Where to get original GTV wheels, and fitting.

[ugame]

The dugga dugga is still there ggggrrrrrrrr 

So I may next try swapping 1 wheel from my 147 on each rear. There is zero vibration though so I'm now thinking it may be a dry bearing or CV or something.

meh.

Annoying but not crucial at the moment.

[poohbah]

What a pain. I'd be surprised if its a bearing - but I'd bet real money that one of your wheels is slightly out of round.

On my first 156, it wasn't until the workshop took my wheels off and put on some "good" wheels from a 147 in the shop that they knew the noise and vibration was due to  a slightly out of shape teledial. Only needs a fraction of a defect to have an impact. And teledials are notorious for being soft and getting knocked out of shape really easily. As I said it was slight enough that I never bothered getting the wheel rerolled - but it did mean my tyres wore slightly unevenly.

[ugame]

Well Poohbah you called it

Very very slight buckle. Ironically, on the exact same corner as the bent 17" I pulled off haha.

Not the same kind of buckle before anyone suggests it's the axle. Totally diferent and much less.

So I'll live with it and just keepo my eyes open for another set of original 16" GTV wheels.

No bigge and at least now I know why I still have the same (but less) sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4vuigboFB4

[poohbah]

At least now you know exactly what's wrong.

[Craig_m67]

Just get it re rolled, I had my GTA teledials re rolled, huge difference

[ugame]

Just get it re rolled, I had my GTA teledials re rolled, huge difference

Yep may look into the price of that down the track.

Other things will take priority now first. E.G. passenger side window mechanism. New rear shocks (1 leaks), Louder exhaust etc

[poohbah]

Hope you don't need a new motor for the window. They are expensive...

[ugame]

Hope you don't need a new motor for the window. They are expensive...

Yeah Leo will be taking a look next time the car goes in. Said he can sometimes repair the mechanism and will let me know if it can be repaired or needs to be replaced.

Quote for a replacement was "only" $600 from memory (+ fitting) but I assume that's the version without the 1 inch drop. I dont think that's an issue on the passenger side.

The less passengers the better. Unless they're hot of course.

[ugame]

Well to update this thread in an unexpected way, the car developed a constant noise that I deduced to be rear left wheel bearing (or related).

Took it in today and they replaced the bearing which was shot, and no grinding noise....

.....and NO DUGGA DUGGA!!!!

So while yes, the wheel above is slightly out of true, it wasn't the main issue. The bearing was!

WOOT!!!

[poohbah]

Good to hear it's fixed. Did you get window motor done too?

[ugame]

Good to hear it's fixed. Did you get window motor done too?

Funny story.

Dropped the car off with the instruction "Problem is rear left bearing but do both, and see if you can fix the passenger window too as discussed last time"

They later rang me with the price of the 1 bearing (coz they know I work to a budget).

..."ok let's do the 1 bearing and leave the window for today" lol.

Their labor is fine and no issues with them at all. Love Leo and the guys to bits. But Alfa OEM parts prices can hurt sometimes

So the window will stay "up" for now lol.

[poohbah]

Yep, been there before - I regularly space out repairs when they are not urgent. One of the positives when I bought my 156 was that the guy had just had new motors fitted to both back doors, which together would have cost at least half of the $3800 I paid for the whole car!

[ugame]

Playlist of the noises can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFhF5oIVdIg&list=PLmbJgDv6vznUVEXB_SN3QHn3VXKJFBZcE

Includes in-cabin noise, test rolling LHR and RHR as comparisons.

Just in case it's helpful for future peeps