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neston4nomads · May 9th, 2008, 12:30 PM

Lately ive seen a few MINIs with wheel trims and i keep thinking to myself WHY?

Personally i feel MINIs deserve alloys and the wheel trims make the car look cheap and ugly.

What are anyone elses views on this and any one got any pics.

Yeoda · May 9th, 2008, 12:41 PM

Mainly I think it must come down to cost. Base model ones without an option pack are entry level for a lot of people. I kept to steel/hubcaps as I knew my learners would probably kerb the trims eventually and new hubs are cheaper than alloys! Best of both worlds is to keep a set of alloys seperate for shows/runs.

I agree about the fact steel wheels are not as nice as alloys to look at but I don't thnk the newer covers (3/04+) are as bad as the first ones.

Handling on the 15" wheels is fantastic mind!

neston4nomads · May 9th, 2008, 12:43 PM

Heres some wheeltrimmed MINIs, and the PW one looks sooo odd!

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minicabrio · May 9th, 2008, 12:44 PM

Aero Kit with Steelies

neston4nomads · May 9th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Heres some lovely steelies on a new ONE.

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baskers · May 11th, 2008, 02:33 PM

I've only ever spotted two MINIs with steelies... they do look bad. They just look bad on any car to be fair. 15" alloys and you're there!

May 9th, 2008, 12:30 PM	#1
neston4nomads MINI2 all the time!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 138 Offline	MINIs with wheel trim/steel wheels. Lately ive seen a few MINIs with wheel trims and i keep thinking to myself WHY? Personally i feel MINIs deserve alloys and the wheel trims make the car look cheap and ugly. What are anyone elses views on this and any one got any pics. Lovin MINI all the time!!!!!

May 9th, 2008, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yeoda It's good to torque! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frome, Somerset Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 306 Offline	Mainly I think it must come down to cost. Base model ones without an option pack are entry level for a lot of people. I kept to steel/hubcaps as I knew my learners would probably kerb the trims eventually and new hubs are cheaper than alloys! Best of both worlds is to keep a set of alloys seperate for shows/runs. I agree about the fact steel wheels are not as nice as alloys to look at but I don't thnk the newer covers (3/04+) are as bad as the first ones. Handling on the 15" wheels is fantastic mind! Attached Thumbnails www.mendipminis.co.uk

May 9th, 2008, 12:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
neston4nomads MINI2 all the time!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 138 Offline	Heres some wheeltrimmed MINIs, and the PW one looks sooo odd! Lovin MINI all the time!!!!! Last edited by MINIAC : May 11th, 2008 at 02:38 PM. Reason: Make images clickable thumbnails

May 9th, 2008, 12:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
neston4nomads MINI2 all the time!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 138 Offline	Heres some lovely steelies on a new ONE. Lovin MINI all the time!!!!! Last edited by MINIAC : May 11th, 2008 at 02:40 PM. Reason: Make images clickable thumbnails

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May 9th, 2008, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
minicabrio Back in a MINI Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 15,449 Offline	Aero Kit with Steelies

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baskers MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2005 Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 882 Offline	I've only ever spotted two MINIs with steelies... they do look bad. They just look bad on any car to be fair. 15" alloys and you're there!

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