Horrific find on 19" Wheels!!!!!

**Saimir** · 6th November 2007, 15:19

just been reading a thread on another forum and was surprised to read about problems some people are having with 19" wheels on the VXR Range,

Thread Link:

http://www.vxronline.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7569

Advise to everyone who owns a set of 19" Vauxhall rims, check immediately for cracks on the inner wall of alloy (the bit the tyre sits into

**BigMan** · 6th November 2007, 15:26

I think this issue has been raised on here before..

Am i right in thinking Vauxhall dont believe there is a fault with the wheels, even though so many have cracked/are cracking. Its shocking thoughthat they crack, you'd expect better from them.

Isnt it Speedline or Ronal who make the VXR rims??

spoons · 6th November 2007, 15:27

Yeah... thats Daz... he's already posted on here....

**Saimir** · 6th November 2007, 15:28

Ahh sorry i thought i'd post it here cause i just saw it myself

Its Speedline that makes the Snowflakes so i think they make the VXR wheels as well

I read that vauxhall said something like the wheels have to be changed every 18months or something like that

**Duncan** · 6th November 2007, 15:53

Originally Posted by BigMan

Isnt it Speedline or Ronal who make the VXR rims??

Originally Posted by Saimir

Its Speedline that makes the Snowflakes so i think they make the VXR wheels as well

From a post in that VXRonline thread...

Happened to notice a crack on my front wheel as well - mine is a vxr december 05. 8Jx19H2ET43, "RONAL", made in poland, batch numbers 1501, S17, 13217323, H3, III 05.

Originally Posted by Saimir

I read that vauxhall said something like the wheels have to be changed every 18months or something like that

I would doubt severely that Vx would make a statement like that! - that the wheels only lasted 18 months. They'd have a huge number of claims from people arguing that they weren't 'fit for purpose'.

**MalcGSI** · 6th November 2007, 16:00

Wasn't Vx that said that but one of the memberson vxronline.

**Duncan** · 6th November 2007, 16:06

Yep, that was it. He said at this rate - the mileage he had covered - he would be changing them every 18 months.

spoons · 6th November 2007, 22:29

Well my plans are to change all my wheels to 18 inch 888 Race Alloys... and use the VXR alloys for summer use.

They take too much of a bashing during winter with the pot holes etc..

Matt said to me today (Maverick) that once I use the 888 Race Alloys, I won't want to go back to the 19" VXR ones....