Ross Autech

sri_alan said:
How did the fire start down there? Was it blowtorching to unseize a bolt?
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Nope. Happened while driving.

Searching google turns up that it is fairly common for braided lines to do this when there is an electrical short against the body.

So common, that chris knew about it lol
 
Bloody hell, would never have thought that'd happen. Unless you changed them, they were goodridge ones I put on. Thatd have to be some short to do that though
 
must be a short on quite a circuit, as any small leakage and the braided line would simple work like a cable
 
sri_alan said:
Bloody hell, would never have thought that'd happen. Unless you changed them, they were goodridge ones I put on. Thatd have to be some short to do that though
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Yeah one of the goodridges ruptured last summer, i fitted the hel's i had off the gx.

I dunno where the short came from, nothing apparent during stripping. But both front brake lines were toasted
 
RAJackson said:
so yeah. new wheels

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UK GTi alloys :

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Autech alloys :

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saving of 1.1kg per wheel, off unsprung rotational mass.
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It's more likely that the difference in weight is down to the tyres. There is often a difference in weight from one tyre manufacturer to another. Also rubber is heavy stuff, a few mm off the tread will make a difference. The only fair test is to weigh 2 wheels together without tyres, valves or wheel weights.
 
Well next time i dig out my GTI alloys i will check the weight. Im sure one of mine is significantly lighter and has the ridges on the inside, however i understand what you are saying about the tyres.
 
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