M400 original alloy wheels cracked
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hi guys could anyone tell me where i can get hold of a couple of original m400 fitment rear alloy wheels from as i have noticed a small crack on both rear wheels which i believe is a common fault they are the grey alloys which i believe most m400"s were does anyone know who was the original manufacturer supplier to noble of these many thanks sean.
thanks for info i do have a spare set of comp alloys but prefer the look of the original alloys but when i put the comp alloys on the car feels much better as with the original alloys i get a slight vibration through the car on hard accelerating which i have been told could be a buckled wheel any thoughts thanks sean
key750 said:
andrewr said:
What ones do they do that are suitable for the Noble?
I'm pretty sure Aleggerita and Ultraleggera models are possible to order with all type of holes, ET, centering hole...Regarding the Compomotive wheels, I had a converstion with them recently about the fitment issues that had been mentioned on PH - the jist of it is...
They said that they had been supplying noble fitment wheels for some years without any problems. The last set they supplied apparently had some clearance issues over standard rear calipers. They changed the offset to ET27 and the issue was resolved.
If you take the car up to them they will measure everything and make a set of wheels to fit. As they manufacture the wheels they can make any offset or bolt pattern as long as it is within the the safety tolerances of the design.
For 4 wheels (MO 6 Spokes in Silver), 8*18 and 10*18 I was quoted in the region of £1100.
They said that they had been supplying noble fitment wheels for some years without any problems. The last set they supplied apparently had some clearance issues over standard rear calipers. They changed the offset to ET27 and the issue was resolved.
If you take the car up to them they will measure everything and make a set of wheels to fit. As they manufacture the wheels they can make any offset or bolt pattern as long as it is within the the safety tolerances of the design.
For 4 wheels (MO 6 Spokes in Silver), 8*18 and 10*18 I was quoted in the region of £1100.
please dont buy compomotives with an ET27... it wont fit, stock wheel is Et35 on rear.
They supplied me with ET28 and I have had to modify the uprights to get them to sit inside the arches... with the stock uprights one side sits massivelly out from the arch!!!!
This has been an absolute nightmare for me and they are using my car as an example of why an ET 27 will work (as I am only 1mm smaller) without mentioning the issues I have had.
What has actually happened is they changed their mouldings for the 10inch rims since they supplied mine, this means with the correct offset they do not clear the caliper (mine has 8mm caliper clearence)... their solution is to put even more offset on the wheel to clear the caliper.
We have tried their new design on my car to prove they didnt fit with ET30 which is the absolute minimum I would fit on the rear.
Unless they go back to the old mouldings they can NOT supply wheels that fit the noble on the rear without serious clearence issues... not to mention you are changing the dynamics of the car by widening the rear track 16mm
To be clear I love my compomotives and actually wanted another set so have been desparate for them to solve this issue
They supplied me with ET28 and I have had to modify the uprights to get them to sit inside the arches... with the stock uprights one side sits massivelly out from the arch!!!!
This has been an absolute nightmare for me and they are using my car as an example of why an ET 27 will work (as I am only 1mm smaller) without mentioning the issues I have had.
What has actually happened is they changed their mouldings for the 10inch rims since they supplied mine, this means with the correct offset they do not clear the caliper (mine has 8mm caliper clearence)... their solution is to put even more offset on the wheel to clear the caliper.
We have tried their new design on my car to prove they didnt fit with ET30 which is the absolute minimum I would fit on the rear.
Unless they go back to the old mouldings they can NOT supply wheels that fit the noble on the rear without serious clearence issues... not to mention you are changing the dynamics of the car by widening the rear track 16mm
To be clear I love my compomotives and actually wanted another set so have been desparate for them to solve this issue
The last set that was supplied was to me, and the rears with ET30 did indeed foul the calipers with the inner side of the spokes. Following an in-depth conversation it became apparent that at the end of last year, Compomotive made a design change to the 10" wide 18" MO to save weight. This change also meant that the spoke shape altered, causing the lack of clearance.
Real shame as the 9" wide front with ET20 looked excellent on the car.
I have been told that the issue with the rears has been resolved but as of yet, I don't know how. As Andy says, if it's with ET27 wheels, it still won't work but for a different reason.
As soon as I know what the resolution is, I'll let you all know.
Real shame as the 9" wide front with ET20 looked excellent on the car.
I have been told that the issue with the rears has been resolved but as of yet, I don't know how. As Andy says, if it's with ET27 wheels, it still won't work but for a different reason.
As soon as I know what the resolution is, I'll let you all know.
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