well went and done it 18's on now!
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Nice looking, classic wheels. Did you come down in size from a 19 inch wheel - I only ask as you say the tramlining has gone and that generally seems to get worse with bigger wheels.
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Looks good to me
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Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
Gazza wrote:Looks good to me
cheers gazza !
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What make are the tyres ?
Gazza
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Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
Del wrote:Nice looking, classic wheels. Did you come down in size from a 19 inch wheel - I only ask as you say the tramlining has gone and that generally seems to get worse with bigger wheels.
i had the original 2.2 sport wheels 17's(so still wanted the classic look) went up to 18's thought 19's at first! guy put me off them saying they'd done plenty of zeds and 19's foooked the ride (his opinion not mine) said go with 18's better allround should have no issues the tramlining maybe be because it aint a staggered setup with bigger rears? i have no idea dont shoot!!!!
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Gazza wrote:What make are the tyres ?
some shite i think to be honest because it was a cheap deal ! havnt looked because i dont care as i dont batter this car! it gets driven normally so cheapie cheap suits me
i'll have a look later!!!
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Nice, the wheels really suit the car
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Looking good! Not too big... not too small!
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Nice!
Needs MOAR low though.
Needs MOAR low though.
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Works for me too.
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Look the same as the Inovit DTMs. Think this is the best style of aftermarket alloys for the zed. But i am a bit biased
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Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
They look really nice for an aftermarket wheel!
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cheers for the replies guys was expecting to get slated had the rear wheel bearing done today 75squid all in thought it was cheap!!!
just ordered the bmw centre caps aswell!!!
just ordered the bmw centre caps aswell!!!
Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
Looks very nice with them wheels, should look even better with BMW centre caps. Could you not fit wider tyres on the rears or are the wheels the same width front and rear? You could probably fit a 235 or stretch a 245/255 on the rears to make them look better. What widths are the wheels?
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Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
g8jka wrote:Looks very nice with them wheels, should look even better with BMW centre caps. Could you not fit wider tyres on the rears or are the wheels the same width front and rear? You could probably fit a 235 or stretch a 245/255 on the rears to make them look better. What widths are the wheels?
looked into it myself and found the front and rears are 7.5" so i reckon at a push maybe 235's ??? i am actually annoyed now knowing i cant get bigger tyres the alloys are sweet !!look nice !! but am going to shoot myself should have got wider rears but as usual salesman bullshit saying there absolutley fine no problems which there wont be but its the look from the rear thinking must have been all he had left lesson learnt ffs
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Speak to the salesman and see if you can get a full set of 8.5s, split the two sets and sell one set on
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Brian H wrote:Speak to the salesman and see if you can get a full set of 8.5s, split the two sets and sell one set on
they only do these rims in 7.5" been looking already!!! that said mate they do look the nuts in the flesh!!! but i parked near a blue z3 today with 18,s and he had 255's on and the difference is chalk and cheese they looked HUGE!(filled the arches properly) ffs love the alloys not the rear tyre's my own fault!!!!
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How do you mean "filled the arches" - if viewed from the side, then there should be no difference whatsoever if the correct profile tyres are fitted. If you mean the wheels sit back from the wheelarch, then spacers would fix that. If you mean the tyres don't look as wide when viewed from the rear, then there is not a lot you can do about that.spanwah wrote:i parked near a blue z3 today with 18,s and he had 255's on and the difference is chalk and cheese they looked HUGE!(filled the arches properly) ffs
Cheers R.
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Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
Designed or not designed, that is the question.
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viewed from the side they looked no different ! his tyres filled the arches because they seemed so big from behind mine seem to sit on a slight camber the top going inwards slightly if you get what i mean? you can see it on the 3rd pic if you look closely!Robert T wrote:How do you mean "filled the arches" - if viewed from the side, then there should be no difference whatsoever if the correct profile tyres are fitted. If you mean the wheels sit back from the wheelarch, then spacers would fix that. If you mean the tyres don't look as wide when viewed from the rear, then there is not a lot you can do about that.spanwah wrote:i parked near a blue z3 today with 18,s and he had 255's on and the difference is chalk and cheese they looked HUGE!(filled the arches properly) ffs
Cheers R.
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have you got a black and yellow interior?
Designed or not designed, that is the question.
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sirius-c wrote:have you got a black and yellow interior?
all black !
