Fowvay's Yellow 2000 GLX 1.8T

[Toad]

Don't forget with baller wheels like that you're gonna need mad camber yo

[dnyed]

Mad camber, yo!


We're waiting for pics.

[mamabizeb]

your yellow bug is beautiful...

[Fowvay]

Thank you.

[Fowvay]

[Fowvay]

Wheels go on Saturday.

[Beetlescott]

I love them!!!!!!

[JonK]

Tom,

Nice Wheels!!!!


JonK

[Fowvay]

70,000

Pomelo turned over the big 7-oh today while I was driving down to visit with Growler AND while chatting on the phone with another org member.

On with the updates. Installed my new *to me* summer wheels and also did a bit of brake cleaning and an oil change.

Here are pics from today.

[warren]

nice new look, Tom.

[Kat_1968]

They look FAR better installed!!!!

TOTAL CLASS!!!!

Does Pomelo like her new shoes? Tell her we LOVE them!!! LOL!

<3 the look!!!!

[dnyed]

Let me get this straight. You were on the phone, driving 65mph, *and* taking pics, when the odometer turned 70K?

Love the new wheels! Finally, pics!

[Fowvay]

I had on my head set so two hands free... errr sorta cept for the camera. I won't mention I was also smoking a cig at the time.... la la la wanders away whistling innocently

[raymondlee]

black wheels are

[bugsy98nb]

Pom looks awsome still

[Jewel]

Nice car! And great pics!

[Th1rt3en]

Very nice, did you rise it alittle or is it just the camera angle?

[Fowvay]

Originally Posted by Th1rt3en

Very nice, did you rise it alittle or is it just the camera angle?

The offset on these wheels is 40 which makes them sit over 20mm too deep.
I measured and (from the tire edge to the inside of the fender) I have 19.8mm in front and 27.5mm in the rear.
Will be fixing that A.S.A.P. with some 15mm spacers in front and 20mm rear. This plus the camera angle makes it
look like I have a .5 inch gap when in fact I'm actually tucked about .25" in the front.

Specs would then be 18 x 8.5 et25 and et20 and sit as flush as possible and not rub.

[TechnoTrix'd]

Originally Posted by Fowvay

70,000

Pomelo turned over the big 7-oh today while I was driving down to visit with Growler AND while chatting on the phone with another org member.

On with the updates. Installed my new *to me* summer wheels and also did a bit of brake cleaning and an oil change.

Here are pics from today.

Looking good my friend, looking good. Kind of like that "tucked" look myself. Lot's of the Aircooled Cal-lookers have it and that does it for me...

Nice to see that Pomelo is looking so good for the age and miles. Can't wait for August to get here so that I can hang with the Ohio crew again.

Keep the pic's coming Tom

TechnoTrix'd...

[Fowvay]

71,758

514.5 miles
14.6 gallons
35.24 mpg

My downpipe broke at the flex pipe so I'm driving around with the 02 sensors completely out in the wind. This should decrease my mileage because the car goes into a rich condition but my mileage is still mega high. I'm loving this hypermiling stuff.