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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 16 December 2003 11:55
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Anybody know where i could get a set of steel wheels widened in Brisbane?
Cheers
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 16 December 2003 12:08
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Wheels widened?? wha?
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 16 December 2003 12:11
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Sleeper project, don't try and understand
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 16 December 2003 12:19
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Ooooohkay.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 16 December 2003 14:29
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isn't that a modded-VW kind-of-thing? converting razor-blade rims to wide-arse monsters... 
since Wilson's Wheels works in Albion closed, who's left?
charles.
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Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 16 December 2003 21:51
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most mag wheel repair shops also widen wheels, check yellow pages. if you were in NSW i would give u the info of the guy i went to, he was quick, ok prices, and the wheels came out perfectly balanced.
sleeper projects rock
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Brisvegas
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June 2003
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Wed, 17 December 2003 03:38
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race engineering
9/32 Jijaws st
Sumner Park
33766275
took one of my mags there the other day to get repaired...they should be able to help you out
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Wed, 17 December 2003 10:07
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Thanks mate, i'll give them a call tomorrow.
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Wed, 17 December 2003 10:51
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my wanker boss got his rims widened a few years back, i'll ask him who did it $80 a rim, for a 2 inch fattening
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Fri, 19 December 2003 01:36
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Can you only widen steel rims? I thought that "any circular weld" other that the one that connects the center to the rim was illegal.. (ps not that I care!)
I'd love to get my stock alloys widened if its possible.
Cheers
Wilbo
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Fri, 19 December 2003 01:47
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they dont widen the existing rim, they take out the center and weld it into a completely new ready made rim at the size and offset of choice.
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Banned user
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Fri, 19 December 2003 03:20
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what about alloy rims...
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Fri, 19 December 2003 03:46
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nfi 
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Location:
Brisbane
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November 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Sat, 20 December 2003 23:46
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Please let us all know how you go, what go got done and what it cost.
I am looking to do the same thing with my car at some stage. Currently it's on 14x5's with 185/75/14 tyres (can you say understeer?)... I'm looking to go up to a 14x6", 14x6.5", or 14x7" size and maybe run up to some 205/65's.... may drop the profile a little more while I'm at it.
All in the interests of retaining the Mark II hubcaps!
PS: Nick, what'd you drive into this time? 
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Sat, 20 December 2003 23:48
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Simon - same deal as steelies, you can't cut them and weld in an extra section. The only alloys that can be widened are multi-piece like Simmons... bolt apart, throw away outside and bolt on new size.
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Sun, 21 December 2003 10:47
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i got my celica stockies widened from 5.5 inch to 7 inch ROH chrome rims for $600
i supplied the original rims, he cut them out, welded on new rims, balanced without weights and threw in new nuts and lock nuts.
im kicking myself that i didnt get them done in 15 inch tho 
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Sun, 21 December 2003 13:04
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God damn, that's a little more than i was thinking of spending.
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Location:
Brisvegas
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June 2003
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Tue, 23 December 2003 21:58
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Someone else was telling me that Wheel Revolution would be worth a shot, i've been looking for the number but didn't have any luck.
Cheers
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Wed, 24 December 2003 01:16
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Try speaking to Ian Diffen. I wouldn't go there in a screaming fit,. except that they seemed to be the only place that would do it.
I believe they vend new steel rims in any stud patten/size you want. I booked a set to be made but never heard back despite a few phone calls... might be worth trying a differetn outlet if they're not helpful (I went to the rocklea one)
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I supported Toymods
Location:
I renounced punctuation
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Getting wheels widened in Brisbane
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Wed, 24 December 2003 02:04
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Race Engineering.
Also Blue Engineering 55376380.
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