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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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i think he just sold his glossy black arches that goes with his aero kit. reason for selling msfit?

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Nice, I really like the kinds of rims where the spokes are a bit curved or have more innie / outie kind of dimensions (if that makes any sense). I'm in norcal too, maybe i'll see your car one of these days!

And where are your wheel arches and such?
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jerjer
i think he just sold his glossy black arches that goes with his aero kit. reason for selling msfit?
I like the look of the stock arches better and the stock rear bumper, though I am keeping my side skirts and I am debating on the front bumper.
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFIT
I like the look of the stock arches better and the stock rear bumper, though I am keeping my side skirts and I am debating on the front bumper.
Looks like we have similar taste, DS MCS's, stock rear bumper, although I like the aerokit front... Have you considered putting the m7 CF AeroKit Splitter? That's what I want to do eventually... BTW I love your rims...
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Looks like we have similar taste, DS MCS's, stock rear bumper, although I like the aerokit front... Have you considered putting the m7 CF AeroKit Splitter? That's what I want to do eventually... BTW I love your rims...
Ya I started the thread that got that thing built But I was thinking about going back to stock bumper and getting a m7 splitter for that.
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFIT
Ya I started the thread that got that thing built But I was thinking about going back to stock bumper and getting a m7 splitter for that.
Well if you want a stock bumper I'd be more than happy to swap with you
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Well if you want a stock bumper I'd be more than happy to swap with you
I dunno if you want mine..its kinda...rly rly chipped..though I might be able to get it resprayed from this hail we just had, I just washed my car and found chips on my hood and roof so i'm gonna see what insurance can do..
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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Well I would have to get it re-sprayed regardless to match the stock arches.. Maybe an even swap... Just a thought
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Well I would have to get it re-sprayed regardless to match the stock arches.. Maybe an even swap... Just a thought
Give me a few days here, I need to find out if I can get it covered under insurance for "hail damage" I would get it painted to match the stock arches. Then maybe we can do a swap for your bumper and an m7 splitter
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Haha alright, I guess we'll see how this plays out... Good luck on that m7 splitter
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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Here is mine, finally. I've had the wheels for a while now. Centerline RPMs in silver 18x7 wrapped in Hankook Ventus Sport K104 sized at 215/35ZR18. These will be gone in the next few months for some Rota Sub-Zero's in 18x7.5 and 225/35ZR18 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. M7 Springs coming soon also...
 
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Looks nice, the subzero's are amazing though. Is that pic with stock springs?

P.S.: I searched but no luck, can someone refer me to a how-to on trimming the fender please... I will be dropping my car on H-Sports woohoo
 
Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Yep, stock springs. Can't wait to get rid of them.
 
Old Mar 16, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Looks nice, the subzero's are amazing though. Is that pic with stock springs?
me and my subzeros? lol no, its with eibach springs...
 
Old Mar 16, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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No lol. You can tell your car is dropped... I was just saying that although his car looks nice, the Rota Sub-Zero's (which he wants) are nicer...
 
Old Mar 16, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Nice. Those Centerlines are the lightest 18" wheel on the market. You're going to add 4lbs per wheel going to the Rotas. Not insignificant.

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Here is mine, finally. I've had the wheels for a while now. Centerline RPMs in silver 18x7 wrapped in Hankook Ventus Sport K104 sized at 215/35ZR18. These will be gone in the next few months for some Rota Sub-Zero's in 18x7.5 and 225/35ZR18 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. M7 Springs coming soon also...
 
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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How much do the Sub-Zero's weight? ... and not everyone cares about pure performance...
 
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
How much do the Sub-Zero's weight? ... and not everyone cares about pure performance...
I believe they are ~19lbs in an 18. Not bad at all, just not close to the Centerlines. Point taken. If you're going with 18s, you obviously don't care about performance anyway.
 
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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Still lighter than the S-Lites lol... Who sells the Sub-Zero's cheapest?
 
Old Mar 17, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
Still lighter than the S-Lites lol... Who sells the Sub-Zero's cheapest?
Try www.Machiii.net or Sales 18 Racing (don't know the website, try a google search). Or you can also try Rota's US importer which is Cosmic Marketing http://www.rotawheels.com/contact.shtml .
 
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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Just gave Chili Dog its first Zaino of the year. Put the new wheels on a week ago. ADRs with General UHP 215/35/18. Man the 18s feel so much better than the runflats.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 04:16 PM
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How do you like the General tires... If I can't get a good price on PZero's i'm thinking about going with those tires...
 
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Here are MY wheels. ALL 3 of them!

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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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^^ nice ride, which one's your daily driven car?

im starting to think about getting a used E46 myself (sedan)...
 
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
^^ nice ride, which one's your daily driven car?

im starting to think about getting a used E46 myself (sedan)...
Mini is the daily. Just hit 50,300 miles! Turning it into a wannabe track/street car. Trying to do research to do a motor swap and TC it. Bimmer is an '02 with 24K miles on it! The Touareg is my wife's (I mean mine ) daily driver. Do you want a coupe? It's just rotting in the garage. . Plus, if you do decide to buy a Bimmer. Be careful. A lot of E36 and E46 chassis are starting to have rear subframes tear from the floorpan. PM me if you ever have any questions.
 
Old Mar 19, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 02///MCS
How do you like the General tires... If I can't get a good price on PZero's i'm thinking about going with those tires...
I'm no tire expert, but I love the feel of them. No complaints. They feel great in the turns. I like the 380 wear rating, low weight, Y speed rating and the rating on tirerack.com was #1. Oh yeah, I like the $86 price also.
 



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