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Old Oct 19th, 2003, 08:51 PM
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what do you think to these babys???

just bought them last week first pics now taken. why do the suppliers put the tyres on and then not tell you they are directional?? took me ages to fit cos i got them all the wrong way round. i only noticed when i was fitting the last one it had an arrow on it!!!

not to worry all fitted now.

hey does any one have trouble with the flat tyre indicator on the dash??
mine keeps going off now. my dealer reckons it will clear itself and kindly showed me the reset button under the handbrake! (oh, and we dont know what that does??!!??)

thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Old Oct 21st, 2003, 09:58 PM
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so does no one like them???
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They look great !

Will be fun washing them though !
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Old Oct 21st, 2003, 10:34 PM
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Very nice !! What size wheels and tyres ?? Price ??

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Old Oct 22nd, 2003, 07:07 PM
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17" wheels
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£795
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Old Oct 22nd, 2003, 07:08 PM
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ignore the bit about the flat tyre light cos it hasnt come on since
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Old Oct 22nd, 2003, 07:46 PM
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They look really nice, makes the car much more individual. Personally I prefer cleaning the 16" 5 spokes though !

Does anyone else think the car could do with lowering an inch ? (e.g. are the 17" tyres a lower profile than standard, or have you kept the same rolling circumference ?)
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Old Oct 22nd, 2003, 09:03 PM
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the wheels b4 (look in me gallery) were the 15" standards but i got round it by as you say making the profile smaller so really the the hight of the tyre is the same. i dont know about lowering it as we have a lot of sleeping police men around here but the thought did cross my mind!! n e 1 else think i should get it lowered and if so by how much??
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interesting wheels

2003 CR MCS and 2007 CR MCS (on order)
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Old Oct 22nd, 2003, 09:42 PM
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very nice indeed. what is the weight and offset of the wheel. What is the make and what make of tyre did you fit?
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Old Oct 23rd, 2003, 11:17 AM
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17" wheels
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£795

How do you find the ride with these wheels?
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Old Oct 23rd, 2003, 10:14 PM
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the ride has got a slight bumpy but i can put up with that
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Old Oct 23rd, 2003, 10:17 PM
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falken not sure on the off set or weight but i will find out
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nice rims
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