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Mar 18, 2016 21:08:01 GMT
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Got these alloys off of gumtree the other day, thought they were from a mk5/6 rs2000 at first but now I think they are aftermarket. Seller didn't know what make they were only that he had them on his escort van. Got them fitted to my sierra today and they fill the arches well but I could do with some of the hub caps for the back... They are 15" 108pcd not sure of the offset but its definitely not ford, does anyone recognize them? Cheers, Chris
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Mar 18, 2016 21:57:17 GMT
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They're off a 16v Fiesta XR2i mate. There were a couple of wheel options, those were one of them.....
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'96 Volvo 850T5 x2, '97 Alfa 145 Cloverleaf '96 Alfa 155, '91 XR2i 2.0 Zetec (sold), '88 BMW 520i slug (sold), '81 Escort Mk3 Project, '68 Mk1 Escort Estate, Berlingo Parts Chaser.
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Mar 18, 2016 22:45:00 GMT
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Looks to be a bit too much dish to be xr2i wheels?
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hamps
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Mar 18, 2016 23:55:23 GMT
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They're off a 16v Fiesta XR2i mate. There were a couple of wheel options, those were one of them..... No, definitely not from a 16v fiesta.
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gazz81
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They have a Zender feel about them
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pOG
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They are TSW Omega wheels.
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Last Edit: Mar 19, 2016 8:53:51 GMT by pOG
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gazz81
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Mar 19, 2016 11:03:07 GMT
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Good find, I now want tsw omega's on my Sierra!
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Mar 20, 2016 13:08:53 GMT
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Thanks pOG! haha, what a result! I thought I was never going to know the make of them. I have the caps for the back wheels but the sierra driveshaft sticks out too much, maybe 2/3mm so I thought i might try and get some caps like the ones with the TSW badge, or I could add a 2mm spacer.
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Mar 20, 2016 19:20:55 GMT
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TSW wheels are made in South Africa. It stands for Tiger Sport Wheels. They were very popular there. Couple of South Africans on the forum that I am sure would help you find a set there and ship them over. Were available in all sorts of pcd's and offsets and due to no salt on their roads coupled to their currency going for a Burton due to a certain mr Zuma, a good set wouldn't cost a lot....
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Mar 23, 2016 21:17:23 GMT
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s1970s author="@johnnybravo" source="/post/2187049/thread" timestamp="1458501655"]TSW wheels are made in South Africa. It stands for Tiger Sport Wheels. They were very popular there. Couple of South Africans on the forum that I am sure would help you find a set there and ship them over. Were available in all sorts of pcd's and offsets and due to no salt on their roads coupled to their currency going for a Burton due to a certain mr Zuma, a good set wouldn't cost a lot....[/quote]
I thought TSW was an American company, with the TS being the initials of the company founder who was a racing driver.
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Mar 23, 2016 21:37:57 GMT
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www.tsw.com/explore/tsw-aftermarket-wheels-history.phpyou weren't too far off, SA founded as Tiger Sports Wheels Jonnybravo said, but American based these days, I think your confusion comes from the name of the guy that ran the American side of the business, who later bought part of it.
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www.tsw.com/explore/tsw-aftermarket-wheels-history.phpyou weren't too far off, SA founded as Tiger Sports Wheels Jonnybravo said, but American based these days, I think your confusion comes from the name of the guy that ran the American side of the business, who later bought part of it. Some confusion, cheers couldn't find a history link earlier.
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Tiger sport wheels started in Pretoria ,South Africa. Not sure exactly when,but they started out making pressed steel wheels in the late sixties early seventies. They invariably got stripped of the powdercoating and got chromed at some stage of their tortured lives. As styles changed and alloy wheels became more common ,they branched out into alloy wheels. There was a huge industry mainly car related down in Uitenhage,in the Western cape. A lot of car manufactures had their factories there,with the exception of BMW who was at Rosslyn, in Pretoria, and Toyota who were in Durban. Ford was in Port Elizabeth, which is also in the western cape. A lot of the specialist car component manufacturers were down there, including a lot of the aluminium foundries and die casters. As most cars on the show room floor were fitted with alloy wheels, this sector really boomed. They used to make the alloy wheels for nearly every manufacturer. The main aluminium smelter was called Alusaf,and they were talking about really expanding their operations near Richards bay, if the port was redeveloped to accommodate the volume of ships carrying raw materials in and goods for export out. There was a huge lobby against this development as it was in an ecologically sensitive area,and the marine life would have been severely affected. Wether it ever happened,I don't know. And how do I know this? The company I used to work for used to look after their tooling....
Can well imagine Tsw being bought out as it was a very lucrative business, and most likely would have out grown its infrastructure. Would explain why they are now manufactured in the States. But having said that,I have had brand new Holley Carburettors,straight out the box. A box emblazoned with logos like ," Proudly American.", and " Made in the USA ". All fine and well until you take the float bowl off and on the inside it says made in China.....
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Last Edit: Mar 24, 2016 4:53:54 GMT by Deleted
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