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Wheel stud size on V40 2001

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Old Nov 17th, 2019, 10:11   #11
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Yes I'm pretty sure that the cars that came with Arcadia's from the factory had something done to the rear arches as standard.
Yes I heard that before. The most practical solution would of course be to use my old wheels. The Arcadias look much better though and that is what matters.
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I folded the lips back on themselves on mine, I used a heat gun to get the area nice and warm and used very light precision tapping so as not to crack the paint, it's hard to photograph with the wheels on but you get the idea, it worked pretty well.
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I bought one of those arch rolling tools from eBay. It lasted just long enough to gently bend the two rear arches back. It then snapped and I was refunded.
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Yes I'm pretty sure that the cars that came with Arcadia's from the factory had something done to the rear arches as standard.
yes , the arch lips were rolled at the factory when they fitted Arcadias .!!
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yes , the arch lips were rolled at the factory when they fitted Arcadias .!!
Was the track width bigger as well? That means in theory if I add these 5mm spacers and have rolled arches, I have retro fitted Arcadias almost professionally.
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Was the track width bigger as well? That means in theory if I add these 5mm spacers and have rolled arches, I have retro fitted Arcadias almost professionally.
no , only the arches rolled , they must have miscalculated the dimensions when drawing up the Arcadias , or forgot about laden cars ...😺
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no , only the arches rolled , they must have miscalculated the dimensions when drawing up the Arcadias , or forgot about laden cars ...😺
Volvo forgot about something practical?!
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