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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: relentlessintentions on 20 September 2010, 00:29
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Anyone run them? If you have and have pictures could you let me see and know what sizes you were running, how low, what spacing etc so i can gauge what im after :) Thanks :evil:
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me
8" all round, 85mm down on coilovers, modified arches, 30mm adapters on rear 25's on front, 195/45/16 rubber
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I'm running 8J all round, also modified arches, Down technically 60mm on Koni's
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=159767.0
Brad... the car is looking spot on!! especially with the METAL centre caps :cool:
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cheers dude, they are coming back off for winter tho and the black ones back on then when the weather gets worse (snow etc) the rims are coming off seen as iv just had them re finished, dont want no chips on the rims like i picked up before, thats the only issue with stretched rubber! :cool:
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Tellll me about itttttttt! My lips are stone chipped and *cough* Kerbed to shizz!
Upsets me everytime i look at them! Especially since its £40 a corner to re-do em!
What wheels are you slamming on for the winter then mate?
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Tellll me about itttttttt! My lips are stone chipped and *cough* Kerbed to shizz!
Upsets me everytime i look at them! Especially since its £40 a corner to re-do em!
What wheels are you slamming on for the winter then mate?
i had no curb marks just a few pin hole size dots round very edge on the rears, then a truck decided to pull out on me, it was either let it wipe my car out or me try stop before hitting a central reservation, which i opted for and just touched it - destroying a front rim, but these are strong wheels (thats what you get for buying porker) and i sent it off to an amazing guy in york who metal welded it to perfection, i also bought a 5th rim (as i didnt think he would be able to fix it to my high standards), so now i have 5 freshly refurbed rims in the exact same colour as before but with a tad more shine, they are sooo f**kin nice haha
putting standard rims on for the snow, i do too much miles to risk my D90's
here was the damage
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This pic shows what was the damaged rim, now fully repaired to an amazing standard!!
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:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Whatttttttttttt i would have been in TEARS!! the lip had completly come off!!!
Looks absolutely stunning with no visible damage! Looks like a trip to york if my 90's ever see some serious damage!
How much did it cost to get it welded mate?
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i almost was in tears mate, i love my rims but end of day im still alive and so is the GF and the car.
i was so pissed off thats why my GF bought me a 5th rim (which was hard to source with it been 8J - came from a porsche breakers yard ) as we though it was beyond repair, testiment to the finish on the rims, it only come off on the actual bit where the lip is missing! top refurb from a top company with a super strong finish
it cost 60 quid for the welding and then 360 quid for all 5 fully refurbing which is a 5 way process for my one off finish
that includes
Acid Dip/strip
powder coat base coat,
wet spray black
wet spray a special silver (1 pass)
wet spray another special silver (1 pass) (not telling what silvers were used)
2 coats of laquer with a slight special tint
all that lot gives the gray colour with the sparkle bits andthe way it changes shade slightly light dependant
then baked
took them a week as he now knows how picky i am, he said he could just paint the damaged area and the 5th rim to save me money but i just wanted them all to be super mint not just 2 of the 5 rims so the whole lot was done, i was so happy when i saw them when i went to pick them up... they are a even better finish than before, dint think that was possible!!!
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Ha sounds like money well spent!
You are a pervert when it comes to things looking mint!
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Ha sounds like money well spent!
You are a pervert when it comes to things looking mint!
:grin: I know :laugh:
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Credit where it's due, worth it though. :cool:
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cheers dude, i thought rather than moan about it on here (like alot of folk do) just get it fixed and sorted and back to former glory...
job done, very very happy :cool: