JohnK
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Been looking for some new alloys for my 190. I was initially going to fit original 15" alloys, but was thinking of maybe going for EVO II's, however a search on eBay pulled up these and I was just wondering what peoples thoughts are - would they suit a 190?  For reference, this is the car they will be fitted to (although it will be minus the chrome arches and the black rear spoiler will be a colour coded silver item)  |
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1999 'V' Rover 620Ti
1999 'T' Mercedes E55 AMG
1997 'R' Ford Probe 24v
1994 'M' Nissan Maxima 3.0
1992 'J' Honda Prelude 2.0iS
1986 'C' BMW 728i Auto
1985 'C' Talbot Solara 1.6 Minx
1984 'A' Talbot Horizon LE Ultra 1.3
1978 'S' Ford Cortina 1.6 GL
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Have you had a look at any photos of period 190 DTM cars?
They were either running TSW Evo style or Ronal Turbo style rims and they look awesome.
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JohnK
North East
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I'll do a quick Google search now. These are the EVO II's which are probably number 1 contender at the moment. In black preferably...  |
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1999 'V' Rover 620Ti
1999 'T' Mercedes E55 AMG
1997 'R' Ford Probe 24v
1994 'M' Nissan Maxima 3.0
1992 'J' Honda Prelude 2.0iS
1986 'C' BMW 728i Auto
1985 'C' Talbot Solara 1.6 Minx
1984 'A' Talbot Horizon LE Ultra 1.3
1978 'S' Ford Cortina 1.6 GL
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Those (or very similar) in black will be awesome.
The car looks lowered, how much?
What size are the current wheels?
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JohnK
North East
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Cheers for the link DieselWeasel, will take a look  1001ab - current wheels are 15" and taken from a 2002 on model C Class. The standard wheels I was gonna replace them with are 15" too and are currently painted grey:  As for how much its lowered I'm not sure tbh as its how I bought it. I do intend on changing the springs though (it rides curse word on the current ones) and the ones I'm looking at will give it a 45mm drop over standard height... |
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Last Edit: Jan 3, 2012 16:55:12 GMT by JohnK
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1999 'V' Rover 620Ti
1999 'T' Mercedes E55 AMG
1997 'R' Ford Probe 24v
1994 'M' Nissan Maxima 3.0
1992 'J' Honda Prelude 2.0iS
1986 'C' BMW 728i Auto
1985 'C' Talbot Solara 1.6 Minx
1984 'A' Talbot Horizon LE Ultra 1.3
1978 'S' Ford Cortina 1.6 GL
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MrSpeedy
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www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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I quite like the multispokes on it, gives it a gangster style haha. but I do prefer the AMG wheels if I'm honest.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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EmDee
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Committer of Autrocities.
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here's a chop I did years ago  I like the flat faced wheels on these too, I'd go for compos but then I'm biased because I have a set |
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Multispokes look absolutely terrible if they are small, they will look foul in 15". Being black, they will look even smaller than they are, too. People have hit the nail on the head with needing chunky, flat faced wheels. Definitely worth going to 17" if you can, too.
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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17 x 7" rims will fit without any mods (et32 IIRC), but you'll need to keep to a 205/45 tyre on the front to prevent minor rubbing ;-)
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