Nebulas came apart!!!

[WATCHMAN]

I've just had a set of 18" Nebulas sandblasted and powder-coated in anthracite.
They look really good - even better on the car.
Had new tyres fitted and all set up on the car this afternoon.

Drove down the road and a knocking sound started on the nearside.

It turns out that the bolts holding the rims together had all come loose!

I can only think that the sandblasting has somehow loosened the bolts.
Had the wheels swapped back again.
Bought some Loctite thread sealer.
Thinking I'll just tighten them all up again.

What torque should I use?

I'm thinking less than 20Nm2
Any ideas?

All a bit bizarre.

[Dangerous Dave]

Think Wobbly Dave asked/had the answer to this question. I'll try and find it.

[graemewelch]

wears the pics

[Dangerous Dave]

Some info here

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showpost.php?p=183793&postcount=25

[d2k]

surely when they refurbed the rims they took them apart...??, theyre split rims so refurbing them without splitting them is only half a job is it not..???


& if they did split them the blame lies with them..... surely!!

[Wobbly Dave]

My split rims were fake.

[WATCHMAN]

They're real split rims.
Supposedly off a 2005 T5. Off ebay.
They were all buckled, one was a bit bent and all kerbed to ****.
MSS in Leeds sorted most of it out.

They gave me the option to split them myself and they would do them in the 2 parts, or do them together. I was going to split them, then I didn't.
I've used MSS before and they did a great job on normal alloys.

And they do look good.
Will post some pics soon.
Don't have time today.
Round trip to Liverpool.
I'm glad they came loose before I hit the M62!!

[d2k]

ah......... im looking to get my nebula's refurbed in that graphite effect, just finding the right place..

how much did they charge out of curiosity...??

[dtp]

Nebulars from volvo are not split rims. They are a one piece rim and a hub.

[d2k]

Nebulars from volvo are not split rims. They are a one piece rim and a hub.

really...?

i aint even checked mine, if the above is true mine are probably one piece as they have 'volvo' embossed into the inside of the alloys

ill have to go out to the shed & take a look...... it'll be handy if theyre fake split rims, theyre cheaper to refurb.

[WATCHMAN]

£45 each.
Stripped to bare metal, and powder-coated.

[graemewelch]

im about to get some pegs powder coated but not sure weather to go silver or a dark silver. dont want them to dark. maybe just a bit different

[Redbrick]

Nebulas are 'cosmetic split rims'. I had no trouble splitting mine when I refurbed them myself. Thought I would have a mare as the Yanks posts on swedespeed said it wasn't easy. One of my proper torx bits fitted spot on and they all came out easily, my guess is the Yanks don't have metric torx bits?? I used loctite when I put them back in and allowed a few days for it to go off before I had tyres fitted. Still spot on a few years down the line.

[cherry1809]

really...?

i aint even checked mine, if the above is true mine are probably one piece as they have 'volvo' embossed into the inside of the alloys

ill have to go out to the shed & take a look...... it'll be handy if theyre fake split rims, theyre cheaper to refurb.

They still split, Just not the rim. I had the same with some Jap Enkei's. The rim is one piece, And the center (hub) is another. :)

[stevie69]

what about tritons?can you split them?