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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 05:30 AM
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Default Winter project continued (wheels)

Update on whats next, will be either fitted with Yokohama AO32R or AO48R (if there out come Feb/March)?

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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 11:52 AM
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They are fantastic. Can you give me any info on how/where they are sourced...really like them.
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 01:25 AM
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Originally posted by cheshire_carper
They are fantastic. Can you give me any info on how/where they are sourced...really like them.
The wheels are a second hand set that I bought and had them extremely finely sand blasted then matt black painted, finished off with several coats of matt lacquer and baked in a oven to really harden them off.
Hopefully should look good against the M/C blue when fitted.
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 01:28 AM
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really nice. I like the dark wheel look.
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 02:08 AM
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Originally posted by biker1
baked in a oven to really harden them off.
So you and Pam can handle REALLY big turkeys at Christmas time !

Originally posted by biker1
The wheels are a second hand set that I bought
I thought they looked like S2000 wheels! I was going to look out the window and check but it was too dark; then I forgot
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 02:12 AM
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Cool as pants !

I have wanted to this for some time. I am sure they will look ace....

Beat my gold versions (RIP) any day !
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 02:14 AM
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Oh, one possible tip, I bought my gold jobbies from MACA and he had taken the silver centre caps and covered them with the sticky fake carbon fibre sheeting, which looked cool. Also he had gone to the trouble of buying NSX black nuts and a black cover nut for the locking wheelnut. All black will look really cool.....
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 03:14 AM
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baked in a oven to really harden them off.
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So you and Pam can handle REALLY big turkeys at Christmas time !


Your not kidding! I had all 4 wheels in the oven at one time!!!


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The wheels are a second hand set that I bought
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I thought they looked like S2000 wheels! I was going to look out the window and check but it was too dark; then I forgot.

I really like the standard "S" wheel, not to complicated and dead easy to clean. They do look different in black though in real life.

guybutler
good idea with the fake carbon, the caps I have are done the same as the wheels at the moment, regarding the wheel nuts I have black covers for all the nuts as I want that "all" black look.
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 06:26 AM
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Originally posted by biker1
... regarding the wheel nuts I have black covers for all the nuts as I want that "all" black look.
What covers are these? I'm curious as the what fits

-Brian.
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Old Dec 1, 2002 | 09:27 AM
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Nigel,

I have the ultimate respect for your enhancements normally but these really dont do it for me. Surely a nice shiny silver is better, black is a tad bland and boring and personally I dont think it will suit your stunning car, however I'll be happy to be proved wrong when I see them in the flesh.

Jason
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