Steel Smoothies

[fezza68]

 

[coullstar]

Were these not for sale last week? There was a set on ebay that seem to have gone now.

 

[Tourershine]

Were these not for sale last week? There was a set on ebay that seem to have gone now.

Really I didn't see them and I get emails off eBay everytime a steel wheel is listed

 

[coullstar]

Vw T5 18” Amarok Banded Steels T5.1 T6 | eBay

Different ones it seems.

 

[fezza68]

Nice van,wonder if hes on here?.

 

[Tourershine]

Vw T5 18” Amarok Banded Steels T5.1 T6 | eBay

Different ones it seems.

Oh yes, I'd seen these. Bit over priced

 

[D4XEG]

I did for a short time yes, but on banded 19's now. Bit more expensive, an inch bigger and a whole lot cooler....

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What width and tyre size did you go for @Tourershine

 

[Tourershine]

What width and tyre size did you go for @Tourershine

255/45/19 on that picture.

 

[BigRoundBelly]

@BigRoundBelly - this colour above from @Keaney would be ideal for Acapulco I reckon .......these looks tremendous !

@Calsonic - I agree; that's the colour I thought; anthracite would look good. Better than these anyway.

 

[W9sto]

Evening, I am looking to put 18” smoothies on and I want a stainless steel hubcap (like the old beetle) over the top like the image. Does anyone know where I can get them? Thanks.

 

[djg87]

Evening, I am looking to put 18” smoothies on and I want a stainless steel hubcap (like the old beetle) over the top like the image. Does anyone know where I can get them? Thanks.

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EBay. 18x8 et 35 smoothie wheels. £350ish. I went for the 20x9s. IMO look better that the smooth wheels posted earlier in the chat.

 

[Decanter]

Has anybody had any brake cooling issues with smoothies?

 

[djg87]

Has anybody had any brake cooling issues with smoothies?

I have wondered that. Fitting mine in a month or so so guess I’ll find out. I wondered if they did maybe a bit of tubing directing some airflow into the backside of the wheels lol

 

[Matchyt30]

Ran them on my t4 for a couple of years with no issues. But never raced about in it for the brakes to get hot tho. I think you would only get issues if was racing around a track.

 

[JOG]

I have wondered that. Fitting mine in a month or so so guess I’ll find out. I wondered if they did maybe a bit of tubing directing some airflow into the backside of the wheels lol

A VW elf with an aerosol!

 

[Tourershine]

Has anybody had any brake cooling issues with smoothies?

I get asked this constantly and I do drive like a racing driver sometimes and I can categorically state that my van, a heavy T32 driven normally 90% of the time and like I've stolen it 10% of the time, feels no different from any set of wheel to the next, including every size of banded steel made, alloys and the wheels below.

The only difference I do notice from wheel to wheel is the general pickup on acceleration. Not a huge amount, but you can feel that some wheel and tyre combinations will pick up faster than others, but braking, no difference.

 

[Sabre]

A VW elf with an aerosol!

Wouldn't even wanna think what they'd charge for that. I think you'd have to marry it!

 

[Sabre]

and like I've stolen it 10% of the time,

Really Paul? Are you sure...

 

[Tourershine]

Really Paul? Are you sure...

Yeah I'd say that's reasonably accurate, especially now diesel seems to be worth more than Gold recently.

 

[Decanter]

Thanks, that’s good to know seeing as I’ve just had some 20x9 eBay specials powder coated. I hadn’t really given the cooling much thought until the garage that are fitting the coilovers mentioned it. They’re pretty heavy though!