3 stud conversion

1. rdonohue Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Posts: 229 Wicked Red Desire

   #1 7th May 2007, 12:55

   Hey. I've got a Saxo East Coast and it has "3 studs" and I've heard this is rare so I won't be able to get a wide variety of alloys for her. How do I go about getting this converted to a four stud so I can choose whatever....
   rdonohue
2. milesg Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Northampton Posts: 587

   #2 7th May 2007, 15:14

   hey mate, thought i would bump this back up the list for you and just tell ya what i said yesterday about contacting a breakers and then taking the four stud wheel placements of, you can get them from the following saxos
   -westcoast
   -vtr
   -vts
   -furio
   
   then contacting a 'known' modifying garage in your area and finding prices, hope other people can give ya a bit more info mate
3. rdonohue Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Posts: 229 Wicked Red Desire

   #3 7th May 2007, 15:28

   hey. cheers mate. may sound thick....whats a 'breakers' ??
   few of my mates are into the modding business, they'll know of a few garages around the area, will have a word with them.
4. user_8040 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 MaDchester Posts: 8432 Vts

   #4 7th May 2007, 15:50

   a breakers is a place with loads of cars that have crashed, they take parts off them and sell them to you..
5. rdonohue Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Posts: 229 Wicked Red Desire

   #5 7th May 2007, 16:23

   A scrapyard....wont the parts be all smashed up. What would I say to them, just hey how much for a set of four wheels for a saxo (four stud)?
   how much would you think it would cost? i buy the four wheels from a breakers and then what....take them to a garage and ask them to convert it.....
   rdonohue
6. milesg Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Northampton Posts: 587

   #6 7th May 2007, 16:29

   right mate, what you do is find a local breakers, there will be some in the yellow pages, and basically when a car is in a crash they are taken there if not repaired, then a car may be smashed at the front but the rear bumper is fine and if you want to buy that then they take it off and sell you it, same if you want an engine or a set of wheels,
7. rdonohue Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Posts: 229 Wicked Red Desire

   #7 7th May 2007, 16:32

   okay cool. there are several around my area which i know of already so finding them wont be a problem. would i just go to them and see if they have any wheels available for me....how much would you recken they would sell them for? thanks
   rdonohue
8. jclaydon Established Member Joined: Mar 2005 Peterborough, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1255 zetec s

   #8 7th May 2007, 16:37

   There will probably be a fair few 1.1s at a breakers, 4 stud ones, theres always at least 2 at my local scrappy. Very rarely any vt shaped models.
   
   Should be able to pick the parts up dead cheaply. Its just the removing/fitting of parts that can be an issue.
9. Curran Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5387

   #9 7th May 2007, 16:49

   i would do some research before you go so you know exactly what you are after.
   
   if you dont know what you are on about they may well charge you extra just because they can and you wont be any the wiser.
   
   i wouldnt go into it with your eyes closed otherwise it will cost a bomb to get the conversioin done.
10. rdonohue Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Posts: 229 Wicked Red Desire

    #10 7th May 2007, 19:13

    kk cheers everyone. two of my friends dads have their own garages so i will be able to get them done without getting ripped off. how much would i be looking at though....a rough estimate, for buying them from the scrappy and getting them fitted...
    rdonohue