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Old 03-18-2008, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Konky
et35 17x8

the rears I also added 5mm spacers
Those are ONLY 17?!
They look huge!
I want but then I would definetely have to lower my r56
 
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Old 03-18-2008, 12:03 PM
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Those are some nice wheels Konky. What kind are they?
Thanks

Schmidt Racelite's
 
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Old 03-18-2008, 12:17 PM
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Wow, how long did it take to import those?
 
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Old 03-18-2008, 07:31 PM
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Funny you say that, cause I actually did get them from overseas, got them from Ireland ebay brand new. Only took a week and a half to ship too.

I believe you can order them from NGP here in the states though, I just couldn't pass up the deal I found.
 
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Old 03-18-2008, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Konky
this is all I got for now, I haven't lowered the car all the way yet either cause we're still getting snow here.

Konky I have to admit...........you do know how to set it off. All your wheels look just right.
 
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Old 03-18-2008, 10:19 PM
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hmmmmmmmmmmm....but the guy IS a master of photography! Maybe they don't look that good in person! I highly doubt it...great looking wheels, as usual!
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 07:29 AM
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haha thanks guys! I'm always up for changes, so who knows how long these will last?!
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 07:32 AM
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^well put me first in line if u decide to change
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Konky
Funny you say that, cause I actually did get them from overseas, got them from Ireland ebay brand new. Only took a week and a half to ship too.

I believe you can order them from NGP here in the states though, I just couldn't pass up the deal I found.
Hahaha, I kind of took a wild guess since they were Schmidt's. Haven't these been out of production for 5 years? That is what I heard while looking up info on them...
Are yours new or used?
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by HighSchoolzMINI
^well put me first in line if u decide to change
Only if you get coilovers first haha
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 10:43 AM
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haha thanks guys! I'm always up for changes, so who knows how long these will last?!
Your next set of wheels should be Konigs or some replica wheels....i heard those are good
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 10:56 AM
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Your next set of wheels should be Konigs or some replica wheels....i heard those are good
Better still, I heard Palo Uber was coming out with some low offset, wide wheels for you guys.
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 11:01 AM
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Only if you get coilovers first haha
I'll redo the entire suspension set-up if i could get those wheels to set it off
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 11:06 AM
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even the uber wheels would look fine with a certain amount of drop
so get the coils....
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisMCS04
Hahaha, I kind of took a wild guess since they were Schmidt's. Haven't these been out of production for 5 years? That is what I heard while looking up info on them...
Are yours new or used?

interesting... I didn't know they were out of production, guess that's good for me Mine are Brand New
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 11:58 AM
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While I was searching for better pics(I mean full wheel pics, your photography is amazing) I kept reading that they were no longer in production, but it was on other forums and such...I don't know how reliable the info was
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 12:04 PM
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Ok, so I found this site:
http://www.german-wheels.com/
and looked through it. There still are racelites, but I don't know if they are the same as yours...good site to look through though
 
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:04 AM
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Those are the 3 piece versions, which are nicer, but alot more money too
 
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisMCS04
Ok, so I found this site:
http://www.german-wheels.com/
and looked through it. There still are racelites, but I don't know if they are the same as yours...good site to look through though
That's where my lips came from
 
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Konky
Those are the 3 piece versions, which are nicer, but alot more money too
Yeah, I knew they were 3 pieces, but they said they offered them in 1,2,and 3...I like your one pieces better than the 3 pieces

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That's where my lips came from

Cool, good to know. Maybe they can help with bolts in the future...
 
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisMCS04
Cool, good to know. Maybe they can help with bolts in the future...
Possibly...but i think schmidts use different bolts than BBS.
 
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Old 03-20-2008, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
Possibly...but i think schmidts use different bolts than BBS.
Ahh, I believe that you are correct...still on the search
 
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Old 03-21-2008, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by CooperWorks
My new Wheels!





Does anyone know what type of kit this is? It doesn't look like the factory aero kit and the side skirts don't look JCW... what is it???
 
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Factory R50/R53 aero kit with regular textured arches. . .
 
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Originally Posted by sandtoast500
Factory R50/R53 aero kit with regular textured arches. . .
Let me get this straight... the factory r50/r53 aero kit fits the r56? If so, does it need body modification to do so? Are there any other example of people doing this?
 


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