17" AC SCHNITZER TYPE 2 refurbishment (gen AC)

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17" AC SCHNITZER TYPE 2 refurbishment (gen AC)

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I have just had my set of 17" type 2 refurbished (not 100% happy with refurbishment)
and I put some decent rubber on them .................. now to the pictures :D
a few of them fresh from the powder-coaters
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and after
on old rubber
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old rubber on car (20 mm spacers on rear )
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now for the new rubber
225/45/17 on the front
225/50/17 on rear (20 mm spacers)
Bridgestone Potenza on all 4 :D
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apart from a few problems wit the powder coating im happy wit them now :D
im not sure if I will keep my deepish cades and sell these ones
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Re: 17" AC SCHNITZER TYPE 2 refurbishment (gen AC)

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They look really good Sam, I would keep the AC :) . I would love a staggered self these.
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I'd keep the ACS too :D amazing what a spacer does to the look. What are you not happy about with the finish?
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They really suit the Z3....and the Bridgestones are one of the best tyres...makes for a softer ride IMO. Can't tell from the pics, but they look very good as far as the re-furb goes. Obviously you get a better view in the flesh...overall very roadster...you just need a Hamann roof.... :D
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('_')Z3 wrote:I'd keep the ACS too :D amazing what a spacer does to the look. What are you not happy about with the finish?
yes the spacer and wider tyres on the rear are a perfect fit, perfect .. :D even the front is a perfect without spacers ..
the powder coater didn't fill in all the major imperfections and left one alloys with kerb scrape not filled in properly ....
I may just be picky but these are gen ACS not the cheap replicas :| its hard to notice them and on one alloy you can see the indent . a lot harder to spot with the Bridgestone Potenza on ..........
looking at the pics again . I think ill put the chrome gills back on .. black looked good with the cades . not so good with the ACS :?:
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I've got Bridgestone potenza on my current wheels, they'll be getting swapped over on to my ACS type3 racing next week. What's the offset on yours?
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Looks good!

How come you went for 50 profile on the back tyres and not 45? I thought 45 is the common profile for a 17 inch like you have on the fronts and then lower the wider the tyre gets. Don't 16's normally have a 50 profile tyre?
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g8jka wrote:Looks good!

How come you went for 50 profile on the back tyres and not 45? I thought 45 is the common profile for a 17 inch like you have on the fronts and then lower the wider the tyre gets. Don't 16's normally have a 50 profile tyre?
they looked better :D and less prone to the bad roads we have . my back is fragile :shock:
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Less likely of damage from all the potholes as well :-)
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('_')Z3 wrote:I've got Bridgestone potenza on my current wheels, they'll be getting swapped over on to my ACS type3 racing next week. What's the offset on yours?
hard to see 38 I think :?:
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Did you get ACS 20mm spacers?
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('_')Z3 wrote:Did you get ACS 20mm spacers?
I managed to get a bolt on 20mm set from a member here a few months ago . not ACS but quality ones . and they fitted fine :D
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Wheels look good, maybe needs to be lowered slightly, just my opinion :grin:

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now with a before refurbishment picture :wink:
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PCSAM wrote:
('_')Z3 wrote:I've got Bridgestone potenza on my current wheels, they'll be getting swapped over on to my ACS type3 racing next week. What's the offset on yours?
hard to see 38 I think :?:
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