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Old 02-09-2011, 10:04 AM
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Yeah, some folks have the luxury of rolling their MINI's off a trailer when attending meets or shows - must be nice...

Flawless paint, not a single speck, no road grit sandblast pock marks, no bug splatters or fingerprints on them at all. Interior flawless. Fenderwells so clean, the cars look like they've been in bubblewrap since the factory rolled them off... Windows tinted so dark, you have to roll the windows down to make turns...

Yeah...when I grow up, I'm going to get an R56 and run a staggered set of 19's... Get some coilovers or figure out how to sit it on a set of Goodyear airbags or something.....

But first I have to get a trailer......... and a tow vehicle.... and a shop so I can have ample workspace and parking space..... and I'll have to move out of NY to find some roads that do not have that "lunar surface look"....
 
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Alright, I know the BBS RKs are a slightly old-school rim, but I love them too much. I had a set on my old '02 MCS, and only two survived after it was totaled. Ever since I bought this '06 MCS in December 2009, I have occasionally conducted a blind Internet search. Most listings were in forums. Whenever a used set came up for sale, they would sell fairly quickly in the $600-700 range.

It had been some time since I looked. Taxes were done, return was on its way. So, Sunday a week ago, I decided to do another search. I could not believe it! I found a set from a Honda guy in Florida. He had them since early December, and no one had bought them. I immediately contacted him. The rest is history. Paid $1K, and they are brand new.

 
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Old 02-09-2011, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JumpingJackFlash
Alright, I know the BBS RKs are a slightly old-school rim, but I love them too much.

Old or not, that's a good looking wheel.
 
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Old 02-10-2011, 09:34 AM
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rally said, "Yup. Stretched tires aren't good for street racing or actual track racing. No one will contest that fact. It's just that many of us aren't interested in performance driving or potentially attending one or two HPDE's each year.

Same reason you don't see track cars winning car shows or looking particularly good. Different strokes for different folks. "




i love you man. you crack me up!
 
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Old 02-10-2011, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Samtrak
i love you man. you crack me up!
You know I love you too, Sam (As long as you're willing to wait for me and my slow, stretched justacooper in the canyons )
 
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Old 02-10-2011, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by nikmeister
hey cool you're on here i see you driving around all the time
Which one is your car/mini?
 
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Old 02-10-2011, 02:43 PM
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Bought some new (used) wheels, RO_JA LT series, and tires, Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1Star Specs, for track days:
 
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Old 02-10-2011, 08:25 PM
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So far I only have one, the other three are still in transit. Here are my current wheel pictures If anyone's interested. Thank You for Everything!!!!


Front


Back


Before I've put them on my Mini Cooper.

"It" should be about a month 'til my Mini Cooper's finished @ the shop. Thank You
 
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Old 02-11-2011, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by clouseau1
The NM Engineering wheels look VERY NICE!! What size are those...17, 18..? Any rubbing....and do you by chance know the offset?
18, +45 offset

they're made to fit stock even on my '04. some minor rubbing on bumps with load but i think something else is going on because it usually happens only on right rear.

Originally Posted by Cudda_Kine
Which one is your car/mini?
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post3171889
 
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Originally Posted by Haseo461x
Rota mcs? or miros/alt?
Looks Cleann me like
 
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Old 02-14-2011, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Charleston│Mini
Rota mcs? or miros/alt?
Looks Cleann me like
Rota MC
They are actually the wheels that were on the MachV Mini from fastmini.net

and thanks
just need to slam it now
 
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Old 02-16-2011, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by VicSkimmr
Bronze on red anybody?
That looks sick! I want those wheels on my MC40. What kind are those? Can you shoot more pictures?

Thanks,
 
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Two More Days And They Will Have Tires Mounted, Another Week And They Will Be On My Car :D
 
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Old 02-19-2011, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BlckJCWGhst
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Two More Days And They Will Have Tires Mounted, Another Week And They Will Be On My Car :D
Can't wait to see those mounted. That's gonna look incredible.
 
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Old 02-19-2011, 08:47 AM
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^^^^^x2

lets see em on the car!
 
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^^wow, was there really a need to quote some pics from literally the previous post? lol
 
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Old 02-20-2011, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by chilimini81
^^wow, was there really a need to quote some pics from literally the previous post? lol
I assume you're talking about me? I'm new to posting here. Is that some kind of forum faux pas or something? Didn't mean to offend your bandwidth...
 
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Old 02-20-2011, 09:20 PM
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You can quote the post and remove the image links so we all don't need to scroll through the images twice.
 
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Originally Posted by tghtaclegend
That looks sick! I want those wheels on my MC40. What kind are those? Can you shoot more pictures?

Thanks,
I think he sold that mini over a year ago. Search his posts, there are tons of pics of that car on here. It used to have a full vinyl wrap in white and it was so clean!!

The wheels are Tenzo DC-5
 
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Lol Now Now Some People Cant afford The Fast Surfing NOne The Less HEre They Are With Tires :
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Originally Posted by LüDICRöüS
You can quote the post and remove the image links so we all don't need to scroll through the images twice.
Noted. Will make sure I do that in the future. Thanks!
 
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Old 02-20-2011, 10:15 PM
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Those Work wheels = AWESOMESAUCE!

Do they have center caps?
 
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Old 02-20-2011, 10:44 PM
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No, Work Meisters S1's Dont Have Center Caps, Work Doesnt Make Any For Them
 
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Old 02-20-2011, 10:58 PM
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Here's another picture of my car with the white wheels

 


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