Alpina reps?

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JAMZ
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:22 pm

Sup guys..

Today i found out that 1 of my...no wait 2 or was it 3..NO IT WAS 4 of my alloy wheels were buckled and im wondering where my vibrations are coming from...

BIG UP to City Tyres in Portsmouth who changed 2 tyres for me and balanced all 4 wheels and i even told them of the vibrations and he didnt even spot NOT ONE of my buckles...nice one.. 10/10.. n00bs!

So im on the hunt for Alpina reps now that i gota buy some more wheels,guess there the best looking wheels for CAB's IMO of course :)

ANY IDEAS on decent mail order places..

South Coast wheels dont stock them wheels,there not on the site anyway

Cheapest ive found for 4x17'' Aplina Reps WITHOUT tyres was Ԛ£385 from Rockford wheels on Ebay

Cheers

Carl
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:09 pm

easy mate :cool: what wheels did u have that buckled on all 4! and how hard do u drive!! anyway if u want reps that bad, which ive heard also are notorious for vibration then check

www.tyresave.co.uk and look for deals for bmw's.

iirc the price was 379 no rubber and about 30 for shipping
i have a set being delivered also in july. i have spoken to a dude called duncan, nice fella, no waffle. prices were for e30 17" hth
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:14 pm

Dude i was gonna post the very same site (beemer telepethy) :mad:
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:20 pm

Notorious for Vibration 8O ?

well that dont really make me wanna put em on my car..

The relatioship with Vibrations IS OVER..no more! ..seriously is this the case with pina reps?

as for my old wheels....they were on the car when i brought it..4 weeks ago and there fooked!..period

Carl
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:33 pm

I've not heard that but all alloys are prone to gettin bent in this god forsakin country :x
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:16 pm

try living in the west of ireland!
had to remove my alpinas and put on the orginal 15 jobbies.
a lot cheeper when your tyres last 1000 miles! :violin:
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Post Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:19 pm

Alpina reps vibrate because of the plastic hubcentric rings supplied with them. Just get/make some aluminium ones and you're laughing.
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Post Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:04 am

or the proper name hub eccentric rings but they have to be metal and buy decent ones, even if they are Ԛ£60 they are worth it!
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Post Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:17 am

JAMZ wrote:Sup guys..

Today i found out that 1 of my...no wait 2 or was it 3..NO IT WAS 4 of my alloy wheels were buckled and im wondering where my vibrations are coming from...
what make of wheels were you running? Bk Racing by any chance? :lol:
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Post Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:10 am

i had 17" pina reps on my old dolphin grey 325 and i experienced absolutely no vibrations at all!
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Post Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:19 am

and I had the very same wheels after Scott, and they DID vibrate on my Sport, but not on my 318iS... very wierd.
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Post Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:26 am

and Si316 had the wheels before me... and i dont think they vibrated on his car either.