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Old 02-13-2006, 06:04 PM   #1
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:06 PM   #2
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yea, think about it, snow is like the weights that balance your rims. If you have snow in your rims, you have alot of extra weight around and it may all not be placed perfectly = vibration
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:08 PM   #3
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yep, snow caked in your wheels. go hit a car wash and spray 'em. it'll go away.
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:42 PM   #4
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ditto. happens in the spring here in VT with old sand / mud / etc. Drop $2.50 in the self-spray carwash and hit it with the high pressure.
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:46 PM   #5
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yep snow caked in the wheels, happens to me all the time.
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:50 PM   #6
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Yep. Its snow in the wheels.
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:53 PM   #7
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Has anyone mentioned it might be snow in the wheels?
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:57 PM   #8
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got some wheels in the snow..
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:58 PM   #9
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Has anyone mentioned it might be snow in the wheels?


I didn't know, I had VW VR6 before and I liked to have fun in the snow too, I had 16" rims, never had any problem like this.
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:11 PM   #10
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Wait...it snowed?
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:24 PM   #11
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Wait...it snowed?
No just crazy tropical rain
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:38 PM   #12
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I didn't know, I had VW VR6 before and I liked to have fun in the snow too, I had 16" rims, never had any problem like this.
i dont think the size of the rim actually matters
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:48 PM   #13
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...same as "mud in your tire"...
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:58 PM   #14
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Yep, that's one drawback to doing donuts. It cakes the snow in your wheels and then when you drive away, it feels like your car needs an alignment.
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:22 PM   #15
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i dont think the size of the rim actually matters
size doesn't matter.... snow in the rims happens all the time. scared me at first the first time. I pulled over and looked to see if I had damaged the rim and noticed the packed snow so I used my breaker bar to knock the snow out.
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:24 PM   #16
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wait... this question is being asked in New England?

You've really NEVER experienced this phenomenon before?
I will admit when I first got my drivers license I freaked out when my car did that the first time though.
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:24 PM   #17
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snow in teh y0ur steering wheel
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:25 PM   #18
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tee hee
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:43 PM   #19
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Your car is totalled, sell it to me for $200.
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:56 PM   #20
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I think there's snow in the wheel.

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Old 02-13-2006, 09:00 PM   #21
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I'm willing to bet Raj's mom that it's snow.......








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Old 02-13-2006, 09:03 PM   #22
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wait... this question is being asked in New England?

You've really NEVER experienced this phenomenon before?
I will admit when I first got my drivers license I freaked out when my car did that the first time though.
This question is being asked in New Englad by Floridian

I just love how people spin the subject!
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Old 02-13-2006, 09:13 PM   #23
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there's white stuff in the holes
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Old 02-13-2006, 09:24 PM   #24
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there's white stuff in the holes
I just threw up in my mouth a lil bit
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Old 02-13-2006, 09:45 PM   #25
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I had this happen today, too. I was worried about it, but it turned out to just be snow in the wheels.
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