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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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What kind of driving light covers are those? I just got DLs and got these really bad, dorky white covers from MINI. Wish they made black. Did you paint yours (what kind of paint works?) or buy aftermarket covers?
They are made by get a company called GetApplied (APG) or something like that, they are pretty thin and it's made to go over the existing driving light covers with double sided tape.
 
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Another picture of the Volks
 
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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More in my gallery
What kind of wheel is this?
Size??
 
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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What kind of wheel is this?
Size??
18x7.5" Sportmax 502 42mm offset Hypersilver
 
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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I am lowered on H&R springs. The wheel barely touches the felt on the section closest to the doors. The thing is, the felt is a little loose there, so I am gonna get it tightened up with some glue and I should be fine. There is about a 1/4 in of play, and I mean it barely touches. Woot Woot!
 
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by #20Works4me
18x7.5" Sportmax 502 42mm offset Hypersilver
that is a great dish for such a high offset wheel, nice find
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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that is a great dish for such a high offset wheel, nice find

Thanks! Yeah it's a pretty decent lip.
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:33 AM
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Thanks!

Originally Posted by Alpha Motoring
They are made by get a company called GetApplied (APG) or something like that, they are pretty thin and it's made to go over the existing driving light covers with double sided tape.
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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Are those Volk GT-N's on the dark silver Mini next to yours? Thye look very similar.

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Just got the Volk GT-N on the MINI!
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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Another picture of the Volks
Are these 17" looks bigger....
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Are those Volk GT-N's on the dark silver Mini next to yours? Thye look very similar.
Those are wheels made by Falken, they were 19" I think that MINI was sitting on H&R springs too!
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Are these 17" looks bigger....
Yup, 18x7.5" at a +44 offset
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Have a loook

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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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I promise I'll post a better pic asap!

17" Enkei RS5s, stock runflats (for now)
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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New Rota "Green Wheels" DIY kit. Leave in the sun for a few hours to harden.

 
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Originally Posted by gnatster
New Rota "Green Wheels" DIY kit. Leave in the sun for a few hours to harden.

 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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poor mini
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gnatster
New Rota "Green Wheels" DIY kit. Leave in the sun for a few hours to harden.

oh my what happened? i had one off road excursion in the mini at the track too (my own fault for running slicks in semi-wet at 4 degrees celcius!) but even at wet peaty mud i didn't drag that much back to the pits
 
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by kyriian
oh my what happened? i had one off road excursion in the mini at the track too (my own fault for running slicks in semi-wet at 4 degrees celcius!) but even at wet peaty mud i didn't drag that much back to the pits
Like everything else we do mud bigger in Texas. New track with no grass yet, 9 inches of snow a few days before the event and it leads to thick cloying mud just off track. If you went off you were towed back in. The Exige that went off made a giant slurping sound when the pulled it out of the mud.
 
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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And people were wondering in the Pictures thread why anyone would have the tow hook on their car . . . Looks like you earned that one!
 
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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These arrived today - wooohooo! Fantastic service from Ricardo at RavSpec

5Zigen ZR+ 520 18x7.5 et42mm


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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Put those suckers on!!
 
Old Mar 11, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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