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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:58 pm

What colour car is it going on?

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:02 pm

u can get 6 spoke :P

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I'm concidering them on my green mx-5 not sure white or gun metal

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:12 pm

260ish is RRP from Buddyclub http://www.buddyclub.com.au

Just look for the dealer on the site and go there and bargain them :biggrin:

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:12 pm

CJ5 wrote:
AZNTieN wrote:u can get 6 spoke :P

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I'm concidering them on my green mx-5 not sure white or gun metal


white! :mrgreen:


is that what you reckon for my car?

http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?p=410150#410150
pic of another green mx-5 with white rims but its loaded with decals


Is it hard to keep clean tho?

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:35 pm

yeah

i've been quoted 900 something can't remember but not bargaining was involved wasn't in white tho it was in black

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:03 pm

oh ok sorry

whats your budget?

btw those are 6.2kg

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:34 pm

lol

do you want light weight ones

I know BSA has some white rims but they aren't light some are light some are heavy etc etc

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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:40 pm

do you want just 4 or 5 spoke rims what about 6?

and how big do you want them?
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Postby TieNN89 » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:44 pm

Take a look at the wheels on this site

http://www.bsawheels.com.au


Yeah I'd take 17\" rims if it was just for show

but the pain of having 17\" rims is prices for tyres are so much more

Also its hard to find cheap rims in 17\" they're mainly in or around the grand mark


These are pretty cheap $750 in 15\" tho but it comes with rubber
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:46 pm

If its a daily driver then light wheels are the way to go. When I swap between my really light 14's and my heavier (but still quite light for their size) 15's I notice a massive difference in the amount of revs and clutch slip required to takeoff from a standing start (ie what you do dozens of times a day in your daily driver).


I'm yet to feel much of a difference when going around a corner, but the lighter wheels are much nicer for stop/start traffic and would be a lot easier on the clutch I think


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