a dented wheel and lots of vibration- SOS from France
a dented wheel and lots of vibration- SOS from France
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DWix

Original Poster:

89 posts

189 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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What is the use of a cerbera when its speed is limited by a dented wheel and peugeots are overtaking us! Looking for suggestions to get us home safely!!

We are in France with a cerb speed 6 and when we get above 60mph the jiggliness and vibrations begin and increase exponentially with pressure on the accelerator! French drivers flash us and we thought it was because of the prettiness of the car but perhaps it is because of the wonky wheel. The situation is our rear aluminium wheel appears to have become dented ? how. Tire still ok. We have original oz saturn 16 inch wheels and we are in Alsace.

Specifically pistonheaders our questions are
1) Anyone know of a good way to get a replacement wheel in France on a bank holiday weekend?
2) Anyone shipped a wheel to France before... with who??
3) Would inflating the tyre more help or hinder?
4) In simple terms is is safe to drive at less than 60mph when the vibrations are minimal- what is the risk of more damage/ safety ??

Thanks
Dwix


Gazzab

21,583 posts

306 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Have you been to a tyre place and had them take a look eg whip tyre off, re-balance etc?

DWix

Original Poster:

89 posts

189 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Yes, we had a lovely chat with a french tyre garage man yesterday morning as I thought a quick rebalance would fix things - but he said it wouldn't help given the wheel damage..... [translated by my girlfriends best french of course]

Pvapour

8,981 posts

277 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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I have put a couple of messages out in the english and french part of the TVR car club France for you, I'll let you know if anything is posted, or you can keep n eye on it yourself http://www.tvrcarclub-france.net/forum/viewtopic.p...

about all I can do at the moment, I'm in France but people in UK are nearer at the moment frown

hope you get it sorted, what other manufacturers fit Cerbs?

DWix

Original Poster:

89 posts

189 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Great thank you, we made it to the hotel yesterday but need options to get us home.

Gazzab

21,583 posts

306 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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The Saturns = pcd of 5*114.3 and an offset of 35mm

Gazzab

21,583 posts

306 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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The Team Dynamics fit at 18inch and so I guess a 16 might? Here are the french disstributors. I have no idea which are close...

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ATTENTION S i vous ne trouvez pas votre département dans la liste appelez le : 03 80 67 05 50
Voir aussi en fin de liste les réseaux pouvant commander nos produits pour vous
Dep NOM ADRESSE TEL
03 POWER TUNING 25 Rue du 4 Septembre 03000 MOULINS 04 70 34 97 99
04 OPTION AUTO Actiplus ZI St Joseph 04100 MANOSQUE 04 92 87 56 92
06 ROUTE 66 408 RN 98 06700 ST LAURENT DU VAR 04 92 27 08 88
07 RIPA PNEUS VIVARAIS Zi Le Lac 07000 PRIVAS 04 75 64 05 56
10 LECOMTE PRESTIGE 74 Rue Jean Baptiste Colbert 10600 LA CHAPELLE ST LUC 03 25 82 09 13
13 CAR AUDIO TUNING ZA La Gandonne - Bd de Ventadouiro 1300 SALON DE PROVENCE 04 90 45 14 80
14 IFS AUTOMOBILES ZI La Dronniere Chemin de la Rocquancourt 14123 IFS 02 31 84 13 00
17 DUFOURD ACCESSOIRES 66 Avenue Leopold Robinet 17000 LA ROCHELLE 05 46 27 11 24
19 EQUIP AUTO DU CENTRE 18 Bis Rue du Dumyrat 19100 BRIVE 05 55 23 35 00
21 DIJON AUTO RACING 4 Rue en Clairvot 21850 ST APOLLINAIRE 03 80 29 64 89
21 SES PNEUS ZA 21230 POUILLY EN AUXOIS 03 80 90 88 93
21 TEAM DYNAMICS ZA La Plucharde D968 21110 BRETENIERE 03 80 67 05 50
27 PASSION TUNING 4 RN 13 27180 PARVILLE 02 32 33 02 53
ZA 21230 POUILLY EN AUXOIS
33 IRESA 86 Avenue du Général de Gaulle 33190 GIRONDE SUR DROPT 05 56 71 18 43
34 AUTO ESPACE Bd de la République 34400 LUNEL 04 67 71 60 50
37 ESQUISS AUTO Rue de la Gare 37210 VERNOU SUR BRENNE 02 47 52 03 27
38 COMEN CAR 14 Rue Trembles 38100 GRENOBLE 04 76 09 07 91
39 EQUIP AUTOS 35 Allée de la Résistance 39300 CHAMPAGNOLE 03 84 52 17 44
42 MILLMAT PRO ZA Les Plaines 42120 PERREUX 06 11 70 37 14
44 NANTES EQUIP AUTO ZAC Montagne 44620 LA MONTAGNE 02 40 65 66 00
45 URBAN RACING 84 rue Hyppolyte St Martin 45240 LA FERTE St AUBIN 02 38 76 33 09
49 ATOMIC BASS SYSTEM 4 Bld Gaston Birge 49100 ANGERS 02 41 32 55 55
52 GROSJEAN PNEUS Rue de l'Avenir - CC Leclerc St Geosmes 52200 LANGRES 03 25 87 36 31
54 OPTIMAL AUTOSPORT ZAC de la Porte Verte - 1 Bis Rue des Trézelots 54425 PULNOY 03 83 21 95 54
57 FULL OPTION Zone Linking II 57100 THIONVILLE 03 82 85 93 48
Dep NOM ADRESSE TEL
58 W AUTOSPORT RN 151 58350 ST MALO EN DONZIOIS 03 86 39 88 04
60 ALLO PARE BRISE ZAC de Mercière Zone 3 60200 COMPIEGNE 03 44 23 17 25
67 STURNY Route de Strasbourg 67600 SELESTAT 03 88 92 11 53
68 AUTO ACCESSOIRES ST LOUIS 50 Avenue Général de Gaulle 68300 SAINT LOUIS 03 89 67 60 59
69 PNEUS SHOP 292 Rue Francis de Pressence 69100 VILLEURBANNE 04 78 68 99 26
69 MTK 6 Chemin des Gorges 69570 DARDILLY 04 78 47 17 17
71 GROSJEAN PNEUS 55 Avenue des Abattoirs 71200 LE CREUSOT 03 85 73 02 02
73 AUTO TUNING 251 Avenue de Turin 73000 CHAMBERY 04 79 75 13 60
74 CGD L'espace Auto 19 Avenue de Genève 74160 St JULIEN EN GENEVOIS 04 50 35 12 70
76 MECA SPORT 31 Rue Amédée Dormoy 76000 ROUEN 02 32 10 63 67
77 MEGA PNEUS 71 Bis Avenue de Fontainebleau 77310 PRINGY 01 69 68 09 24
80 NAS TUNING 374 Chaussée de Rouvroy 80100 ABBEVILLE 03 22 20 51 06
83 ORECA Parc d'activité de Signes 83870 SIGNES 04 94 88 57 88
92 COMPTOIR DU TUNING 79 / 81 Avenue Georges Clemenceau 92000 NANTERRE 01 47 24 11 25
95 MULTI AXES 45 Route de Dieppe - RN 915 95520 OSNY 01 30 17 29 29
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Mr Cerbera

5,148 posts

254 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2013
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Where in France are you ??