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02-07-2006, 06:15 PM

Anyone heard the rumour of Tempe's cardboard spacers?

Swaytan · 02-07-2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by simonr

U mentioned u were getting that before??

I drove all the way out there wit cash in hand to get that exact rim but in white..

I had emailed someone the week before and they said it would fit...
but the manager(i think) who i spoke to at the time said it didnt come in the right stud pattern (4x108)
So next stop was tempe...

the dish looks a bit big aswell.. so it might be the wrong offset.. ??

Thanks mate, you've just saved me a trip. :eclipsee_

Scareybear · 02-07-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackLS

Anyone heard the rumour of Tempe's cardboard spacers?

I wouldn't be surprised lol

Swaytan · 02-07-2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Scareybear

I wouldn't be surprised lol

I spoke to a guy about Tempe Tyre's reputation, he said "yeah they do a killer job, but make sure you watch them at every step of the job, or they will do some dodgy cost cutting stuff"

I hope it's wrong, the thought of modded cars flying around my suburb with cardboard spacers frightens me...

Fled74 · 03-07-2006, 12:43 AM

If anyone needs their car Photoshopped (with new rims, lowered, etc), you can shoot me a PM. I worked as a web designer for 2 1/2 years in the Philippines before moving here, and I've been using Photoshop much longer than that.

Anyway, someone posted a pic of a Lite-7 rim and I pasted them on a shot of my car:

I've always had a fondness for black or gunmetal rims.

**Professor Farnsworth** · 03-07-2006, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Flederschwein

I've always had a fondness for black or gunmetal rims.

here you go then..

Swaytan · 03-07-2006, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fantz

here you go then..

Killer rims, awesome colour car, very shmick...

Fled74 · 03-07-2006, 05:18 PM

Your second wife is gorgeous - tell her I said hello.

photn · 03-07-2006, 10:03 PM

basically they go out of their way to help u with what ever it is u need.

**Professor Farnsworth** · 03-07-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaytan

Killer rims, awesome colour car, very shmick...

thanks mate

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Originally Posted by Flederschwein

Your second wife is gorgeous - tell her I said hello.

lol no worries, done.

theBlake · 25-07-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Scareybear

Tempe don't have 'dealers' as such, tyre shops can buy off them at a slightly lower price

slightly lower ? i Doubt it. If a local retailer can sell me the same wheel and tyre for the same price as I would pay Tempe Tyres and include locknuts and a wheel alignment, and not charge the $80 or so freight, then they are obviously buying them off TT for much less than a slightly lower price.

MrsFantz - I got my Panther Vectors yesterday. Look great, 100x better than the pic, I'll put a photo up as soon as I wash my car.

Scareybear · 25-07-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by theBlake

slightly lower ? i Doubt it. If a local retailer can sell me the same wheel and tyre for the same price as I would pay Tempe Tyres and include locknuts and a wheel alignment, and not charge the $80 or so freight, then they are obviously buying them off TT for much less than a slightly lower price.

MrsFantz - I got my Panther Vectors yesterday. Look great, 100x better than the pic, I'll put a photo up as soon as I wash my car.

The last set I bought off Tempe cost $100 less than their advertised price, admittedly that included freight, but that still leaves me to make $25 per wheel and tyre, I'll throw locknuts & W/A in with any wheel deal, the wheel alignment just labour, and when you buy locknuts in bulk they're very cheap.
As for the Advanti black & machined the Vapour is available in 17" to suit the new focus.
Top row second from the left
http://www.yhi.com.au/Advanti/advantigallery.html

EstaFiesta · 25-07-2006, 08:43 PM

Word of warning re Tempe. The rims you see on my Avatar I bought from Tempe over the internet. Turned up nice and quick, damaged.. I contacted them and they did not want to know about it. The wheel nuts they provided looked as if they were only just on, so I checked with another tyre fitter and low and behold they were not legal. Also, I had an uncontrolable shake over about 70 kmh. It came and went, no real pattern to it. They came balanced, but I had them rebalanced and they were out. Still they shook. I had an alignment done, still no difference. So I looked at ptting new tyres to replace these new ones (20 klms old at this stage) only to find that the tyres were the wrong size for the wheels, and I could not get the right ones for under approx $400 per corner. I rang them again, still did not want to help.

Luckily they have now been replaced by the WQ Zetec rims I bought off Rob in Brisbane. I went to Bob Jane to get them to do a quick swap, and could not get the bloody things off. Had to get a diamond drill to bore out the fixing screws, one covering plate was totally destroyed to get it off, so I finished up giving them to the guy doing the job for free. Good riddance to them. The Ford ones with the Conti tyres are so much better it is a joke. No comparison.

Tempe Tyres? Never again.

Danny · 25-07-2006, 10:22 PM

They seem like a dodgy, "putting 20" rims on a shoitfighting old VL heap is their forte" type of mob.

theBlake · 27-07-2006, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Scareybear

As for the Advanti black & machined the Vapour is available in 17" to suit the new focus.

Great looking wheel, it was the first one I saw and I almost bought it on the spot. But the spokes stick out about 2cm outside the rim. Thats too much for me, I'd scuff them inside a week.

Advanti have a great range of black/machined rims.

murcod · 27-07-2006, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by EstaFiesta

Word of warning re Tempe. The rims you see on my Avatar I bought from Tempe over the internet. Turned up nice and quick, damaged.. I contacted them and they did not want to know about it. The wheel nuts they provided looked as if they were only just on, so I checked with another tyre fitter and low and behold they were not legal. Also, I had an uncontrolable shake over about 70 kmh. It came and went, no real pattern to it. They came balanced, but I had them rebalanced and they were out. Still they shook. I had an alignment done, still no difference. So I looked at ptting new tyres to replace these new ones (20 klms old at this stage) only to find that the tyres were the wrong size for the wheels, and I could not get the right ones for under approx $400 per corner. I rang them again, still did not want to help.

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I was seriously looking at buying some wheels/tyres off them for the wife's Mazda 6 - glad I didn't! Were the tyres Nankangs?

You should have gone to Consumer Affairs or your state RAA/ RACV/ NRMA service.

EstaFiesta · 27-07-2006, 07:57 PM

Yes, the tyres were Nankangs. Amazing how many cars in Perth you see with the exact same tyres. Anyway, it all got to hard after a while, and the guy who got them for free was happy...I think..