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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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What are they smoking over at OZ??

This is just wrong:





You can also get all-orange Ultraleggeras:



I actually prefer the Ultraleggaras to the other ones.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Race teams like this kind of stuff.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 05:26 AM
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I really like OZ wheels, but these uff, very ugly indeed.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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The UL's aren't so bad. Especially on a MINI with the right trimmings I can see it looking decent. However those first ones are a hot mess...
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Top wheel looks like a bad street rod wheel from the 70's, the bottom wheel would probably look cool on the right color car.
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by copshopcoupe
Top wheel looks like a bad street rod wheel from the 70's...
That's it! They look like the Cyclone type wheels with the body-color paint that were all the rage on vans and pickups in 1978 and 1979. I wan't that crazy about that look back then either.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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Relax, not all wheels are designed for the MINI. Different wheels for different folks in different cars.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Hey, if you were doing your MINI up as miniature fire engine or clown car, they would be just the thing.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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I just purchased a 77 Monza Mirage for a resto project. Those would match my porno red interior quite nicely.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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The color combo works well here...

 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by gnatster
The color combo works well here...

I swear, the more I see flat black the more I love it!

Nice Ferrari. That's the type of combination I imagined for a MINI with those orange UL's. Would actually look pretty sweet IMO.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryephile
Relax, not all wheels are designed for the MINI. Different wheels for different folks in different cars.
I don't care what you put those first ones on, they're gonna be ugy and take down whatever they're under.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:43 AM
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I toyed with the idea on mine


(note to minijayhawk...you can be one step ahead of me here in your quest to copy my car.....do eet!! )
 

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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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I think you lack imagination, I think I've seen those wheels on a dark blue metallic MCS and they looked great...

(never mind, I'm talking about the second wheel)

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I don't care what you put those first ones on, they're gonna be ugy and take down whatever they're under.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by cooldaddy
I think you lack imagination, I think I've seen those wheels on a dark blue metallic MCS and they looked great...

(never mind, I'm talking about the second wheel)

Yeah, the all-orange Ultraleggeras aren't that bad, and I could see them looking good on a blue car, or looking better on a PW car.

The first ones, though, are scary. They might actually work on the Monza, however, since Monzas originally had some optional wheels or wheelcovers that were similar.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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looks like OZ came to the party too late for the TimeAttack fad
and now they have too much red paint left. lol
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 70spop
Yeah, the all-orange Ultraleggeras aren't that bad, and I could see them looking good on a blue car, or looking better on a PW car.
I'm shopping right now for wheels to go on my PW/B MINI so don't tempt me!!! No, just kidding. Nice, but I'd prefer them on either a light-colored MINI with orange trim rather than my black; or a dark-colored MINI with really any color trim.

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I toyed with the idea on mine


(note to minijayhawk...you can be one step ahead of me here in your quest to copy my car.....do eet!! )
SAHWEET, definitely do it!!! Don't know if you're taking votes but I'd go for A or B, incredibly unique. Out of the two, I'd opt A just for practicality's sake. More brake dust on the black wheels which won't show it quite as much. All four options are killer though.
 

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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Msteadman
I'm shopping right now for wheels to go on my PW/B MINI so don't tempt me!!! No, just kidding. Nice, but I'd prefer them on either a light-colored MINI with orange trim rather than my black; or a dark-colored MINI with really any color trim.
Yeah, I think it'd work better with an all-PW car with the mirrors painted orange to match the wheels. No so much with the PW/B/orange three-tone.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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Yeah, I think it'd work better with an all-PW car with the mirrors painted orange to match the wheels. No so much with the PW/B/orange three-tone.
Exactly, there are very few three-tone cars I've seen that work out.

PW/PW with those wheels, orange mirrors and even perhaps orange striping somewhere would be damn nice.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by PGT
I toyed with the idea on mine


(note to minijayhawk...you can be one step ahead of me here in your quest to copy my car.....do eet!! )



 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MiniJayhawk


 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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I ordered those seats this morning.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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que que?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Your seats. I ordered the same seats. If you changed them again can you tell me what you have now so I can order them, too?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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And some colored tires to go with them too...I know I have seen orange tires and I am sure they have other colors as well.
 
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