Mags & Alloys - Whats the difference?

Shan2nu · 8th April 2005, 10:22

Are there any wheels made of carbon fibre?

Shan2nu

iceman91 · 8th April 2005, 10:26

yeah they are called carbon wheels...thats what i was saying awesome wheels but once it breaks gotta throw the entire set outta the window...

Shan2nu · 8th April 2005, 10:29

Found this on this site.

Carbo Fibre wheel

And yup!!! They use it everywhere don't they? I wonder why, someone would want their toilet seat to be made of carbon fibre. LOL

Shan2nu

iceman91 · 8th April 2005, 10:30

thats (droooooooooling) awesome...now i know what shantanu acn get me for my birthday!!!

p.s. i meant the wheels...not the sseat

Gordon · 8th April 2005, 10:36

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

I wonder why, someone would want their toilet seat to be made of carbon fibre

I seen that in a Top Gear Video. Its used in a boat called Wally 118, it seems everything is carbon fibre. Even the toilet seat, dining table, etc. To make it light and fast and not compromising luxury.

iceman91 · 8th April 2005, 10:40

haha maybe the guy wants a performance toilet set..

Shan2nu · 8th April 2005, 10:43

Quote:

I seen that in a Top Gear Video. Its used in a boat called Wally 118, it seems everything is carbon fibre. Even the toilet seat, dining table, etc. To make it light and fast and not compromising luxury.

Yeah i have that vid, it's part of the Zonda roadster review.

Shan2nu

Rtech · 8th April 2005, 10:52

For a second i thought that was a coffin on the boat!

Harrie · 8th April 2005, 11:06

The stock alloys on the GTX is a Magnesium-Aluminium alloy. You cant have a pure Magnesium alloy though. The word Alloy means a mixture of two or more elements. I think most of the higher end alloys like Oz and BBS have higher magnesium content in them.

nitinbhag · 8th April 2005, 12:34

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Originally Posted by iceman91

haha maybe the guy wants a performance toilet set..

do you mean performance of the seat OR performance of the object using the seat?

(couldnt resist that)

hot_rod · 8th April 2005, 18:42

hey guys thanks for the info it really helped i guess many people are confused by this thing still but any way thanks again

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Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Are there any wheels made of carbon fibre? Shan2nu
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	yeah they are called carbon wheels...thats what i was saying awesome wheels but once it breaks gotta throw the entire set outta the window...
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Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Found this on this site. Carbo Fibre wheel And yup!!! They use it everywhere don't they? I wonder why, someone would want their toilet seat to be made of carbon fibre. LOL Shan2nu Last edited by Shan2nu : 8th April 2005 at 10:32.
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	thats (droooooooooling) awesome...now i know what shantanu acn get me for my birthday!!! p.s. i meant the wheels...not the sseat Last edited by iceman91 : 8th April 2005 at 10:39.
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iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	haha maybe the guy wants a performance toilet set..
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Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	For a second i thought that was a coffin on the boat!
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Harrie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: KA 03, KL 12, TN 38 Posts: 701 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	The stock alloys on the GTX is a Magnesium-Aluminium alloy. You cant have a pure Magnesium alloy though. The word Alloy means a mixture of two or more elements. I think most of the higher end alloys like Oz and BBS have higher magnesium content in them.
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hot_rod BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 166 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	hey guys thanks for the info it really helped i guess many people are confused by this thing still but any way thanks again
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