Wrecked Alloys!!!, Just had to replace all my wheels on my Celi.... Options

[Racer_J]

Hi guys/girls

So I'm driving down the road the other day on my way home from work when I see something emerge from under the car in front. By the time I realised what it was (a brick), I'd hit it. Now I'm doing like 70mph at the time and didn't have much time to avoid it. Anyway, there was this gut-wrenching BANG!!! followed by a wobbling of the steering wheel.

When I got home, I took the drivers side front wheel off and inspected the damage. Only thing was, there wasn't any! So I put the wheel back on and thought nothing more of it until the following day.

Next day I went out in the car with my Girlfirend. Straight away, she started going on about the wobble on the steering wheel and a low frequency "buffetting" noise and said she thought there was something seriously wrong with my car.

So I swing by my usual wheel/tyre place and have them check the wheel balancing. He puts the wheel on his machine and hey presto - bent as a £7 note!

Had to replace ALL of my wheels there and then! B*llocks!


Anyway I settled for some Wolfrace Triads.

I've got no pics as yet but I'll post 'em as soon as I have.

Rant over!




P.S Does anyone fancy buying 3 really good wheels and ever-so-slightly buckled wheel for their Celi???.....thought not



This post has been edited by Racer_J: Nov 24, 2008 - 1:23 PM

[richee3]

Yeah, that's exactly the problem lol. The tires I'm getting are too soft. They would be great if I had lots of money to replace them frequently but I don't haha. The tires were replaced at the dealership where I bought it with Kumho Ecsta's. I don't know much about those. They were noisy but seemed to last alright. The place my parents went to replaced the Kumho's with Cooper Zeon's. They lasted 10,000 miles before three were completely bald. The fourth I had to replace after 3,000 miles when a rock punctured the tire. I lived on a gravel road... Anyway, I replaced those with my Falkens and I love them. They are super quiet and get excellent traction, wet or dry. That's not to say that they are the best tires to drive in the rain with though lol. You hit a puddle and you will hydroplane. And I hear winter is terrible for these. But nonetheless, if I hadn't had to lock up my brakes the other day, these would be the best tires I've ever had.

Enough about my tires though. Nobody cares lol. That's awesome that you were able to use your other tires. I haven't looked at your profile, but I did see your signature. What rims are those on your car in your signature? I like them!!!