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Old 09-21-2007, 01:51 PM
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Just got new wheels for my MINI... Pics!




TE37 Mercury Silver 17x7.5 +40 offset


putting these on my 07 cooper -s pepper white
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 09:22 PM
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Please post some pics with them on the car...thanks in advance!
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 09:48 PM
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yeah, show the car too!
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:20 PM
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awesome wheels, great size too. i hope you dont run into issues with your new TPMS (TirePressureMonitorSystem) fitting on those rims.
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:51 PM
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volkssss, love those wheels. lets see them on the car :]
 
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Old 09-24-2007, 11:54 PM
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lovely!

nice offset and size as well.

can't wait to see them on your car.
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 12:33 AM
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sweet! want to see them on the MCS
 
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beautiful! How much do they weight?
 
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Sweet looking wheels.
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 06:50 AM
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nice choice, can't wait to see them on the car...please update..
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 06:57 AM
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Mike -

A couple of things you should consider:

1. Post your subsequent pics in the Tires, Wheels, and Brakes forum - there's a long-running thread called <Show me your Wheels!> that would be a perfect place for you to show off your new acquisitions.

2. Check out the Pepper White Peerage, if you haven't done so. Always great to have more of our PW friends in the group!

Cool wheels!
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 08:27 AM
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Dood....nice wheels....welcome to the unofficial Volk Owner's Club...I have the LE37 which is exactly the same but with machined lip and anthracite painted center. I love them! (can see my gallery for reference if you're curious)

Is the hub on an R56 the same diameter as R53 (56.1mm)? If so, I have some new aluminum hub-centric rings if you need them.

In terms of weight, I believe they are right around 15 lbs.
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 09:10 AM
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looks good! i like how you chose 7.5" width too.
 
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Ooooo!!! Those come in silver???? Dang, I didn't need to know that.
 
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looks good! i like how you chose 7.5" width too.
+1. Send them to me.
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 10:38 AM
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What center caps did you get with those? Or, did you not want them?
 
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center caps?! nooo~~~! not for those wheels.
 
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Just curious - can the lettering/logos on the spokes be removed? Are they decals? Screen prints? The thing I dislike about the Volks is all of the big-a$$ lettering cluttering them up.
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 01:37 PM
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I need a DROOL smilie... Mercury Silver... Very nice

My dad's SC430 has the GT-AV in Mercury Silver and it's awesome. Good choice
 
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Originally Posted by 70spop
Just curious - can the lettering/logos on the spokes be removed? Are they decals? Screen prints? The thing I dislike about the Volks is all of the big-a$$ lettering cluttering them up.
i think those are very thin decals like the SSR decals. except SSR
let you put them on yourselves.
 
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I like the wheels. If you pull those decals off I'll like them even more.
 
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Old 09-25-2007, 02:30 PM
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I like the wheels. If you pull those decals off I'll like them even more.

but.. but.. but.. thats what makes rays... rayss..
 
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You can just buy the decals & save a lot of money then.
 
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HUGE fan of the TE37s here. can't wait to see the pics!
 
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Old 09-26-2007, 06:51 AM
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Nice. Quite "big brake friendly" by outward appearance too...
 


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