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John, could you post a link to that Thanks, Gary

Hi Kev Don't discount an auto TT, they're very good. I own a manual TT now but have owned an auto previously and they are excellent IMO. I'm in Ashington by the way, good luck on your search Gary

Nice motor, have fun with it... Gary

Hi mate, nice motor . Know what you mean about the RX7, been there, done that, ripped up the T-shirt and thrown it away...

Just like to say thanks to the guys at Envy, fit my new clutch today at very short notice (couple of days), excellent service, cheers Gary

That sucks, fingers crossed you have some luck getting it sorted

Hi mate, I'm in Ashington, will probably see you around sometime Gary

Welcome to the forum bud

Very nice, gotta love that new toy feeling...especially when it's a supe

Stupra, good to hear you're having fun

Rob, The reason your 112 PCD wheels fit onto a 114.3 PCD stud pattern is because of hole clearance...the diameter of the holes in your wheel are greater than the diameter of the studs. If you measured the diameter of one of your studs, it would be 12mm (actually slightly less but we won't get into that), the diameter of the holes in your wheels will be in the region of 14~15mm. It is simply the clearance between a 12mm stud and a 14~15mm hole which allows it to fit. Problem is, because of the discrepancy in PCD's, none of your studs will be in the centre of the corresponding hole in the wheel, which could be bad news. Imagine a 12mm diameter circle drawn on a piece of paper, now imagine a 14mm circle drawn from the same centre point...there would be a nice uniform 1mm gap all the way round (the difference between a 6mm and 7mm radius). Now imagine moving the 12mm circle up until it touched the 14mm circle...there will be zero gap at the top with a 2mm gap at the bottom, ie. the circles will be offset and not central to each other - this is the effect you'll have when fitting your wheels. Draw a 114.3mm circle and a 112mm circle on a piece of paper from the same centre point. Now draw a line straight up from the centre point to the outside circle. Where the straight line intersects the outside circle, draw a 12mm diameter stud... where the straight line intersects the inside circle, draw a 14mm diameter wheel hole (or whatever diameter holes are in your wheels)...this "mismatch" in the positions between the 12mm stud and the 14mm hole are exactly what you will have all the way around the hub. Each stud will be on the very outside of each hole in relation to the hub centre. Problem is, if your wheel nuts are conical shaped (as mine are) and the holes in your wheels are conical shaped (on the side where the wheel nuts go), they are designed to be exactly in-line and central to each other, ie. the cones on the nut and wheel make contact all the way round when tightened together. Imagine them tightened together when the stud and wheel hole are not properly lined up (as in the case of a 112 PCD wheel on a 114.3 PCD stud pattern), they will only make contact in one place...not good. Hope that was relevant / of some use

Congrats mate, I know what it's like...

Are you driving the white FTO in your avatar now?

Welcome bud. Enjoy your motor...

Thanks again for the welcome guys. Stu, I'm sure I remember your name from 4 years back? Did you have a silver supe with some bodykit?

Hi Ian, I think it was connor66 then aswell but I'm not sure...looked back at some correspondence with Branners / Ash / Kevin Huntley from 2001 but they were private mail and they don't refer to my user name (my full name is Gary O'Connor)

Yeah that's nice. I paid 9k private sale from a really nice guy in Plymouth. It's in really good nick with 60k on the clock

There's a couple in my garage

Hi and welcome Only just joined myself, Jesus, am I pleased I'm not female...well, at least not through the week anyway

Thanks for the welcome guys, nice bit of moral support there Shaun. Believe me, I need all the support I can get after the battering I took at work last week regarding the big 4...0

Hey Kit Just joined/introduced myself. Try Jurgen Vallons for an import...has great feedback and a lot of very satisified customers. I was gearing up to use Jurgen and certainly would have done had the exact spec of car I was looking for not have came up for sale on this forum...I put a deposit on it the next day. Jurgen was very helpful in every way (only lives about 6 miles from me although I've never met him) Good luck with your search Gary

All the best mate...

Cheers guys Gatso, nice to have a fellow OAP, I'm only one step away from cloth cap, chequered blanket and one large slipper that both feet go into...hehe

I think the smallest tyre for a 9J rim should be 255 (mine are 265 and I've seen some that run 275). If it were me, I'd be back to the garage to point out that they've fitted an incorrect tyre size, seeing as you only took delivery yesterday. I'd say it's dangerous, not the sort of gamble you should knowingly take Gary

Cheers guys, won't make the Harrogate meet...cars off the road with the clutch (it's bad). Hoping to get it sorted in 2 to 3 weeks