What happened to the idiot that was fitting 400mm spacers?

[Thudd]

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[james_tigerwoods]

Mr Darcy said:

Looks familiar but I am pretty sure it looked a lot worse than that pile of st.

Agreed - I'm not sure it was him, but it's something that makes me think that it was him.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Are you sure your not thinking about the guy who was also fitting strut bars the wrong way round aswell,

Although i think that was a golf.

[pinchmeimdreamin]

utterly clueless was his name

[snowen250]

No no it was him for sure.

I remember that thread as well. Looks like he's taken them off now though!

I think the thread wasnt originally about him, but rather about show cars? Not sure though.

Simon

[james_tigerwoods]

With thanks to a PH mate:

















Ok, I should have read the thread first

http://www.106owners.co.uk/forums/threads/23076-My...

[Kentish]

Was his name Leepu per chance?

[Mr Darcy]

Ah now I have checked page 11 I saw this photo and yes that 106 is defo the one.

[TheEnd]

just ..
wow

[thinfourth2]

this is my fave

[nonuts]

Shame the poor guy has seen sense, that would have been wikid init.

[Matt_N]

Kentish said:

Was his name Leepu per chance?

Didn't they put some 100mm spacers on something?

[900T-R]

james_tigerwoods said:

With thanks to a PH mate:

What intrigues me the most is that clearly, someone with access to the tools and materials needed, thought nothing of making a set of 200 mm spacers and handing them to someone who is clearly totally effing clueless about vehicle engineering. At a guess, he didn't make the guy sign a disclaimer pointing out that the items pictured above are only to be used as paperweights and should absolutely, positively not be anywhere near an actual vehicle...

[Tsippy]

Rear left wheel is the wrong way around too (tyre tread)

[Carfiend]

Guys what if they were hubcentric? Huh? Huh?

[james_tigerwoods]

doogz said:

Can't be bothered doing the sum, but i wonder how much of a thump/pothole it'd take to cause the wheel bolts to fail. Not much i imagine.

I bet he didn't even consider that - But I reckon it wouldn't take much.

[Jakg]

I just read that thread... jesus wept.

All of that time and effort... and it's still a 1.1 106. Which weighs more. And handles worse. Much worse. And doesn't have any door handles. Or rear wipers. Or front washers. Or side indicators.

And then the money - nothing there looks cheap - the car was £1,600, the first wheels were £650... gotta be at least a £4k spend there easily... and for what, a 1.1 106?!

[james_tigerwoods]

Carfiend said:

Guys what if they were hubcentric? Huh? Huh?

Idiot hat on - what's that then?

[bikemonster]

doogz said:

Can't be bothered doing the sum, but i wonder how much of a thump/pothole it'd take to cause the wheel bolts to fail. Not much i imagine.

If the spacer fits over the spigot on the hub, and if there is a spigot machined into the spacers then the vertical loading on the wheel bolts should be minimal.

Of course, if you're talking about somebody who wants mahoosive spacers, then those two ifs become rather large.

[pits]

MartinR said:

the black square thing next to the shock is the bumpstop and the axle is about an inch awa

Whooopdeedooo my old VW Type 3 didn't have bump stops and the plate where the bump stop should of been was about 15mm away from the opposite plate, lol far to low.