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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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found the pic with black photoshop


Thing is a lot of people have black..



Thameth!!!
You car looks awesome!!!
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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MSFIT,

Coming from you and how good your track prepped MINI looks i really appreciate it!

THANX!
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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Here's another of the car wearing my Race Slipstreams with Azenis:



Here's the best shot i've gotten so far of what the color really looks like:

 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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Im likin that bronze on pw...looks really good...I think I might go ahead with gettin these bronze
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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I'm all for Bronze wheels but in this case I like the originals better...

Originally Posted by MSFIT


Its a pshop for now..what you guys think??
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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MSFIT,

What are the size and offset of those wheels? I keep looking and them and they fit soo damn well, i love when you can fit as much wheel n tire as possible.
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Bronze would look hot!
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Thameth
MSFIT,

What are the size and offset of those wheels? I keep looking and them and they fit soo damn well, i love when you can fit as much wheel n tire as possible.
17x7.5 +41 offset
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFIT
17x7.5 +41 offset
Nice, tires?

Thanx!
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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go bronze msfit but change the rims.
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fdavid
Anyone knows which rims are these?
Thanks.
Dunno how late I am to this answer, but I was just browsing... these are Privat Fahrens
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Thameth
Nice, tires?

Thanx!
I'm running 205/45 but I am thinkin about some 215/40, I'm rly close to rubbing right now.
Current: BFG KD-W 2 205/45
When it stops raining: Yoko Advan A048 205/45 (sitting in my garage right now)
 
Old Feb 20, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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Totally agree! Big thumbs up...

BTW, is that you Onasled, sitting in Lauda's Ferrari?
 
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 04:50 AM
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..... that be me...
 
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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I rather like the look of the bronze. I'm looking at changing my wheels and was looking at bronze, so thanks for the picture

 
Old Feb 21, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Better pics of my wheels

 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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This is only a first look (as I am out of town and my Dad sent me the pic after installing the new wheels), but here are Boo's new shoes.
Getting some center caps and painting the calipers is the next step.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Meg,
Very nice. We need to get the car lower now, and your all set.
Cool dad to do that for ya. Maybe you could get him to wash the car for you? Weather looks OK tomorrow to get the hose out ...

Are these the Subzeros? (haven't been following the thread so I don't know what you ended up with) If so then they have a hubcentric spacer so their centers won't fit I don't think. Too bad because they are a good looking center. I prefer no centers myself...
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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yeah 2 up! It needs some M7 springs...

(those are Ro_Ja LT5 wheels - we can start our own club I think)


Originally Posted by onasled
Meg,
Very nice. We need to get the car lower now, and your all set.
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Meg, congrats, agree with the lowering, disagree with the choice
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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^^ +1 looks good, meg. i too have to agree with lowering it. but
if you use the car all year long, be warned that you may/maynot be able
to clear the car wash rails if you take her into auto washes. so might be
better to keep it stock height.
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Meg-- Your wheels look great! I have the same ones that I will be putting on tomorrow. The Ro_Ja LT5's don't have center caps though but I love the way they look without them anyway.
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by onasled
Meg,
Very nice. We need to get the car lower now, and your all set.
Cool dad to do that for ya. Maybe you could get him to wash the car for you? Weather looks OK tomorrow to get the hose out ...

Are these the Subzeros? (haven't been following the thread so I don't know what you ended up with) If so then they have a hubcentric spacer so their centers won't fit I don't think. Too bad because they are a good looking center. I prefer no centers myself...
LOL, I dont' think my Dad will be washing my car. Most of his free time is spent Zainoing his own car (a prowler). I got him hooked on the Zaino though.
And the wheels are Ro-ja LT5's...couldn't get my hands on the subzeros in white, and paid the extra money to get the ro_ja's.

I have been thinking about lowering the car, but it is a daily driver. My boyfriend has a set of springs he took off his MINI, cause he couldn't deal with the daily drive. If he can't unload them before the summer, I might have him throw them on my car to see how it looks.

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments. I am so relieved my wheel escapades have ended.
 
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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...... ohhhhh, ..... forget it guys....... she's got a 'boooyyfreind"






....and I was going to offer to put some springs on for her.....

 



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