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  1. 18-07-2010, 03:10 AM #2
    hoi polloi
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    Quote Originally Posted by fiendish View Post
    I am guessing the reason has something to do with clearance but I was wondering if anyone else with a Golf GTI or GTD with 17" alloys has put on snow chains?
    That's correct, apparently there is insufficient clearance between the inside of the wheel and suspension components. Although I don't own a GTI/GTD I am in the same boat...

    Somewhere in this forum (Mk V thread maybe?) there are details of particular chains that can be used in our case - they do not "wrap around" the inside of the tyre as such and IIRC attach to the outside of the wheel via one of the wheel studs...

    I think they are pretty pricey though...

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    Last edited by hoi polloi; 18-07-2010 at 03:11 AM. Reason: Bad spelling...
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