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t5 pete
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:30
I have finally found a set of the rocking horse **** polaris wheels am im over the moon with them.
Ive always wanted a set since first getting the internet and seeing them on a 240 and about 11yrs later ive got them from a nice bloke in cumbria it was well worth the long trip.
Heres some pics there off to be fully refurbed next month so ill update the pics. http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/t5pete/polaris1.jpg

http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/t5pete/polaris.jpg

Heres what they look like on a 240
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt39/t5pete/MYTURBO3.jpg

Filterlab
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:31
Now those are RARE wheels, hardly seen those before anywhere. Nice one Pete.

Tomcat
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:39
Nice find Pete, glad you finally managed to get a set.

t5 pete
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:39
Yeah there really rare i dont think theres is many sets of them in the uk as a lot of them are the replicas and not genuine ones

p fandango
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:42
is it me or does the second one from the left look different, look at the centre around the wheel nuts. Looks more like a Sparoc MO

t5 pete
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:43
is it me or does the second one from the left look different, look at the centre around the wheel nuts. Looks more like a Sparoc MO

Yeah its where the block started refurbing it and had rubed the primer down
P.s. whats a sparoc MO

p fandango
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:48
Yeah its where the block started refurbing it and had rubed the primer down
no mate the centre is different. i've circled the area i mean, compare the 2

P.s. whats a sparoc MO
its a make/model of wheel

http://xs941.xs.to/xs941/09305/polaris893.jpg

Tomcat
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:50
Think Pedro means Sparco....

t5 pete
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:51
Youve lost me pedro there all volvo wheels lol

t5 pete
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:52
can you see this difference tc

p fandango
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:52
Think Pedro means Sparco....
i knew what i meant lol

p fandango
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:54
Youve lost me pedro there all volvo wheels lol
the white(ish) wheel has quite a deep recess around the wheel nut holes as if its meant to have a centre cap, while the others only taper down slow & quite flat

Tomcat
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:55
i knew what i meant lol

Glad you did,lol...

I think Pete that's it's just because the centre of the second wheel has been sanded it makes it look like the cenre part is stepped down rather than dished in, it's just an optical illusion.

t5 pete
Friday 24th July 2009, 20:56
I think i get what you mean but it must be a affect of the white primer and where he has rubed them down which make them look different to you.

volvo940
Saturday 25th July 2009, 00:08
All the same wheels, as pete says, I started, to try on clean one wheel up with the thought of following a thread on doing the wheels yourself, but after starting I decided to get them done by a professional, then decided to sell, and pete bought them, but all are genuine Polaris's and pete will confirm this.

Cheers
Stephen

p fandango
Saturday 25th July 2009, 00:11
All the same wheels, as pete says, I started, to try on clean one wheel up with the thought of following a thread on doing the wheels yourself, but after starting I decided to get them done by a professional, then decided to sell, and pete bought them, but all are genuine Polaris's and pete will confirm this.

Cheers
Stephen
yeh, from the picture tho the centre does look different, as TC says it must be just the angle etc

Dangerous Dave
Saturday 25th July 2009, 00:12
So pete, how much did your dream wheels cost you?

t5 pete
Monday 27th July 2009, 21:52
So pete, how much did your dream wheels cost you?

I got them at a good price have a geuss and ill let you know how close you are

smithy
Monday 27th July 2009, 23:24
I got them at a good price have a geuss and ill let you know how close you are
you lucky sod i was after a set of them but i settled for galaxys which are still nice on the car but a bit small though being 16s

t5 pete
Tuesday 28th July 2009, 16:56
you lucky sod i was after a set of them but i settled for galaxys which are still nice on the car but a bit small though being 16s

Yeah ive waited for roughly 11yrs to get these so i was first in and set off to pick them up as soon as i could lol

Jamest5r
Tuesday 28th July 2009, 18:38
Hi Pete, Smithy has got these on his 940 i think, its in thread "smithy 940 almost finished" in older car section, if some clever computer types could link it from here?? cheers jim, ps they do look good with that deep dish

just looked up and seen smithy reply, note to self read thread before commenting!!!!!!

t5 pete
Tuesday 28th July 2009, 23:28
lol james ive always preffered the deep dish i like the old skool look lol

Tomcat
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 00:14
lol james ive always preffered the deep dish i like the old skool look lol

Prefer thin and crispy myself.....

mexybhouy
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 13:57
As in Pizza's???

t5 pete
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 17:17
lol but thin and crispy is a big NO NO
Just need some new centre caps now

Jamest5r
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 18:56
lol but thin and crispy is a big NO NO
Just need some new centre caps now
11yrs:D
Hope you don't have to wait

cameron
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 19:10
You going for the newer style ones pete ?

Like these ones.............

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo159/cameron793/P010609_1130.jpg

t5 pete
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 19:19
Hi lee i carnt have them ones the ones for the polaris are only 55mm and i think ours our 60 or 61mm also volvo dont stock them anymore so i hope some where on the net will sell them

smithy
Wednesday 29th July 2009, 20:05
if i go larger diameter wheel then it will be after market wheels deepdish speedlines or momo something strong but that wont be for a long time yet