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Author Why oh why can't I keep my corsa looking like this? (56k - NO NO!)
SAL
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27th Jul 07 at 19:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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Originally posted by Stavs
they look to big imo, 16's painted silver would suit the car better and be less hasle


ok, let me say it again...THERE BLOODY MONSTER WHEELS.
cunningham
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27th Jul 07 at 19:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

keep 16s and sell me the 17s ha ha
davey_jack
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27th Jul 07 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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Originally posted by saxo_vtr

not about the wheels but you car would look absalutly mint with the splitter colour coded...

The splitter was colour coded when I got the car painted, but it cracked almost straight away, the rubber is too flexible to be painted. Looks better in black anyway in my opinion
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27th Jul 07 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ah lovely car! wheels suit it hope you find away around your issue
davey_jack
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Thanks to everyone for the comments, I love the attention my car gets cos I worked so hard to get it looking the way I wanted it to!
**UPDATE** the wheels look like they can have about 5mm machined off them and still be safe, judging on the thickness of the 16's. My plan is to get the wheels machined down and repainted in the same bright silver, and then cut the metal arches back and flare them out, trim the plastic arches slightly and then get the arches and skirts repainted if necessary!
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27th Jul 07 at 20:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

16's in silver ! for the love of god...
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lol I can see where you coming from stavs, and not that I dont value your opinion, but I'm not fitting them because plenty of people here have said they look good, I created this thread because I wanted people to suggest a way I could make them fit! Which really means that it should have been in the help section
Fro
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27th Jul 07 at 22:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hope it all works out, and thats not just because i want your wheels
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Race you there fro
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27th Jul 07 at 23:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

shave the plastic down untill it dnt rub
Fro
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Will be rubbing on the metal.
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Originally posted by Stavs
16's in silver ! for the love of god...


I'm with you on that one Stavros.
davey_jack
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27th Jul 07 at 23:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

fair enough, I like the 16s but they just dont suit the car as well as the 17s! We'll see what happens though
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28th Jul 07 at 09:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

they look fit davey, but you have moaned about ride hight and comfort...so you add 17's with skinky tyres get the 16's painted up silver, -30/50 on the eibach sportline kit, bilstein dampers...you will alot happier driving the car instead of happy having pimp wheels...
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lol good point, but the tyres are only 5% thinner, I think the ride is more to do with the suspension, I will change the suspension and try the 17s if it is still uncomfortable, I will stick the 16s on! Oh and I'm gonna try and change my username cos people always think my names davey, but its jack! davey is my surname
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28th Jul 07 at 13:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i will call you john from now then ?
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looks sexy that mate
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hadnt seen the 16s so because that looks soooo good i had a look and its hard 2 say which i like most. if you get it rolling on the 17s id be intrested in the 16s mate
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Originally posted by ad-sport
hadnt seen the 16s so because that looks soooo good i had a look and its hard 2 say which i like most. if you get it rolling on the 17s id be intrested in the 16s mate


join the queue behind fro-dizzle
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28th Jul 07 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah mate, the number of u2u's I've had about those wheels is mental!
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that car looks sweet
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29th Jul 07 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cheers matey! lets hope I can keep these wheels on it!
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29th Jul 07 at 11:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Love those wheels.
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Originally posted by Stavs
i will call you john from now then ?

all my mates call each other by their surnames as we have a few andys etc, but they always call me Jack as they say Davey sounds wrong! what do your mates call you, steve or stavs?
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13th Aug 07 at 15:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Is there any updates on this? Did you manage to get them to fit with no problems?

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