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Ckrikos · 05-31-2013, 04:00 PM

I think you should also change the pads is the pad material thicker than the backing plate?

Auf los! · 05-31-2013, 04:51 PM

Yes, Ckrikos, I have a quarter-inch or better of brake pads left.

Here's a pic of today's damage. It looks worse than it is in this pic. I can peel-off the protector without a problem I think. That foam tape is going to be a pain to remove, though. I have Goo-Gone, which works painfully slowly. The only REAL damage to the surface of the wheel can be seen under the curve of the wrecked protector.

Darn!

woodsman · 06-01-2013, 10:28 AM

congrats for not blaming it on your wife!

Auf los! · 06-01-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by woodsman

congrats for not blaming it on your wife!

LOL! Nah, it was all me this time. But the dent on the fender, the scratch on the nose, the chip on the console...those are all hers. Plus there is a faint smell of spilled coffee in the passenger footwell...

I've now removed the wrecked rim protector, and I was wrong, it is not clipped and stuck on with tape, it is actually only stuck on with the dreaded foam tape. I got the tape off with Goo-Gone worked-in with a toothbrush and a LOT of rubbing of gooey foam. Uck!

I've contacted BBS about buying some more rim protectors, waiting for their answer.

Just to be sure, I have now examined all my brake pads, and they all have plenty of material left.

Auf los! · 06-05-2013, 05:16 PM

Just to finish off this thread, BBS in Georgia does indeed sell replacement rim protectors for $54ea plus shipping.

ArenaRed986 · 06-05-2013, 05:41 PM

Can you share what offset you are running thanks...

Auf los! · 06-05-2013, 06:08 PM

Sure. The offsets are ET 51 Front and ET 38 Rear.

The rears are right on the edge of what I find acceptable (meaning that they are out from the car enough that if they were any further out they would stick out and I wouldn't like it.

The fronts seemed fine to me, and I ran them for a few weeks without any spacers, but I eventually put on 5mm spacers to get them to better match the rears, and now I consider their placement to be perfect. Can't say I noticed any difference in handling by widening the track by the 10mm. Using the spacers therefore becomes a purely aesthetic mod.