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OLOSTEVE



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1 Done 3 to go. 1 Broken finger later.


Re- painting wheels, dropped wheel and tyre off the bench, bounced higher than I expected and broke my finger on my right hand. First time I have broken a bone so thought it was only sprained but Daughter in Law, who's a nurse, said get X-ray, confirmed broken. Really has set me back as unable to work on the wheels for 2 weeks. Good job I had a pair of padded work gloves on.

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Nodge68



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Sorry to hear of the broken digit.
I've also managed to break a couple of fingers working on vehicles. Once by trapping a finger under a cylinder head as it was sliding down the studs. The second time by sticking my finger into an engine cooling fan while the engine was running, which resulted in an unpleasant break. This was many decades ago now, but I still remember it like yesterday, especially as the fan hit finger isn't the same shape as it once was. Big Cry Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
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Grimdog



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On the other hand........The wheel looks great!
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MotionInc



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Wheel looks AWESOME! Finger will heal Wink
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Just a driver



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The wheel looks nice, did you spray it yourself ?
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Lightwater



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Down under most have to carry their second spare wheel on the roof. It's hard to get it both up, & down from the roof without bouncing. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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OLOSTEVE



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Just a driver wrote:
The wheel looks nice, did you spray it yourself ?

Primer, Silver and Clear all with a Rattle Can.
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Lightwater



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Re: 1 Done 3 to go. 1 Broken finger later.

OLOSTEVE wrote:
dropped wheel and tyre off the bench, bounced higher than I expected

Could have been worse, off a 777 from a few hundred feet! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18
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