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Hello everybody.
A month into Alfa ownership and unfortunately my first issue, in that I hit something in the road last night, not sure what but the tyre flattened in seconds and an alloy is shafted
so is there anyone in the Yorkshire area who has a 147 Lusso alloy wheel and tyre available for sale?
Thanks in advance and take care everybody.
Rob
A month into Alfa ownership and unfortunately my first issue, in that I hit something in the road last night, not sure what but the tyre flattened in seconds and an alloy is shafted
so is there anyone in the Yorkshire area who has a 147 Lusso alloy wheel and tyre available for sale?Thanks in advance and take care everybody.
Rob
Ouch. Sorry to hear that. I got a puncture yesterday too.
Lusso wheels should be fairly easy to come by. Try
http://www.alfabettacars.co.uk
http://www.mitchelldismantling.co.uk
http://www.justalfaspares.com
http://www.autolusso.co.uk/
Lusso wheels should be fairly easy to come by. Try
http://www.alfabettacars.co.uk
http://www.mitchelldismantling.co.uk
http://www.justalfaspares.com
http://www.autolusso.co.uk/
Must be the time of year for it.
Parked the car at the beach on Saturday, playing with the dog, and a half-hour later a couple of kids ran up - "is that your red car? we've crashed our radio-controlled buggy into it"
So we went to have a look, and there's a triangular shape cut out of the front passenger wheel. The wheel was pretty much immaculate before, as the other three still are.
The buggy is a big, petrol-powered thing, and the front corners of the metal chassis are at exactly the same height as the damage on the wheel. The impact was hard enough to break the suspension mount point on the buggy.
Their dad says "really sorry, it just went out of control and hit your wheel..."
...and at this point I'm unhappy, but happy that he's done the decent thing and not just driven off home...
"...but I really don't think we caused that damage."
Right. I guess a bit might, coincidentally, have fallen off the wheel around the same time.
Not sure whether it'll be refurb-able, there's metal damage as well as just lacquer and paint.
Parked the car at the beach on Saturday, playing with the dog, and a half-hour later a couple of kids ran up - "is that your red car? we've crashed our radio-controlled buggy into it"
So we went to have a look, and there's a triangular shape cut out of the front passenger wheel. The wheel was pretty much immaculate before, as the other three still are.
The buggy is a big, petrol-powered thing, and the front corners of the metal chassis are at exactly the same height as the damage on the wheel. The impact was hard enough to break the suspension mount point on the buggy.
Their dad says "really sorry, it just went out of control and hit your wheel..."
...and at this point I'm unhappy, but happy that he's done the decent thing and not just driven off home...
"...but I really don't think we caused that damage."
Right. I guess a bit might, coincidentally, have fallen off the wheel around the same time.
Not sure whether it'll be refurb-able, there's metal damage as well as just lacquer and paint.
...at Rick I must add... not the tales of woe 
Just a quick update on whats happening with the 147.
I have found some of the rather rare TI wheels for an absolute steal, so they will be going on to the car. I was never a big fan of the Lusso wheels anyway to be honest, so every cloud has a silver lining! There won't need to be any modification to the suspension with 17s will there?
Cheers
Rob
I have found some of the rather rare TI wheels for an absolute steal, so they will be going on to the car. I was never a big fan of the Lusso wheels anyway to be honest, so every cloud has a silver lining! There won't need to be any modification to the suspension with 17s will there?
Cheers
Rob
robsco said:
Just a quick update on whats happening with the 147.
I have found some of the rather rare TI wheels for an absolute steal, so they will be going on to the car. I was never a big fan of the Lusso wheels anyway to be honest, so every cloud has a silver lining! There won't need to be any modification to the suspension with 17s will there?
Cheers
Rob
No modification required, though the car may look to be riding higher.I have found some of the rather rare TI wheels for an absolute steal, so they will be going on to the car. I was never a big fan of the Lusso wheels anyway to be honest, so every cloud has a silver lining! There won't need to be any modification to the suspension with 17s will there?
Cheers
Rob
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