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    Martin L reacted to sparkywig's post in the thread 1967 Neptune Blue Deluxe with Like Like.
    After a day spent modifying various parts of the engine bay, due to the raising the engine and my calculations being slightly out, with...
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    Martin L posted the thread Getting old! in General Earlybay Chat.
    Has anyone used Absolute VW near Derby recently? Good, bad, indifferent? My body doesn't let me do what it once used to and need a few...
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    Martin L replied to the thread Mot feelings..
    Had mine this week. My MOT guy never wants to do it, tells me it's a classic car and they don't need them! I have told him I am more...
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    Martin L replied to the thread More than one ?.
    69 Bay and a highly modified/customized 64 Notch. Had the Notch for 30 years.
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    Martin L reacted to redgaz54's post in the thread Balancing Wide 5s with Like Like.
    Funny you should mention this. My stock wheels have no balance weights on at all and don't appear to need any.
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    Martin L reacted to Gabs's post in the thread Balancing Wide 5s with Like Like.
    Someone once said to me if you’re not driving past 55 they don’t need weights as it’s based on high speeds. Not to sure myself
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    Martin L replied to the thread Balancing Wide 5s.
    I'll look into getting an adapter then. My tyre man is good, never uses hammer-on weights, always stick on. Just hasn't got the...
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    Martin L reacted to kleinbusRonnie's post in the thread Balancing Wide 5s with Like Like.
    Buy one of these, or similar. Then any tire company can balance.
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    Martin L replied to the thread Balancing Wide 5s.
    Not obviously, but with the way things are manufactured today I wouldn't trust the tyres to be perfect. I have driven it back from a VW...
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    Martin L replied to the thread Balancing Wide 5s.
    Let me know how you get on.
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    Martin L posted the thread Balancing Wide 5s in Technical.
    Struggling to find a tyre garage to balance my wheels after having new tyres fitted, nobody seems to have the large cone to fit on the...
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