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lew corsa life
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21st Oct 08 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got my rims yesterday so decided to fit them today im so please with them they look miles better then my old ones before i fitted them i painted the calipers in red and the drums in smooth black. i also clayed the car and polished with AG ultra shine and used extra gloss protection for the mirror finish so heres some pics
first off did the calipers
before

after

then go the alloys on









clean pics
























Thanks for looking lew.
Ste L
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21st Oct 08 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Paint the center caps black, as they look crap and very out of place in red
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Nice BUT i'd do they all black.
Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
Paint the center caps black, as they look crap and very out of place in red
Rich H
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21st Oct 08 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmmmm.

Careful on those tyres too - ditch finders by the looks of things!!!

Check out my F/S thread btw - Irmscher lowering springs
Mike GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
Paint the center caps black, as they look crap and very out of place in red


Daniel_Corsa
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21st Oct 08 at 17:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not feeling that, I hate black wheels and those look like mobby done them with his eyes shut



But fair play if you like it



[Edited on 21-10-2008 by Daniel_Corsa]

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Ellis
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21st Oct 08 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tyres - remoulds?!
Haimsey
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If you like them, thats cool.
But red centres dont look nice to me. Alloys look good though

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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
Paint the center caps black, as they look crap and very out of place in red
Hamish
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on second look they look quite orange peely
lew corsa life
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21st Oct 08 at 17:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there powder coated and do not look orange peely in real life well i like them as there a big improve ment to my old ones
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21st Oct 08 at 17:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get the centres done black and rip those chavvy eyebrows off
Hamish
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Originally posted by C2_Scotty
get the centres done black and rip those chavvy eyebrows off

says the boy with the lexus lights
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corsa-sxi
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tyres look dodgey why does it sit so high, not even a standard corsa sits so high
lew corsa life
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21st Oct 08 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there tyres i dont really care what tyres look like aslong as they grip on the road and because its parked on a slope so the handbreak locks
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45 wall needed ftw and black centre caps, they are orange peeley, way too much powder on those i bet 300-400 microns
lew corsa life
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21st Oct 08 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
o well i like them thats all i care about
nathy_87
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nice but the red don't suit it imo, but if you like it thats all that matters, and get your front plate back on,
nema
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21st Oct 08 at 18:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you bought this off your mum now?
taylorboosh
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lower it too and it will be very smart
S@M
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21st Oct 08 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by nema
you bought this off your mum now?


na i seen her driving it the other day

and yes please paint those centre caps

needs lowering but rest of car is nice
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21st Oct 08 at 18:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its taken lew years so it seems to source some alloys so anything is a bonus!

and i like them matey!
lew corsa life
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21st Oct 08 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ye its has im proud of how it looks now

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