Fiat update!

"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
08/28/2019 at 16:06 • Filed to: None

Good news and nowhere-near-bad news!

(This photo was stolen shamelessly from the internet)

Looks like the suspension and body work made it through the impact ok. (Un)fortunately (?) two of the wheels are cracked. So basically my hand has been forced and I need to buy a set of wheels that I actually like. N ot a particularly cheap repair but as good an outcome as I could have hoped for. Next up, stripe replacement...

DISCUSSION (28)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:15

RPF1 time, or some Sparco Terras.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:15

oh noes.... not a set of nicer wheels

the horror!

Kinja'd!!!

For Sweden > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:17

Time to buy some steelies

Kinja'd!!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:17

Ooo, what are you thinking of for rimz? :O

smobgirl > For Sweden
08/28/2019 at 16:21

I tried already. Supposedly I’d need smaller rotors. I’d prefer a set for my snow tires though.

Ash78, voting early and often > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:21

Things getting worn out/broken is a modder’s dream come true. It’s no longer frivolous. It’s now mission-critical!

I’ve always been partial to the OZ Superleggera series.

smobgirl > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
08/28/2019 at 16:23

The Sparcos were what it had when I bought it - I like how they look (and also they actually come in black, unlike the “black” wheels currently on the car).

smobgirl > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/28/2019 at 16:23

I don’t even know yet. The whole internet is in front of me right now...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:24

Sparco in general has some pretty affordable options on tirerack. Time to go play on tirerack.com, lol.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:28

Sparco terra! Trust me!

I wish I’d gone with them over the Assetto Gara’s on my Fiesta ST

TysMagic > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:29

am I weird for saying go stock?

TysMagic > TysMagic
08/28/2019 at 16:30

I’ll give a follow up to that, import some cool 595 or whatever wheels from overseas

smobgirl > TysMagic
08/28/2019 at 16:30

I don’t hate the idea but holy shit are they expensive.

TysMagic > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 16:32

no joke! But you’d be unique - I really want to get a set wheels for the mx5 brought over, but can’t talk myself in to the cost

nermal > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 17:11

I’ll just leave this here....

Kinja'd!!!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 17:36

RPF1 all the things!

Kinja'd!!!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 18:04

You know what you must do

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.autoblog.com/amp/2011/04/21/awesome-mid-engine-rwd-abarth-500-motore-centrale-revealed-at-t/

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > smobgirl
08/28/2019 at 18:16

Ouch, what did you run over again?

What are you going to do with the 2 remaining wheel assuming you’re getting a whole new set?

smobgirl > ZHP Sparky, the 5th
08/28/2019 at 18:29

Ladder? Scaffolding platform? Something similarly sized and metallic?

I’m really not sure. I could hold on to them and get two more and keep those for winters anyway, except I don’t think I can find a set of Blizzaks that fit them. I’ll probably throw them in the garage for now and decide later.