Gareth F
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Ok need some help quickly.
Story so far:
Took my 1.6 sport in to have the astra gte 16v brakes fitted
All going well they put the wheels on but Oh Noes! my 16" alesio's hit the calipers! I was totally unaware i would have this problem.
The guys at the garage sourced some spacers (5mm) but no where local had them so for 5 pounds they drove an hour and a half to get me some 
So i thought only a few hitches ill have my car back today..........
........ or not. Now i need extended wheel bolts, they missed the delivery to get them for tomorrow and wont arrive untill friday (when im suppose to be traveling to see my gf in uni and pick her up)
So now the main question is: Where the hell can i get extended wheel bolts that are suitable for the upgrade that will also do same day delivery to the south?
Any help is great, thanks 
[Edited on 14-05-2009 by Gareth F]
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IvIarkgraham
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they have done something wrong as 2.0 calipers should be no where near your wheel size
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Gareth F
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Well unless ive been given v6 brakes 
They are an exhaust and brake centre so sshould know what they are doing.
Would i suffer this problem if they are v6 brakes? They weigh a ton and needed two industrial bin bags to carry them 
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IvIarkgraham
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no even v6ers fit ubder 15's
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Joe
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Some people have had problems with 2.0 brakes and Speedlines I seem to remember.
I think you can usually get away with grinding a bit of the caliper, or post in regionals and see if anyone can help you out with some longer bolts.
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Gareth F
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Cheers joe, i now know they are 2.0l brakes as v6 didnt come as four stud.
I did say grind a bit off but they refused which i can see their point tbh (just shows they wont bodge it) I see my friday being spent waiting for the bolts to arrive only for another problem to arrise
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S@M
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just take the wheel off and get filing/grinding yourself 
or get some different wheels?
the spacers will make them rub if you down quite low
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Gareth F
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Im down 55-60mm at the front but think i have enough clearance (5mm is nothing)
New wheels is a no no
The car is stuck at the garage with no wheels so cant just go in there and grind stuff off lol.
Just need some longer wheel bolts asap
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Gareth F
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Not many people fit gte brakeswith alessio's as i cant find much to help me either
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binxy16v
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they have done something wrong mate i used to run v6on my speedlines n now i run them on 15" cav slabs. hjave you got the correct carriers on?? othere than that mate i cant think of what else it could be??? are the wheels standard of have they been machined down for any reason???
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binxy16v
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you should be able to get some longer wheels studs from your local car shop wont be too expensive.
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Gareth F
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Nope standard gte brakes, standard alessios, everything is how they should be.
I dont get it
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daine
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i had this problem last week mate when my dad gave me some allessio`s off a gsi hes building i thought the drive shaft had gone,it turns out the middle of the wheel near the bolt flat was just catching on the calliper on the lugs near the spring , if you can picture were i mean !.
so my dad just ground some off the calliper lugs , jobs a good un.
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am4nf
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halfrauds can get longerbolts
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barneykarl
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I have v6 brakes with 16" wheels no problem, odd that your gte ones are hitting the wheel.
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N4_RUE
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alrite mate i had the same problem when i had astra gsi put on mine there the old style it sounds supid i now but the inside off the wheel is differnt for sum reason , i got 2 new wheels from wheelbase in oldam for 230 nearly 2 years ago now an they where spot on no probs at all
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Gareth F
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Thanks for your help people, looks like ill just have to wait for the longer bolts to come through
Owell modding has its price i suppose!
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Gareth F
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Well they ground the bits off at my request but it will still need the spacers as the wheels are ctaching on the spring that stop the calipers rattling around when not in use. So close yet so far 
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gez bay
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ive got meriva 280mm brakes with my 16" and they dont seem to be a problem, i though the 2.0L ones were only a couple of mm bigger than sport and were 25mm wide rather than 20?
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Gareth F
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Its down to my wheels, alessio's seem to be a different shape on the inside.
The GTE discs are not much different but the pads and calipers are much bigger,i think the piston is bigger aswell.
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IvIarkgraham
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if it was me i'd just fuck the brakes off!
get some that are going to fit with ease
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Gareth F
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Ta mark but they sre on already just need adjustments!
Owell
pick the car up tomoz\ absolutely battered lol.
ta for peeps help on this
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ChrisBoom
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My GTE brakes caught the wheels too, here:
Only on one side though
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Gareth F
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Cheers chris, i was starting to think had no one had gte brakes and alessios.
Cant believe it was only on one side though, thats just plain weird.
They just phoned me, its all sorted 
Going down to pick it up now.
Next month grooved discs and braided hoses (as i was sold some shit ones )
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Jambo
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i have 2.0l brakes on 15" rims
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