All T-BHP Scorpio Owners with Pics of their SUV

Mohnish · 15th June 2009, 19:17

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

...rim size being increased should not affect the performance of the ABS....

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

...I am of the firm view that having large offsets...
...The ABS would not be materially affected even in such cases...

And again agreed...!!! But, can all this agreement result in the warranty not becoming void ??

anupmathur · 15th June 2009, 19:53

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Originally Posted by Mohnish

And again agreed...!!! But, can all this agreement result in the warranty not becoming void ??

Same size rims, same offsets and they HAVE to honour the warranty.
Escalate the matter if any service centre says otherwise.

Offsets will void the warranty due to adverse effects on suspension components.

getsurya · 16th June 2009, 08:45

Hi Anupji,
Apart from the certificate, they also gifted me a good dinner set!!

pramods · 16th June 2009, 09:30

Few Pics of Scorpio from my recent trip to Leh at Pangong TSO

All alone

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Ready to go

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Enjoying the view

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-Pramod

raj_5004 · 16th June 2009, 09:41

WOW! fabulous pics mate... i loved the third one, would be great as a desktop wallpaper.

amitk26 · 16th June 2009, 10:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by anupmathur

Same size rims, same offsets and they HAVE to honour the warranty.
Escalate the matter if any service centre says otherwise.

Offsets will void the warranty due to adverse effects on suspension components.

+1 to that

But there is a catch most of the shops selling alloy wheels know zilch about offset / PCD and try to sell whatever they have in stock. Also I noticed the packing of Taiwan made alloys have an unfilled boxes for Offset , PCD etc. So there is no easy way to find these values.
Imported alloys are 7J or 7.5J instead of OEM 6.5J required for Scorpio so be careful while purchasing so Aura and Neo are best bet but their designs are more or less same as OEM ( Aura is OEM supplier I think)

Even if Tyres are not projecting and offset is same difference in RIM width sometimes causes tyre rubbing against wheel well and mud guards when steering is turned fully and suspension is activated ( read turning on rocky tarrine or broken tar road) resulting in hard to diagnose khach noise which will never be reproduced in front of service advisor.

Best one can do is to take a scale put the OEM Rim flat on a surface and measure the offset.

Mohnish · 16th June 2009, 23:48

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Originally Posted by anupmathur

Same size rims, same offsets and they HAVE to honour the warranty...

Without offsets, no point in changing the alloys...The extended wheel base really adds to the Scorp. I shall wait for the warranty
to expire naturally!!! Meanwhile, will keep working at the A.S.S to "somehow" allow a set of alloys of my choice.

@Pramod: fabulous pics. Ladakh is beautiful.

suman · 17th June 2009, 09:17

Posting one on behalf of Roshun - at Sarchu, a week ago......

raj_5004 · 17th June 2009, 09:33

great pic roshun, jeep them coming... thanks suman...

tanwaramit · 17th June 2009, 15:39

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Originally Posted by pramods

Few Pics of Scorpio from my recent trip to Leh at Pangong TSO

All alone

-Pramod

Nice pics, the first one could have been better had it not blurred.

Mohnish · 17th June 2009, 19:58

Had a detailed chat with A.S.S. regards the addition of alloys and it turns out that the warranty on the TPMS would be void. Everything else would be ok!!!

But this was all verbal...Lets see if this could be an authorised job.

vasudhir · 21st June 2009, 21:31

Thanks to folks on Team-BHP who helped me in shortlisting a vehicle I needed for my wildlife photography and I finally choose Scorpio. I got the delivery of my vehicle and here are some images which I took today morning at Manchinbele (on the outskirts of Bangalore).

Rgds,
Sudhir Shivaram

anupmathur · 22nd June 2009, 08:16

Congrats, Sudhir!
She looks lovely in that colour combination!

getsurya · 22nd June 2009, 08:56

Hi Sudhir,

Those are nice pics!

I liked the third one! Gleaming glory!! Congratulations!

NIP · 22nd June 2009, 09:24

wow congrats sudhir ! she looks lovely...and you being a wildlife enthusiast, the colour is perfect for the jungles. happy mudbashing !!

16th June 2009, 08:45	#1473
getsurya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,654 Thanked: 2,046 Times View My Garage	Hi Anupji, Apart from the certificate, they also gifted me a good dinner set!!
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16th June 2009, 09:30	#1474
pramods BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nagpur Posts: 993 Thanked: 858 Times	Few Pics of Scorpio from my recent trip to Leh at Pangong TSO All alone Ready to go Enjoying the view -Pramod
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16th June 2009, 09:41	#1475
raj_5004 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai Posts: 5,238 Thanked: 3,168 Times	WOW! fabulous pics mate... i loved the third one, would be great as a desktop wallpaper.
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17th June 2009, 09:17	#1478
suman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 4,585 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Posting one on behalf of Roshun - at Sarchu, a week ago...... Attached Thumbnails Last edited by suman : 17th June 2009 at 09:20.
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17th June 2009, 09:33	#1479
raj_5004 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai Posts: 5,238 Thanked: 3,168 Times	great pic roshun, jeep them coming... thanks suman...
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17th June 2009, 19:58	#1481
Mohnish BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 205 Thanked: Once	Alloys & The Warranty Had a detailed chat with A.S.S. regards the addition of alloys and it turns out that the warranty on the TPMS would be void. Everything else would be ok!!! But this was all verbal...Lets see if this could be an authorised job.
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21st June 2009, 21:31	#1482
vasudhir BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 38 Thanked: 30 Times	Images of my new Scorpio VLX Thanks to folks on Team-BHP who helped me in shortlisting a vehicle I needed for my wildlife photography and I finally choose Scorpio. I got the delivery of my vehicle and here are some images which I took today morning at Manchinbele (on the outskirts of Bangalore). Rgds, Sudhir Shivaram Attached Thumbnails
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22nd June 2009, 08:16	#1483
anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3,095 Thanked: 311 Times	Congrats, Sudhir! She looks lovely in that colour combination!
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22nd June 2009, 08:56	#1484
getsurya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,654 Thanked: 2,046 Times View My Garage	Hi Sudhir, Those are nice pics! I liked the third one! Gleaming glory!! Congratulations!
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22nd June 2009, 09:24	#1485
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,179 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	wow congrats sudhir ! she looks lovely...and you being a wildlife enthusiast, the colour is perfect for the jungles. happy mudbashing !!
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