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Lifer
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abhahahahahahahahahaa


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Wow. I'm at a loss for words. I know each post is supposed to have 'content' but...


Wow..
 
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fleabag

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Hey, I only did it because I didn't know what else to do and nobody would help me. So I decided to help myself... it's ok though cause the rims aren't worth very much anyway...
 
AMCRambler

AMCRambler

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Crap, the pics showing the wheel handy work are all blocked at work. Gonna have to check this out at home.
 
brblx

brblx

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at least he took off the silly ricer wheels and put some BBSes on. hopefully we won't feel the need to saw those.

any idiot could have gotten that lug out. drill bit to get the piece of the key out, then beat something into the center to turn it. 3/8 extension, possibly with slight grindage, would have worked fine.

and he blames VW, who has nothing to do with his aftermarket overtorqued lugs.
 
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ayabe

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fleabag said:
Hey, I only did it because I didn't know what else to do and nobody would help me. So I decided to help myself... it's ok though cause the rims aren't worth very much anyway...
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You're not that clever.

Maybe if tinsnips were being employed....
 
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fleabag

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ayabe said:
You're not that clever.

Maybe if tinsnips were being employed....
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It's not that hard to think of what to do when you've got a stuck wheel on your car... Since I didn't have a drill and mieneke and midas wouldn't help me but did offer a free oil change though I have to buy the oil if I did manage to take off the wheel I knew that all I could do was cut off the wheel. The rims were cheap, WHO CARES!!!!!!!!111!!1!!!1
 
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fleabag

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Consumer reports is garbage, I can't remember the last time they didn't have a review that poorly reflected the quality of the product. Every time they give a good review of something, the product always turns out to be garbage...
 
SpatiallyAware

SpatiallyAware

Lifer
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fleabag said:
Consumer reports is garbage, I can't remember the last time they didn't have a review that poorly reflected the quality of the product. Every time they give a good review of something, the product always turns out to be garbage...
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And what is your firsthand experience with this? Wait wait... this is YAFP = posted based on information read from random places on the internet.




I've bought TONS of stuff where my decision was influenced by consumer reports and I have never been let down - from flooring to cordless power tools to lawnmowers.

Now, IMO CR isn't *the be all end all* source for reviews - but if you have ever dealt with them you'd know they absolutely are 100% independent.
 
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Lifer
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IOW - a bunch of forum members whining on vwvortex that "CR unfairly rates VW/Audi" does not necessarily make it true.
 
Kirby

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An appropriate gif.

oh&
 
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Instan00dles

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wow what a mess that would have been easy to get out. Drill out the large hole where the lug got stripped to some standard size just to slean out the hole. Buy some round stock steel the same size and bend it to 90 degrees leaving just enough material to clear the rim with put in the lug. Grind off the zinc coating at the rim of the lug bolt to expose the steel and weld the round bar to the lug. Or atleast grab a masonary drill bit and drill the head of the lug bolt off which will also cut thrrough the tap.

and speaking of a tap, WTF was he thinking unless he had a left hand thread tap plus they are way to britle to be using it like he wanted.
 
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