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Newly refurbed 107s with new fat rubber

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Newly refurbed 107s with new fat rubber

Post by GP06Roadster » Fri May 23, 2014 6:17 pm

And you know what, I'm pretty damn pleased :) Thanks Dave :thumbsup: a wee bit retro and not everyone's cup of tea but hey ho :wink:. Toyo T1 sports 265/35 on the back, 235/40 on the front so I won't be kerbing these any time soon!

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Post by Lynchy » Fri May 23, 2014 6:20 pm

Lovely,let me know when you want to sell them :P

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Post by mr wilks » Fri May 23, 2014 7:56 pm

I too prefer a little more rubber round the rim , also helps to close down the arch gap & give better ride comfort :thumbsup:
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Post by wilbo » Fri May 23, 2014 7:59 pm

Glad to see they have gone to a good home. They look decent. :thumbsup:

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Post by GP06Roadster » Fri May 23, 2014 8:31 pm

Lynchy wrote:Lovely,let me know when you want to sell them :P
Not gonna happen! well not unless I see a cheap set of Apex arc8's..... :oops:
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Post by GP06Roadster » Fri May 23, 2014 8:34 pm

mr wilks wrote:I too prefer a little more rubber round the rim , also helps to close down the arch gap & give better ride comfort :thumbsup:
Very true Mr W, the ride improvement over 19's is immediately noticeable :thumbsup:
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Post by ben g » Sat May 24, 2014 5:59 pm

They look lovely. What finish is that? Colour is interesting.
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Post by Bunker » Sat May 24, 2014 6:03 pm

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Post by GP06Roadster » Sat May 24, 2014 9:09 pm

ben g wrote:They look lovely. What finish is that? Colour is interesting.
I have no idea tbh, walked into Alloy Art in Southend, looked at some display wheels and pointed at a silvery one that looked alright! I thought they needed to be bright, I had Deans (sausageman) black 108s on it for a week while waiting for the refurb and they looked pretty terrible on silver/grey hence silver it was.
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Post by Chiddy » Wed May 28, 2014 3:30 pm

Are you running spacers too? Looks brilliant.

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Post by GP06Roadster » Wed May 28, 2014 9:14 pm

Chiddy wrote:Are you running spacers too? Looks brilliant.
Yes 20mm rear 15mm fronts :thumbsup:
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