new alloys for the redline

Post by **redline** » 26 Jul 2005 10:15 am

your wheels suit the car perfectly Jeroen , Why would you want to change them to GLT rims ?

Post by **bodejodel** » 26 Jul 2005 10:20 am

My current wheels ARE GLT rims...

I just bought another 6 of them!

Post by **RandomHero** » 26 Jul 2005 10:38 am

LOL

You did?:o Are you thinking of selling them or keeping them?

Post by **bodejodel** » 26 Jul 2005 02:10 pm

I will probably sell them, including my own 4 mk2 rims after I refurbished them.

Post by **redline** » 27 Jul 2005 01:12 pm

just got back from Leeds with the wheels 300 miles in five hours including one fuel stop and one "comfort " break . the wheels are great apart from one has been kerbed but my mate will refurb it for me . all four tyres are good , may paint the spokes before fitting or may see what they look like as they are, Pickys soon!!! p.s. the kids survived the trip (thank god for in car dvd players )

Post by **redline** » 28 Jul 2005 03:42 pm

wheels are on and luck great , I will post picys later and then ask for your input as to whether I should paint the spokes or not , I may be on a bit of a high but I am sure the car handles better already.

Post by **SteveP** » 28 Jul 2005 04:21 pm

What size were the alloys in the end, 14s? After you wanted 15s....

Post by **redline** » 28 Jul 2005 04:29 pm

yeah 14's , couldnt find any 15's

Post by **foggyjames** » 28 Jul 2005 04:46 pm

You may well be able to feel a difference, but that's probably more to do with how well the tyres suit the car than the change in profile. I didn't notice a huge change in handling when moving to 15s from the 13s (rim size is the least of the 300s concerns there!), but the step-up in quality of the tyres also dictated that I didn't experience a degradation in ride quality worthy of note.

Oh yeah...and....PICS!

cheers

James

Post by **redline** » 28 Jul 2005 11:45 pm

I know blame sky or cj or corsa boy whatever hes calling himself this week, he hasnt downloaded them yet

Post by **redline** » 29 Jul 2005 07:20 pm

Finally the moment you have all been waiting for:

Post by **foggyjames** » 29 Jul 2005 10:20 pm

I think you must be keeping your sticker man single handedly in business!!

I'm not sure how well the foglights work (in terms of the look!), but the spots look nice.

I'd paint the rims black, but it's an improvement already!

cheers

James

Post by **V6 Man** » 29 Jul 2005 10:24 pm

If I'm being totally honest there are some things I like, and some I don't.

If it were mine I'd remove all the wing stickers bar the 'volvo' one, paint the wheel centres black and paint the sills black too to match the front and rear valances.

However, it isn't my car, and if you're happy with it the that's all that matters.

Post by **foggyjames** » 29 Jul 2005 10:53 pm

Yes, I have to agree there...I think '340' and '1.7' there are a bridge too far for my taste (not that that's any particularly authoritative judgement!!), although I could probably live with leaving Redline there too. What happens if they try to sue you for using their logo Mick?!

It sits at a nice height for those rims.

cheers

James

Post by **Duvel78** » 29 Jul 2005 11:00 pm

V6 Man wrote:If it were mine I'd remove all the wing stickers bar the 'volvo' one

Yeah, remove all the stickers + the snowcap + headlight wipers + heated seats and send it to Belgium

Seriously, I have the same opinion: the "Volvo" sticker is really nice but the "340" "1.7" "Redline"... is a bit too much on that poor wing!