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its gorgeous, I want one!
are the a-pillars standard or re-sprayed?
are the a-pillars standard or re-sprayed?
Designed or not designed, that is the question.
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sirius-c wrote:its gorgeous, I want one!
are the a-pillars standard or re-sprayed?
not touched this car apart from the new wheels!
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Badman gee wrote:Looks jacked up at the back
not touched it mate 2.2 sport all original!!!!
my drive deos slope downwards deosnt show in pic
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a view from behind will show us,
from the side they could be 6inch or 12inch, they would all look similar
from the side they could be 6inch or 12inch, they would all look similar
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Just stick some spacers on the rear and it'll look great.
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BladeRunner919 wrote:Just stick some spacers on the rear and it'll look great.
any ideas on size etc. best place to get them? fleabay?
cheers
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Don't worry, spacers will sort it nicely.
Put a straight edge against your wheel up inside the arch and measure the distance between that and the folded lip of the wheel arch at the top of the curve
IE between the two lines below, and see what you have, Make sure you have the straight edge across the wheel top and bottom and behind the arch
I would then take 5 mm off and look for that size spacer (or closest to it) on eBay. Get 'hubcentric' ones for BMW E36/Z3 fitment (5 bolts 120mm pcd and 72.6 bore) and make sure you get bolts with them, that way they will be long enough to account for the new spacer.
(Hubcentric ones re-create the circular lip that you wheel goes over on your brake discs, keeping the wheel centred)
Also if you have locking wheel bolts you will need two new ones that are longer by the width of your spacer.
Once they are on they will fill the arches nicely, !!
(Well it will show the lines on the photo when Photobucket actually updates itself)
Put a straight edge against your wheel up inside the arch and measure the distance between that and the folded lip of the wheel arch at the top of the curve
IE between the two lines below, and see what you have, Make sure you have the straight edge across the wheel top and bottom and behind the arch
I would then take 5 mm off and look for that size spacer (or closest to it) on eBay. Get 'hubcentric' ones for BMW E36/Z3 fitment (5 bolts 120mm pcd and 72.6 bore) and make sure you get bolts with them, that way they will be long enough to account for the new spacer.
(Hubcentric ones re-create the circular lip that you wheel goes over on your brake discs, keeping the wheel centred)
Also if you have locking wheel bolts you will need two new ones that are longer by the width of your spacer.
Once they are on they will fill the arches nicely, !!
(Well it will show the lines on the photo when Photobucket actually updates itself)
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stop posting pictures of this car will ya!
I'm seriously thinking of a re-spray
I'm seriously thinking of a re-spray
Designed or not designed, that is the question.
Re: well went and done it 18's on now!
gookah wrote:Don't worry, spacers will sort it nicely.
Put a straight edge against your wheel up inside the arch and measure the distance between that and the folded lip of the wheel arch at the top of the curve
IE between the two lines below, and see what you have, Make sure you have the straight edge across the wheel top and bottom
I would then take 5 mm off and look for that size spacer (or closest to it) on eBay. Get 'hubcentric' ones for BMW E36/Z3 fitment (5 bolts 120mm pcd and 72.6 bore) and make sure you get bolts with them, that way they will be long enough to account for the new spacer.
(Hubcentric ones re-create the circular lip that you wheel goes over on your brake discs, keeping the wheel centred)
Also if you have locking wheel bolts you will need two new ones that are longer by the width of your spacer.
Once they are on they will fill the arches nicely, !!
(Well it will show the lines on the photo when Photobucket actually updates itself)
cheers mate just been down spoke to the alloy wheel dealer and guess what he said? yeah it could do with some hubcentric spacers to bring them out why didnt he say that in the first place apparently he deos alot of them for audi's and is a common problem
the guys off ill who deals with them and have to ring back tommorrow!
BUT CHEERS FOR THE REPLIES MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!!!
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Would be good to seem some 'after' pics once the spacers are fitted.
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Looks good - understated, subtle and desirable.
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Much Better
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spanwah wrote: i am actually annoyed now knowing i cant get bigger tyres the alloys are sweet !!look nice !! but am going to shoot myself should have got wider rears but as usual salesman bullshit saying there absolutley fine no problems which there wont be but its the look from the rear thinking must have been all he had left lesson learnt ffs
Bet this seems a distant memory now.... All sorted and looking cool...
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