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sorted wheels at last!!!

Post by Dbo » Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:58 pm

went in the garage and dug out the ATS rims and got some brand new rubber on all 4

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put them on the lude and in silver they looked NASTY :shock:

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so in the garage went Aaron and me and about 12 hours later :lol: and a lot of sanding and spraying ;)
first was the sanding!!!

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stage one first coat

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stage 2 second coat

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third coat and wet laqueur

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final key and laqueur

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and stuff them on the lude :D not sure if they suit my lude but i wish i had gone 16"s years ago :oops:
the drive is amazing, more speed, lighter steering and the feedback to wheel is great. feels like a whole new car :P

good or not?

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sorry so long winded :lol:
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Post by NafemanNathan » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:13 pm

Preferred them in silver, but hey... Much better than the old rims ;-)

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Post by NafemanNathan » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:19 pm

Also that pic of them against your car reminds me of the ME edition of the lude ;-)...

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Post by FrontBackSide2Side » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:23 pm

very nice :) after the first coat they look gunmetal grey, think they would have looked awesome that colour :)

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Post by Pushki » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:31 pm

Very nice Dbo! They go with the stealth look. 8-)
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Post by rob quilter » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:36 pm

Nice work!

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Post by ddoubledanny » Fri Feb 01, 2013 4:53 pm

I like it mate as pushki said it ads to the stealth look 8-)

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Post by vanzep » Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:13 pm

yeah they dont pop - but they do look mean and stealthy ;)

the lemon wont be pleased :lol:
think he thought he had found some uber rare rims and then you show up with a set - i think you guys should swap sets as the colours might be better that way :? :lol:
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Post by NafemanNathan » Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:28 pm

vanzep wrote:i think you guys should swap sets as the colours might be better that way :? :lol:
^^^ What he said ;-)

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Post by indigolemon » Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:45 pm

Looking good bud! Mine are going to have to go darker, I'm thinking gunmetal for mine.

16" wheels make for such a good drive don't they? :D
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