Hello from Norwich

King Stromba · Post by **King Stromba** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:42 pm

Hi, just bought a Mk1 MR2.

Great cars. Goes well next to my Clio Williams. Just as much fun.

Hope to frequent this site alot in the future.

Anyone know the weight of the MK1b teardrop alloys?

MartG · Post by **MartG** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:47 pm

Greetings !

LimeyMk1 · Post by **LimeyMk1** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:52 pm

G'day! Welcome to IMOC!

Not sure what weight teardrops are.

Mk1 Turbo Powered Steve · Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:16 pm

Glad to hear you have bought a mk1!
They are great cars! and hopefully you will enjoy it for many years to come

I have'nt a clue what the the teardrops weigh but i'm sure someone on here will let you know.

kaiowas · Post by **kaiowas** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:49 pm

Hello from Wymondham!

What's yer car look like and I'll keep an eye out for it.

MartG · Post by **MartG** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:04 pm

16kg with a new Goodyear 185/60 14 on it

mr2_pj · Post by **mr2_pj** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:16 am

How much with out a tyre I bet the tyre is quite heavy, anyone know of a lighter tyre??

King Stromba · Post by **King Stromba** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:53 pm

Car is a red MK1b, and i live in Colney. If you fancy a get together in Norwich im not far from you.

Was just wondering as the offset on a clio williams speedline in ET36 and the wheels are one of the best you will find. They were originally designed as a FIA approved competition alloy. They only weigh 7 kg's and are incredibly strong.

Owning two clio williams i have plenty knocking about. They are 15 inches but with a 195 50 tyre the rolling circumferance would be similar.

Are the MR2 teardrop wheels meant to be painted or polished alloy? Anyone got any close ups of some nice examples of the teardrops?

miss mk1 · Post by **miss mk1** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:01 pm

hello and welcome hoep you enjoy your mk1 they are fantastic little cars

King Stromba · Post by **King Stromba** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:06 pm

Thanks for the welcome. The car has a few bits of rust on it, but non on the arches or underside. Looks great for a 18 year old car. Love the gearbox

MartG · Post by **MartG** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:10 pm

King Stromba wrote:They are 15 inches but with a 195 50 tyre the rolling circumferance would be similar.

I have a set of 205/50 - 15s and they give the same speedo reading as my teradrop ones, so you should be OK with that

King Stromba wrote:Are the MR2 teardrop wheels meant to be painted or polished alloy?

AFAIK all UK spec cars had painted alloys. Some JDM and US spec ones had 'diamond cut' alloys which looked polished.

King Stromba · Post by **King Stromba** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:29 pm

Does anyone have a pic of polished alloys? Or can direct me to one?

MartG · Post by **MartG** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:33 pm

Have a furtle around www.mr2.com - I think there are some pics of cars with the shiny alloys on there.

kevin..in · Post by **kevin..in** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:47 pm

Are the MR2 teardrop wheels meant to be painted or polished alloy?

UK spec were painted but JDM were polished

kaiowas · Post by **kaiowas** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:07 pm

King Stromba wrote:Car is a red MK1b, and i live in Colney. If you fancy a get together in Norwich im not far from you.

There's usually an MR2 meet starting from "Pets at Home" car park just off the ring road once a month or so. It's mostly mk2's but there's a couple of mk1s show up. Keep an eye on the 'Events' forum for details of the next meet.

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