17"'s on Mk1

[nhilley]

I have a set of 17"'s and want to put them on my Mk1, I have been told it can be done as they came off a mk1, but I need to modify the wheel arches and was wondering if anyone has any info. on this, like where can i get it done, I have also been told if you do this, it will fail an MOT.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[xcore]

i think the person who told you it will fail mot is bullsh1ting

 

[diamond geezer]

if you have a 16v, no problem,i had 18'sandit was slammed. if its not a 16v,youwillneedthe archesrolled.the only companynear me are rtec. but as i dont know where your from its not much help.

 

[David Ramsey]

You may find you get problems with rust if the paint is damaged while rolling the arches

 

[nhilley]

if you have a 16v, no problem,i had 18'sandit was slammed. if its not a 16v,youwillneedthe archesrolled.the only companynear me are rtec. but as i dont know where your from its not much help.

Im from glasgow m8, what exactly is rolling the arches? :quiet:

I suppose I should take it to an alloy wheel company/specialist? any idea how much it would cost?

Cheers.

 

[diamond geezer]

any decent alloy wheel place sould do it. its basicall a tool that bolts to the hub, and has rollers on it and basically rolls the arch back. thats as simple as it gets. you may need to seal/paint under the arch after to stop rust, but depending if it needs it, ie bare paint. should be around 50 quid. is down here.
but as i said earlier, if its a 16v, mk1, you don't need to

 

[azzag1987]

i had 17ns on my mk1 with no problems at all,i think u only have problems with the mk 1 form 1.2 up to a 1.4 then 1.4 above are ok

 

[jack_kemp]

This thread is 3 1/2 years old mate. Lol.

 

[SC03OTT]

How do people even find these threads to reply to them?

 

[azzag1987]

oh lol

 

[Gouldy]

i had 17ns on my mk1 with no problems at all,i think u only have problems with the mk 1 form 1.2 up to a 1.4 then 1.4 above are ok

in your other thread you just said that you got rid of the 17's because they rubbed, so you did have problems, didnt you?

make your mind up

 

[azzag1987]

no my 1st set of 17ns didnt rub my 2nd set did if u read properly

 

[azzag1987]

 

[Gouldy]

Baggy

 

[azzag1987]

ya moms baggy