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[rallycinq]

adz the stig, on 03 August 2011 - 10:16 PM, said:

aye you are right lol. thats whats on the back on the alloys. are they a well know alloy maker?

Check out this months Retro Cars.

They are Compomotives.

Cheers

D

[adz the stig]

right i cant find anywhere that sells the tires i need. raging!

[monzta]

They are Compomotive CX wheels, and they are VERY pricy in good condition. I am not sure what cars they have been made for back in the day but i would say that it´s propably a BBS replica wheel that could have been used for 70´s BMW E21´s maybe ? Or 2002 Tii cars ?

Anyway, this is how they could look like after a bit of cleaning Absolutely awsome rims !





Regarding tyres just search ebay for 235/50-13 tyres.

Edited by monzta, 04 August 2011 - 03:52 PM.

[mantadog]

Used to have these rims back in the day on my first manta, about the only  thing left that was rot free,!!! yes they compomotive, how i wish i still had a set !!! u could
also get the same style with a split rim i need a set!!!! anyone!!!!!

[adz the stig]

right im confused to the max now guys!!! been looking at my wheels. and i was told they were 8in wide and 10in wide, but look at what it says on the rim.  and why do the front wheels have neg on them and the backs have pos on them. i thought it was the other way round

[Rab]

manta400john, on 02 August 2011 - 09:16 PM, said:

Think Rab'll like yer wheels.......

Yup,braw rims once polished up und painted but awe need 15"  CRX 7.5 X 15 Compomotive`s well two!!

Edited by Rab, 10 August 2011 - 10:54 PM.

[adz the stig]

how do you keep them clean from brake dust rab? i did think about painting mine white but i think the cleaning of them put me off! lol i think gold would be nice but i think i'll be going for black!

[Shug]

adz the stig, on 11 August 2011 - 07:06 AM, said:

how do you keep them clean from brake dust rab? i did think about painting mine white but i think the cleaning of them put me off! lol i think gold would be nice but i think i'll be going for black!

Drive like miss daisy!  
If you can get them spotless, you can get sealants/waxes that makes them a lot easier to clean in future. Gotta keep on top of it tho.

[lamchop77]

adz the stig, on 10 August 2011 - 08:46 PM, said:

right im confused to the max now guys!!! been looking at my wheels. and i was told they were 8in wide and 10in wide, but look at what it says on the rim.  and why do the front wheels have neg on them and the backs have pos on them. i thought it was the other way round

You have there a 7" rim and what i think is a 6mm inset and an 8mm rim witha 6mm offset.

Chris

[vealmonkey]

nice rims think thay would look beter on my manta A

[adz the stig]

well i'm going to be buying tires for the alloy wheel soon. have been looking for 205 50 r13 i cant find any with out costing a arm and a leg. so i'l going to go for 205 60 r13's for £60 each from demon tweeks. see how they look. also dose anyone know a good thread or something to keep me right when wirering my twin lights up??

or might go for the r888's for £101 just coz they look the dogs!!!

[opeldvd11]

adz the stig, on 08 January 2012 - 09:02 PM, said:

well i'm going to be buying tires for the alloy wheel soon. have been looking for 205 50 r13 i cant find any with out costing a arm and a leg. so i'l going to go for 205 60 r13's for £60 each from demon tweeks. see how they look. also dose anyone know a good thread or something to keep me right when wirering my twin lights up??

or might go for the r888's for £101 just coz they look the dogs!!!

Fire down to inverness 1 w.e and ill help you with the lights ,
Didnt even no u had a thread on here adam ,


Kevin

[adz the stig]

aye that would be great kevin aye. when the weather turns i'm going to take the manta down to ness to get priced up for fitting them spot lights

[adz the stig]

i'm stuck! i fitted my twin lights today. can some one please tell me what  job each light is ment to do. like my to outer lights are my head and dip and the two iner lights are my side lights. because right now the side lights would blind you from miles away!!!!! they are that bright you cant tell if the head and dip lights are even ON! have i got the wrong bulbs in?? or do i have to change the wiring?

[rallycinq]

The outer ones should be side and dip, possibly also main. Do you have a small bulb in a hole in the bottom, and a twin or single filament main headlamp bulb. Inners should be a single filament main bulb only, for main beam only.

However, many different combinations are possible.

If you'd like to post a pic of the back of the lamps, I should be able to guide you through it.

Cheers

David

[adz the stig]

thats great thank's!!! so i need to take two wirers off from my main beam lights to my two iner lights. to make them only come on. on full beam. now i dont have a small bulb whole on the outer lights. have i got the wrong lense in.???

[rallycinq]

Side light is a small 5 watt bulb, can be in either the outer or inner as long as its there.

If the outer hads high and low beams, you will need to wire a relay into the system to work the inner mains too. If you try and work all four off the single supplies you could overload the wiring.

Cheers

D

[monzta]

lamchop77, on 11 August 2011 - 02:19 PM, said:

You have there a 7" rim and what i think is a 6mm inset and an 8mm rim witha 6mm offset.

Chris

Exactly. As the 7" rims has a inset with 6mm this gives you a total of 95mm rim from the mounting surface. The rear ones even though they are 8" rims gives you the same 95 mm of rim from the mounting surface.

So what i am saying is that on the outside of the car the rims will look almost identical as the lip of the rims will be almost the same. But the rear ones will go further in under the car than the front ones.

Looks like its a matched set you got there, and you should consider yourself fortunate

Regarding the lights i used to drive with a set of H4 bulbs in all 4 holes. Gives a really good light.  But originally the outer lights are for side light and driving light. The inner ones are only for high beam, and should be a H1 bulb or similar ?

Edited by monzta, 03 February 2012 - 04:55 PM.

[opeldvd11]

I`ve just wired up the twin lights in my 85 hatch,
(with a little help from  dougcae on here )


The lenses in my lights are as follows:
The 2x outside ones are side light and dip = H1 bulb and i think side light is a RB 233 Small bulb
The 2x inner lights are the full beam  = H1

Near Side Front Wire Colours (standard on 85 manta hatch)

Grey/Black wire + and Brown is to the sidelight,
Yellow + Brown is to the Dip Beam
White + Brown is to the Full beam



Off Side Front Wire Colours

Grey/Red wire + and Brown is to the Sidelight
Yellow + Brown is to the Dip Beam
White + Brown is to the Full Beam

You will have to extend the brown wires to each cluster , Brown = Negitive earth,

See how you get on with that mate ,
I`ll help you as much as i can ,

I`ve 3x spare lenses you can have , (think they are your old ones?)
1x cluster takes a H1 bulb
The other 2x are what looks like sealed beam units ,

Depends what lenses you have yourself?  = different combinations are possible as said in previous posts



Kev

[adz the stig]

aye that would be grand. might come see ya tomorrow if your about ment to be going down to ness with the wife to pick up her new car. sold the ford and got vauxhall get in!!!!! lol anyway might see ya tomorrow kev! thats if i'm not at sea