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03-01-2009, 12:30 PM
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I guess he just enhanced the stock red dot. And it's there to show how to mount the wheel. I think the air valve should be opposite to the "red" bolt. You can read about in the owners manual. I really don't see the importance in this and I don't think about it anymore.
03-01-2009, 12:38 PM
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03-01-2009, 01:01 PM
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3 of my hubs has a red dot and one doesnt. I always spin the hub and what ever bolt comes up on the top thats my red one 
03-01-2009, 01:10 PM
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It's so that if you have wheel balance issues, you can make sure the wheel is always mounted the same way while you're investigating, for example.
Conversely, if you DON'T have balance issues, putting your wheels back on the same way they came off will help keep it that way. By convention, wheels that have a valve position at a stud point mount with the valve on the red stud. Those that have a valve position between studs mount opposite it. There's no actual benefit from this poisiton as such, it simply ensures everything can easily be put back as it was before the wheel was removed.
Conversely, if you DON'T have balance issues, putting your wheels back on the same way they came off will help keep it that way. By convention, wheels that have a valve position at a stud point mount with the valve on the red stud. Those that have a valve position between studs mount opposite it. There's no actual benefit from this poisiton as such, it simply ensures everything can easily be put back as it was before the wheel was removed.
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03-01-2009, 01:48 PM
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yes only the rears.
I have brand new big reds sat up front, so these look a bit cack.
the red dot is a balancing dot, and as said, should have the valve opposite.
Just going with textar pads for now, the car is a lot lighter, and have textars up front too, with no issues on track yet.
By mid season will prob make the switch to pagids front and rear.
I have brand new big reds sat up front, so these look a bit cack.
the red dot is a balancing dot, and as said, should have the valve opposite.
Just going with textar pads for now, the car is a lot lighter, and have textars up front too, with no issues on track yet.
By mid season will prob make the switch to pagids front and rear.
03-01-2009, 02:32 PM
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03-01-2009, 06:58 PM
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it was well and truly stuck... another job pre RS day...
i used the halfords caliper paint, its good stuff, you build the coats up over an hour or so. best bit though was i actually got to use my little sandblasting kit from machine mart, man that makes things easy!
I finally remebered to blast inside the rear arches, where the weld from the cage had broken thru, so i could repaint and seal...
i used the halfords caliper paint, its good stuff, you build the coats up over an hour or so. best bit though was i actually got to use my little sandblasting kit from machine mart, man that makes things easy!
I finally remebered to blast inside the rear arches, where the weld from the cage had broken thru, so i could repaint and seal...
03-01-2009, 07:17 PM
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i can probably get away with blues... thats where i will probably start...