Rich

I realise this is unlikely, as I think I'm the only one with them, but anyone happen to have a spare TC105N in 17x8? I need one to replace mine that's damaged, but they're discontinued.

Are you willing to sell them individually?

Pretty much. Opportunists are looking for stuff in your glovebox mostly. Anyone wanting to nick the car will come tooled up.

Indeed, the issue is the extra security is pretty minimal, but it's a massive pain the rest of the time.

Never used one. Not sure I see the point. If they really want your car they will kick the door in and nick the keys.

I have had similar thoughts, except I have a Milltek which will no doubt crack at some point and force the issue. Come to think of it, I might have one of the longest lasting Millteks at this point.

Looks like just over 170 bhp at the wheels?

Mine's M22 (but still Stockport borough) by about 2 houses, not sure if that makes it worse or not.

I'm up the road from you in Gatley Lauren and would need to garage my car for cover. 😕

Are Manchester postcodes the same? Also, how can you tell what the risk areas are, is there a list somewhere?

I have a space saver in the boot. Didn't help. Have winters in now, so I'm expecting a massive heatwave.

I did think of that, but then couldn't remember how to switch maps.

Based on the specs, they should be about 8 kg.

Pretty sure they were on summer tyres, given they were wheel spinning a fair amount. Just had better loading on their driven wheels. I got overtaken by an MX5 at one point as well, though he may well have been on winters. As for the gentle inputs etc. my issue was I couldn't even get moving. Once I was rolling I was able to keep the car going for the most part, and I could move off on the flat, but uphill I couldn't get enough traction to overcome gravity. Gentle throttle would just give me a slower wheelspin. Even rocking the car forwards and back didn't really help. I did see a BMW SUV slide sideways with all four wheels locked until they hit the kerb, so AWD wasn't that much of an advantage.

I got stuck on an incline you could barely see it was so gentle, meanwhile FWD cars were overtaking me in droves. Time to invest in winter tyres I think.

Total steal at that price. Someone should buy these.

Looks like they have been superceded by the TC105X, which looks pretty similar. 17x8 ET42 is still listed: http://wedssport.jp/products/english/spectable/tc105x.pdf RRP is ¥48,500 which is roughly £344. Their EU shop has them for €460! https://shop.weds-europe.com/home/133-37013-wedssport-tc105x.html#/50-wheel_size_wedssport-17x80j_et42/124-pcd-5h_100 I got mine from Sumo Power, currently listed at £500 a pop: https://www.sumopower.com/Brands/WEDSSPORT/TC-105N/WEDSSPORT-TC-105N-1708042-500-TS-TI-72309 Not that different to mine, I got them pre-Brexit when the exchange rate was more favourable. £1500 delivered.

I have TC105Ns in 17x8 (ET42) they are very light, under 7Kg, but not cheap.

I folded the ends in to keep the frayed part tucked away.

Didn't recall mine being that close, so found a pic from when I installed it, plenty of space:

I have passed two MOTs with just the second cat, neither was close.

Neither set were from ebay, could be fakes, but who knows.

Entirely possible it was a duff batch. I had just treated the screen with g1 when I put them on. Currently running Bosch Super Plus which seem really good and are half the price.

I tried aerotwins, found them smeary, so switched back to classic design wipers.

I've used mine as a work light in a pinch, a couple of hours is maybe 10% battery. The led is very low power compared to the screen on a modern phone.