Which wheels should I buy
Which wheels should I buy
I have three choices I'm considering. They're part of a wheel and tire package. All are 17x7 except the GP wheels which are 17x7.5
The first are Silver R112
The second are Black R112
and the third are the GP wheels.
The first are Silver R112
The second are Black R112
and the third are the GP wheels.
Bruno - 2022 JCW
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
The 1st gen GP wheels won't look right without lowering IMHO.
Ryan
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
Here is a picture of the car for reference.
Bruno - 2022 JCW
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
I like the black ones. That may be too much black for an already black car, though.
Brad - 2003 Cooper Base, Manual, Yellow w/ White Stripes.
Re: Which wheels should I buy
SILVER
2005 MCS Hyper Blue, auto, chrono, cold, H/K, roof, Milltek Sport, DDMWorks CAI, M7 Strut Plate,"Todd Graphics",R-90s
Re: Which wheels should I buy
Amazed this thing is still going when everyone saw the black wheels on the car at the market. Well since my stock wheels have bald tires and I can't afford new tires, the new wheels and tires are going back on. I plasti-dipped the wheels to keep them clean this winter. They're Red.
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
You plasti-dipped the new wheels red? Interesting......got any pics?Zackattack28 wrote:I plasti-dipped the wheels to keep them clean this winter. They're Red.
Seth
08 MCS - JCW
1974/1993 Classic Mini - 70 WHP!
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1974/1993 Classic Mini - 70 WHP!
Re: Which wheels should I buy
MiniManiac wrote:You plasti-dipped the new wheels red? Interesting......got any pics?Zackattack28 wrote:I plasti-dipped the wheels to keep them clean this winter. They're Red.
I will post some soon. It isn't perfect but it will protect them for the winter.
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
It sounds like a good idea. I am interested to find out how easy it is to get it off after the winter. It seems that the longer plasti-dip is on, the harder it is to get off.Zackattack28 wrote: I will post some soon. It isn't perfect but it will protect them for the winter.
Seth
08 MCS - JCW
1974/1993 Classic Mini - 70 WHP!
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
I thought that too but I watched a video of a guy removing plasti-dip after a year and it came off very easy. This was a $38 solution for the winter versus $300 for snow tires or new tires for my stock rims.MiniManiac wrote:It sounds like a good idea. I am interested to find out how easy it is to get it off after the winter. It seems that the longer plasti-dip is on, the harder it is to get off.Zackattack28 wrote: I will post some soon. It isn't perfect but it will protect them for the winter.
Bruno - 2022 JCW
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
Here are the black R112 replicas plasti-dipped Red. The coating isn't perfect. There are visible drips and runs inside the rim if you look closely but for my purposes, this will protect the wheels this winter and allow me to save money so that I can hold off buying new tires for the stock wheels for now.
Bruno - 2022 JCW
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Re: Which wheels should I buy
I think it is a good idea. From the pic it looks good!Zackattack28 wrote:Here are the black R112 replicas plasti-dipped Red. The coating isn't perfect. There are visible drips and runs inside the rim if you look closely but for my purposes, this will protect the wheels this winter and allow me to save money so that I can hold off buying new tires for the stock wheels for now.
Seth
08 MCS - JCW
1974/1993 Classic Mini - 70 WHP!
08 MCS - JCW
1974/1993 Classic Mini - 70 WHP!