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13"Minilites
Guinness - 3/9/08 at 04:16 PM

Just a quick update on my ebay bargain wheels.

Picked up a set of 4 Minilite style alloys on ebay for £60. 13" x 5.5" with the correct Sierra offset!

Iank brought them up from Cambridge for me, and I finally managed to trial fit them last night. Well they fit perfectly front and rear, with no clearance issues to the calipers, suspension or wings. Although I will have to watch where they put the wheel weights, as 1 set of sticky weights hits the TRE every revolution!

I do need different nuts though, although thanks to the advise on here I think I'm ready to order some.

The wheels will need a refurb, so once I've chosen a colour, they'll be going off to my local powder coater for a blast and clean.

Got various quotes for the tyres, R888's in 185/60R13, are coming in at around £54 a corner delivered but not fitted.

Oh and the best bit is, they are 4 kg a corner lighter than my current 14" Sierra wheels. 16kg un-sprung weight reduction! Whooo hooo!

Overall I'm very happy.

Cheers

Mike

mookaloid - 3/9/08 at 04:38 PM

good stuff Mike

What colour are you going for?

Cheers

Mark

Guinness - 3/9/08 at 05:18 PM

Don't know yet Mark. The powder coating place has a chart of about 100 different colours on the wall.

Will probably avoid flourescent green / orange and go for an Anthracite or silver.

But, as ever, open to suggestions.

Cheers

Mike

coozer - 3/9/08 at 06:18 PM

Flourescent PINK

hobbsy - 3/9/08 at 06:30 PM

Out of interest what do they weigh each without tyres?

And are they original minilites or copies?

Guinness - 3/9/08 at 06:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by hobbsy
Out of interest what do they weigh each without tyres?

And are they original minilites or copies?


I'll let you know the bare weight when I get them back from the powder coater!

They're copies. The only markings they have on them are "Mistral" centre caps and "Carmona" cast into the rim.

HTH

Mike