17s on 340's, too big?

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Post by Ronnie » 19 Jul 2007 11:47 pm

You see speed bumps in a whole new light once you have kids :D
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Post by foggyjames » 20 Jul 2007 12:15 am

As in you don't want people speeding near them? Hell yeah...totally agree...but I still hate speed bumps! I'd quite happily see a Gatso (or preferably a copper!) on every corner in urban areas if it meant we could do away with speed bumps.

Of course if you mean it's funny to watch the kids bounce around when you drive over them like a hooligan... ;)

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Post by J340GLT » 23 Aug 2007 09:59 pm

Any more pics of the rear clusters and the front ones?

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Post by ilu-azuma » 23 Aug 2007 11:17 pm

Wheels look fine - always thought that the 300 needed bigger wheels, the 13s looked too small, buts thats what came with them originally so the purists will be hard pushed to be convinced.
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Post by foggyjames » 24 Aug 2007 01:30 am

Unless you're specifically going for a 'retro' look, the 13s look a bit daft. Remember GLTs came with 14s. I think 15s or 16s are spot-on. 17s are a touch big perhaps, but it can work on the right car.

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Post by jtbo » 24 Aug 2007 08:51 pm

Rally tires and slicks are often 15" size, don't see point using bigger because of that either :lol:
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