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Sun 23 May 2004 11:43
mondeo alloy wheels - tall paul
hi
i have a 98 mondy with alloys, they have small screws all around the edge as if the bit with the spokes was made separate and then fastened to the the bit with the tyre using what looks like stainless steel screws. well one of these screws just sheared off whilst i was washing the wheel !!!

has any one heard of this before, is it a fault ?
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Sun 23 May 2004 11:50
mondeo alloy wheels - smokie
Aren't they cosmetic only?
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Sun 23 May 2004 12:06
mondeo alloy wheels - Wales Forester
I think I can picture the wheels you mean and I'm pretty certain your broken bit is just cosmetic.
If you've got the piece, will it superglue back on?

There is a set of 4 on eBay at the moment;
tinyurl.com/3243n

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Mon 24 May 2004 09:56
mondeo alloy wheels - tall paul
on closer inspection, the tops look and feel like stainless steel but the shaft of the screw seesm to be plastic!! so i guess they must be cosmetic and yes it is the ones on ebay, i have checked all the wheels and pulled off about 6 of these so i think i will just glue them back on.
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