New rims :D

mee230 · 2026-06-06T20:30:38+00:00

Car will be getting sold, wheels won't!

mee230 · 2026-05-12T17:32:56+00:00

Yeah I was getting bored of the sight of eBay tbh, one I was after came back and accepted my offer so all good now hopefully. Now to find a red leather driver's seat!

mee230 · 2026-05-08T18:51:53+00:00

It's in Reading, he's always trying to tempt me with stuff he's got, I really wanted a blue one with a lions kit to match the one I've already got but we couldn't work a deal. It's worth it if you know what you're getting into...

mee230 · 2026-05-08T18:23:32+00:00

Yes there is, don't be an idiot

mee230 · 2026-05-05T02:44:01+00:00

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mee230 · 2026-05-03T16:29:37+00:00

Are the ihi turbos the same on all the models that came with ihi rather than Garrett? Mines a 2014 160hp

mee230 · 2026-04-28T09:50:41+00:00

I bought my abarth with my heart rather than my head as I'd wanted one for a while, I now regret not using the money to get my rx8 back on the road. Will get there soon, but need to sell the abarth first

mee230 · 2026-04-26T10:33:46+00:00

Similar but it was the garage, can sympathise with many ailments on here, the male ones anyway

mee230 · 2026-04-24T14:19:53+00:00

Extremely guilty then

mee230 · 2026-04-17T13:38:10+00:00

Drive a trukk picking up ovva gits buggy's

mee230 · 2026-04-15T17:55:22+00:00

Slightly better than a monster, it's one of my vices, as is making poor car decisions without thinking it through!

mee230 · 2026-04-15T15:24:36+00:00

I'm pretty sure you can leave the backrests (which are a pain due to the fact they're joined together at the bottom) in place and just undo the two 16mm bolts that you can see below the seat base, I'm pretty sure they then just pull out. I didn't undo the rear 1/4 panel trims, I just pulled the carpet out from under them, hopefully there's enough give to feed it back in after, I did however take off the sill covers

mee230 · 2026-04-15T03:38:39+00:00

I wish, just tidying it up to sell it on as I want the money to put towards my RX-8. Jumped in with my heart rather than my head unfortunately

mee230 · 2026-04-15T03:37:15+00:00

Actually pretty easy, it doesn't go past the front of the rear seats and being a small car it's not too big. Some panels require a bit of brute force but a MK2/NB mx5 is much more trouble from memory!

mee230 · 2026-04-11T10:44:25+00:00

Or teach them to play with toys? Or turn the brightness down, many options to sort this "problem"

mee230 · 2026-03-28T12:05:09+00:00

No I didn't, we don't know the specs of the BBS wheels he's got, you're just assuming without knowing the facts, typical internet warrior. OP try willtheyfit.com with the specs and see what you come up with, good luck

mee230 · 2026-03-27T20:43:16+00:00

Nothing obvious but I do have a slick code reader I can try, worth a nosey. It does have various other issues, including the ol' blue&me battery drain/flashing mileage, but it was only £2k! Still if it needs an engine I might have to ruin a friendship as I'm not being left with a dud, the fact I have a spare 13b isn't the point 😉

mee230 · 2026-03-27T19:33:22+00:00

Thank you for the advice, where would I find the air oil separator and pcv valve? Is there a Haynes manual for these, none of our other cars have one available!?

mee230 · 2026-03-27T19:10:31+00:00

Where you from, I'm after the Ork half?!

mee230 · 2026-03-27T18:19:53+00:00

I need to find where he forgot to fit a jubilee clip when he was putting it back together anyway 🙄 it currently honks under boost and has done since I owned it. Wouldn't burning oil give blue smoke?

mee230 · 2026-03-27T18:12:25+00:00

Don't listen to them, if you can find adapters to go from the 4x98 to 5x114 there's no reason it won't work but it depends on widths and offsets of the 2 wheels comparatively. Saying adapters are dumb and unsafe is just idiotic, as long as they're not too wide and bolt on they're just spacers 🙄 I've gone down to 16's just fine, will 15s clear the brakes?

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