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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 08:35 AM
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What's everyone think about this color combo for my summer setup? I wanted to do body color, this was as close as I could find without getting a mixed paint. They came out nice got out all the rash painted and cleared. Now just gotta figure out what tires and if I like! If I do I might get them powdered next fall. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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The front wheel looks better than the rear wheel to me.

You probably already know this, but the rear wheel (R102 S-winder) is the lightest of the 16" OE wheels (17.4#), so would be desirable to autocrossers running in SCCA stock classes where it would be legal for both DS and HS. The front wheel looks like the 17" R85 S-Spoke which weighs 24.5#.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pgrzes
What's everyone think about this color combo for my summer setup? I wanted to do body color, this was as close as I could find without getting a mixed paint. They came out nice got out all the rash painted and cleared. Now just gotta figure out what tires and if I like! If I do I might get them powdered next fall. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Looks good to me. I purchased a used set of mini-lites and will keep them the factory grey color but plan to put 215/50/17 on it to improve the ride over the 45 series that comes on the car. I found someone on the site who had 225/50/17 and had no problems with them but I think the 215 will fit my needs. Of course these are NOT run-flats. I would not have a set on my car especially in 17 inch due to the rough ride
 
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