say that! | Wed Dec 15 1993 15:52 | 11 |
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You can use plastic cable ties to hold them in place, hooked through
the holes in the wheel. They're not noticeable unless you get close,
and they also help prevent the light-fingered amongst us from removing
them.
You do, however, need to remember to carry some sort of cutter with you
in case you get a puncture. Those cable ties are *strong*
Nigel
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| 2190.6 | | WARNUT::ALLEN | It works better if you screw it in.. | Thu Dec 16 1993 09:58 | 9 |
| I saw a Goodyear made film once with a camera positioned looking at the front
wheel. They tried various combinations of wheels and tyres. What was REAL scary
was the amount that your average steel wheel distorts during conering. It's VERY
visible. The wider the tyre and the lower the profile the worse it got because
the give in the tyres became less and less. Alloys don't flex but they do break,
hence forrest rallying has seen several people revert to steels because they
bend when hitting a rock, rather than shattering.
Drive slower or put alloys on, or tie the trim on, or throw them away!
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| 2190.7 | Don't Shout! | CHEFS::CURRIEI | Dyslexic snice brith | Thu Dec 16 1993 23:59 | 7 |
| Stewart,
How come you put your Topic Title in CAPITALS? Don't you know that in
Notes, it's the equivalent of SHOUTING?!
Ian ;*>
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| 2190.8 | There's shouting and there's.... | VARDAF::CHURCH | Dave Church@VBE (DTN 828-6125) | Fri Dec 17 1993 11:24 | 4 |
| RE:.7
Or it could be a sign of frustration!
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