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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby samx5 » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:25 pm

Niceeeeee. Thanks Mark, they look bigger than 15's.
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby marky210 » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:52 am

Just some quick pics after I lowered it
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Lokiel » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:23 pm

Looks great Mark.

I've never seen white wheels on a black MX5 and wouldn't have thought they'd work at all. Makes a nice change from boring black wheels on a black car; I reckon if you've got great rims, you want them to be seen, not camouflaged into the tyre and wheel well until you're right up close.

Also, I didn't think it was possible for an MX5 to take up 4 parking spaces :P
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Okibi » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:28 pm

They'd look great on a red NB, I wanna set :mrgreen:
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby marky210 » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:34 pm

Do it Okibi!!!!! :mrgreen:
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Lokiel » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:06 pm

Nickel 15x8 6ULs, just got them today (shod with Toyo Proxes R1Rs 225/45/15s):

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- one of the few photos I took before it got too dark after picking her up tonight and testing them out.
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Okibi » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:18 pm

Nice one, id love to see more shots, especially showing the offset and how close the tyre is to the guard etc.
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Lokiel » Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:48 pm

Okibi wrote:Nice one, id love to see more shots, especially showing the offset and how close the tyre is to the guard etc.


Will have to wait until the weekend unfortunately.
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Lokiel » Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:45 pm

Lokiel wrote:
Okibi wrote:Nice one, id love to see more shots, especially showing the offset and how close the tyre is to the guard etc.


Will have to wait until the weekend unfortunately.


As promised, hopefully this is what you're looking for (FYI: 949racing 6UL 15x8s have a +36 offset vs OEM NB's +40 offset) ...

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby timk » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:38 pm

2005 SE rims on my NB:

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby NMX516 » Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:30 pm

saboteur wrote:2005 SE rims on my NB:

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They look great on that car!

SE rims look best on non SE's! :lol:
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby samx5 » Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:47 pm

I'd like to see some 15 x 7 + 36 6UL's in bronze and/or nickel on an NB, especially with 195/50's or 205/50's, if anyone has fitted them can they please post up pics?
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Regie » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:41 pm

saboteur wrote:2005 SE rims on my NB:

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reasonably rare those wheels are. only were installed on the lastest model SE's
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby nfs13b » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:53 pm

here are my wheels...
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Okibi » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:59 pm

:mrgreen: :lol:
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