Show me your WHEELS!
#4926
01-13-2008, 07:15 PM
starting to get the hang of this FWD thing, it's crazy how much improvement in comfort & handling i'm getting with the new tires over the OEM runflats.
thanks, you know i've been jonesing for your gram lights for a while but i wasn't able to find me a set so the works had to do. 
one more shot
oh, lug openings were 12mm so i had the openings bored out to 14mm, OEM TPMS transferred to the new wheels.
for the new wheels and the look of the car. nothing wrong with leaving a bit of chrome... one more shot
oh, lug openings were 12mm so i had the openings bored out to 14mm, OEM TPMS transferred to the new wheels.
#4927
01-13-2008, 07:27 PM
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Hi Msteadman thanks for your comments, my car is actually Astro Black and not Jet Black which I wanted but was discontinued shortly before I ordered my car... The wheels are LENSO S73 18" think they go really well with the all black colour scheme im aiming for. next on my list of things I'm wanting is a set of all black door handles and either some all black headlamps or all black or carbon headlamp rings. Just not sure if I'm going to find anyone here in the UK that could supply anything like these...
#4928
01-13-2008, 09:13 PM
Really nice wheels!
And doing the beltline looks great too. BTW how is everyone doing that? Vinyl I guess? Is it already pre-cut etc? How hard is it to do? (sorry for all the ?s)
#4929
01-14-2008, 06:31 AM
drewster: You've done it! I think it's the combination of the blackout beltline and the bodycolor headlight rings, but that really brings the R56 look home for me. It doesn't look as high, and you've completely removed the googly-eyed appearance. Kudos! Maybe it's growing on me anyway, but yours is (pardon the pun) red-hot. Sweet wheels too... 
#4930
01-14-2008, 09:35 AM
thanks all for the comments
I used the services of Vinyl Styles for the chili red body color matching,
http://www.lylesvinylstyles.net/mini
and did the belt line with black tape.
http://www.lylesvinylstyles.net/mini
and did the belt line with black tape.
#4931
01-16-2008, 01:19 PM
Cragar SS's...
#4932
01-16-2008, 06:16 PM
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Aluminum requires a specific etching primer and even then the heat and road debris just kills the paint.
You may want to look into powdercoating them. then youll never have to wory about them.
#4936
01-21-2008, 01:14 PM
Looks good but the front has to come down a bit. And.. 5-lug? Looks photoshopped lol...
#4937
01-21-2008, 01:18 PM
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you are the only one to have noticed it.. I did that b4 I got them to see..
here is the car after the install last sat.. and yes I wish the car was a lil lower..
here is the car after the install last sat.. and yes I wish the car was a lil lower..
#4943
01-21-2008, 04:15 PM
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Those wheels are definitely hawt, but the yellow "Toyo" on the tires is a bit Nascar-ish for my taste. Just my $.02.
#4945
01-21-2008, 05:28 PM
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#4946
01-21-2008, 06:45 PM
seriously though.....they looked like crap until I painted them today. Love is but a rattle can away.
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01-22-2008, 07:56 AM
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