Need to find a 480 5 spoke wheel.

alcmarsh · Post by **alcmarsh** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 6:37 pm

Don't ask how, but I managed to 'loose' one of my wheels.

Its a '91 480 turbo front passenger side, but I think all the 5 spokes are the same.

Basically can anyone tell me where I can get hold of one?
Preferably with a servicable tire..
I'm currently driving on the space saver spare.

Thanks,

Al

strangegame · Post by **strangegame** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:03 pm

Sorry but i have to ask - How the hell did you loose a wheel

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:19 pm

Yes, you MUST tell us.

kingrichy · Post by **kingrichy** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 7:24 pm

I saw cars loose wheels before

But still, i also want to know.

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:21 pm

Is it an embarrasing " I managed to slide it into a roundabout" type of lost, or did you genuinely misplace it?

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:44 pm

where do you live? what type of alloy is it? i have a spare "pollux" alloy with a semi decent tyre that i'm not using.

gerrsvolvo · Post by **gerrsvolvo** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:18 am

Hi
Wich type of 5spoke dide you loose?
There are at lears two types 14 inch wheels I can thinkmof.
1- the Pollux two types, 5,5 and/or 6 inch wide
2- the Atlas This opne is needed if you have ventilated discs at the front.

Gerrsvolvo

Gimle · Post by **Gimle** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:02 am

There more than one 5 spoke wheels... I suggest that you log in on the main site and then try this link.

kevinwatsongriffin · Post by **kevinwatsongriffin** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:58 am

Hi Al,

There is a five-spoke wheel for sale on eBay including a tyre. It has about a day to go.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... gory=10432

Item No. 2455872310 or just search "480" if that doesn't work.

Kev.

kevinwatsongriffin · Post by **kevinwatsongriffin** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:00 am

Just thought, you don't live near Newcastle do you? Could be someone found your wheel!!

lee · Post by **lee** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:41 pm

I was once rammed off the road and this shattered my pollox alloy.

So its a pollox rim you are after the. Where are you from I might be able to help.

alcmarsh · Post by **alcmarsh** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:37 pm

I belive the wheel I'm after is a 5.5J X 14" Atlas type.
I have the bolt cover!, but need everything else, e.g. wheel and tyre.

So it went like this.

Car had slow puncture, which I was keeping topped up every few weeks.
Didn't drive it for a couple of months.
Went to car, wheel now flat.
Change wheel, put on space saver.
Put wheel in boot.
Drove to garage on way to work.
Took wheel from boot, pumped it up.
In a bit of a hurry, decided to keep space saver and change wheels after work.
Checked space saver pressure, which was a bit low
Pumped up space saver
Went to work.
8 hours later realised that I had neglected to replace my wheel back in the boot after pumping it up...

Went back to garage, but wheel had walked.

Oops.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:34 pm

That really sucks!

Volvo 480 Club Europe

Need to find a 480 5 spoke wheel.

Need to find a 480 5 spoke wheel.

need 5.5J X 14" Atlas type, and this is how I lost it!