Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Litch on October 09, 2006, 20:20:15
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I was in Rogers of Bedford today and they had a brand new set of Britpart Deep Dish alloys sitting there looking very pretty.
Now I am just about to go out and get myself a set of five Firestyle alloys as I thought these were the only wheels that would fit my 90 while retaining a centre cap (Disco rear axle with 2-piece half-shafts & plastic end-cap) but both Alan in the spares dept and the salesman swore that the Deep Dish alloys also would fit my vehicle with OE (flush) caps as the centre of the wheel is deeper than the OE wheels.
This is at odds with what other wheel suppliers are stating, they all agree that my set-up can only be used with the extended caps available for Firestyles.
If the Deep Dish wheels fit then I will go for a set of them, anyone got them on a similar set-up? I am sure they will let me slip a new rim over my hub if I remove the wheel but I was just wondering if anyone had a definitive answer before I do that?
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If they really want the sale then get them to put one on an prove it :wink:
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Actually they weren't selling, I was buying.
I am sure they would be willing to try it out but they seem pretty positive and there is always the problem that however careful you are, sliding even a bare rim over the studs is sure to leave a few marks on the new wheel. Having said that, if it fits ok I will be buying a set so they won't have lost out and if they don't, everyone will know for the next time. :lol:
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get some pics so we can all have a look and either agree how nice they are or slander your good name for such a horrid set of rims :P
cheers Ric
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I had a problem when I tried to fit 200TDi def internals into the RRC, all was good until I came to fit the alloys, the centres stick though too far plus you need to cjheck you have the correct hubs for Land Rover alloys. If you have them chances are all will fit, if you don't then centre caps are the least of your worries.
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Went over there today with the intention of slipping a rim over my hub but when I turned up there was already a 90 there with similar spec hubs wearing the same wheels and sure enough, the hub-cap was sitting proud of the wheel meaning the centre-cap could not be fitted. The chap from the parts dept wasn't around but after all his assurances that the centre-cap could be fitted he would have been pretty red faced!
Oh well, back to Firestyles with the extended centre-cap.
Actually the centre caps were my only concern.
I knew the wheels would fit but if I'm spending £600 on new wheels I wanted the centre-cap as well otherwise they just look pants.