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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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New rims on the MINI!

Rota Subzero 18x7.5" ET45 in Royal Gunmetal.







 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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I love em. Thats a hot MINI. All black, low, and mean looking.

Very nice. All you need is the aero kit!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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Looks great!

How slammed are you? Must have some smoooooth roads over there in Sweden.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kurvhugr
Looks great!

How slammed are you? Must have some smoooooth roads over there in Sweden.
Smooth?

My guess is I'm dropped about 50mm, I'll measure some day, I'm almost as low as my H&R coilovers go but I wanna drop it a little more in the front.


 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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Great looking rim.
how expensive?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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An awesome looking Mini. Watch out for those potholes!!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Man, I have always drooled over ur MINI. . .

I'm glad u stuck with the same rim. Very nice. Unfortunate, but nice.

U should take a nice B/W photo for the monthly contest. I'm predicting a black MINI will win. . . How else will you get the proper contrast?!!?!?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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doh! i thought those were 17's (before when you had that teaser pict ).
but damn, those 18's look good with that drop.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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Yeah baby

Fantastic!!!

Rota rules!


 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Very, Very Sharp!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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Nice!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Looks GREEEATTT!! wow!

How well does the 45+ offset fit? Did u need spacers?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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Also, any *** shots???
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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rims

niiiiiice. i've always loved the stealth look.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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Looks great! Rims too.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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SICK, I always liked the way the 18s looked on your car. As with Kenchan I thought they were 17s in your teaser pic, they didn't seem like 18s. Oh well... Glad you stuck with the same wheels and with 18s! Looks good and, you should be AS LOW AS the H&R's go, not almost as low... hehe...

To answer someones question up there, I believe its about $700-800 for a set...
 
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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nice looking car.. did you paint the headlight rings??
 
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Thanks alot guys!

ET45 works great, no rubbing, but I did rub some for a little while but not anymore, nothing to be worried about.

Yup, my headlight rings are painted bodycolor.



 
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