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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 06:38 PM
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Car is drop with H&R...Got wider fender flair so no rubbing....
 
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by iguigu
Car is drop with H&R...Got wider fender flair so no rubbing....
What is the offset of these wheels.. BTW simply awesome !! So there is hopes for running wider wheels !!
 
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Details....brand of wheels, where you bought them and I recall once seeing wider fenders once but don't recall where.

The car looks great.
 
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by iguigu
Car is drop with H&R...Got wider fender flair so no rubbing....
It's just not that simple, I'm not buying it as you describe.
First, the car just does not look that low. Not sure what H&R lower the car, but it really looks to be about stock height. Added this. Second read and look at your pics, I see the car is in fact lowered a bit.
Second, just 'adding' flairs does not give clearance for wider tires. It's not the flairs that the tires hit; it's the body under them. Did you cut or reshape the fenders under the flairs?
I can see this possibly working if the car has not been lowered, but still no way it will not rub in certain conditions, such as passenger(s) in the back, hard cornering with some bumps, and just plain bumpy roads.
So, what's the actual deal here?
 
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Details.... I recall once seeing wider fenders once but don't recall where.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Thanks, onasled.
 
Old Jul 9, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Tight

YellowMCSThose wheel/tires are tight
 
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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Yes. You've got to provide more details on what you've got there.



Originally Posted by iguigu
Car is drop with H&R...Got wider fender flair so no rubbing....
 
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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Details....brand of wheels, .
I saw those, they are RH aluard wheels (dont quote my spelling!)
 
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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Love the rims, really



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These are my Smoor wheels chrome 8x15 et 25



 
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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the flares dont look right at all

only painted the flares over the wheels and they dont match up anywhere with the other trim pieces!!! this helps decide wether or not i'll be getting the flares....
 
Old Jul 10, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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i think he just needs to get the factory aero kit front bumper and side skirts.
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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Motegi Racing FF7 - 18 x 7.5"
Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S







 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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Looks really good! Your front brakes make me laugh when I look at my stock units. Very nice.
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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Hot...hot...hot...hot
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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very nice JCW Driver, i was looking at those myself! I think i prefer the MR7 tho, we shall see.... :smile:
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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Just subscribing to this thread!! Great work guys/gals, this is helping a lot with my decision!!
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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finally, pictures!!! man, that's a nice lip you got there JCW!
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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finally, pictures!!! man, that's a nice lip you got there JCW!
I know... I'm a tease. Thanks for the compliments.
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JCW Driver
Motegi Racing FF7 - 18 x 7.5"
Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S

Saw these on sat at PIR. They look better in person than they do inthe pics Nice car BTW
 
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Saw these on sat at PIR. They look better in person than they do inthe pics Nice car BTW
Thanks! Nice to meet you this weekend!
 
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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Here are my new wheels. Exel Race 17x7.5 with Yokohama AV-ES100 tires.

Herbert

 
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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Moskito: Dark, but those spokes look good. Are the tires 215s? I'm considering aftermarkets instead of trading for R83s because I think black would work for my car, but the spoke pattern is critical. The spokes ought to look more purposeful than stylish. The Exel looks about right. Thanks for posting.
 
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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moskito- what's that thing on your roof?
 
Old Jul 13, 2005 | 04:33 AM
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Here the are BBS RV-F
 

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