New alloys - At last

Post by **thyzerrr** » 20 Oct 2006 02:22 pm

Picked them up last wednesday, mounted them yesterday, and I'm almost perfectly happy.
1 Thing that does not make me happy: one of the rims has got quite a big 'bump' on its edge... Think that explains why its tyre was flat yesterday:(

They're 15J7's btw, ET is 20 or 28, can't read it very well.

I think they go very well with the 360, at least it looks way better than the original steel 13"'s.

Post by **SteveP** » 20 Oct 2006 02:23 pm

Ooohh... ATS Cups, I always thought they'd look good on a 360! Nice choice

Post by **thyzerrr** » 20 Oct 2006 02:28 pm

Damn, that's what I call a fast reply....

Glad you like them, only thing I'm a bit worried about is the quite low ET value... any ideas/experiences on this issue?

Post by **SteveP** » 20 Oct 2006 02:31 pm

Haha yeah, I didn't realise you'd only just posted that!

Don't look that low really, mine are 30ET and aren't much further 'in' than them. I think they'll be fine in all honesty! The drift guys are running minilites with an offset somewhere around 0 iirc

EDIT: need some lowering blocks

Post by **Nikdev** » 20 Oct 2006 03:49 pm

Nice!
Is your car lowered in front?

I have et 04 and 8" wide rims on my 360, you dont need to worry about low et values.......

Post by **340GLT** » 20 Oct 2006 03:58 pm

They look sweet, and your grill looks kinda cool too!!
Adam

Post by **Chris_C** » 20 Oct 2006 04:12 pm

Ahh, I hadn't seen that grill until you said Adam! Nice to see something different done to that

Post by **thyzerrr** » 20 Oct 2006 04:17 pm

The car hasn't been lowered yet, although I'm considering it more and more, so probably one day I will do it. Thing is: the car's not the beauty I like it to be, it's got quite some dents and scratches (they were all there when I bought it, honestly!

) the paint isn't beautyful at all, so actually I'd like to buy a nice and tidy 360 (I prefer 3 door, although I might be forced to have 5 door as an option, due to poor availability of the 3-door versions... Then I'd like to make that my really well equipped daily driver,

At the moment I've got more accessories stored in the shed, then I've got in my car:) Powered windows, central locking, rear wiper, red koni's and some other things just waiting to be installed.

Post by **stevenc75** » 20 Oct 2006 04:20 pm

That's a cracking looking car. Why not put the cash into getting that one tidied up a bit?

Post by **thyzerrr** » 20 Oct 2006 04:22 pm

Oh and yes, that grill: nice to hear you like it! It was quite an easy job, most of the work was to put in place all the masking tape:) Three layers of spray paint were enough to give it its dark red color. I like the result. It's like this since about 6 months now, and it still looks very tidy.

Edit: Woohoo! 100 posts. That's less than 0,3 per day since I signed up here, but hey:)

Edit2: To get this car in a good shape, I would have to replace or weld all wheel arches, remove all dents, scratches and stone chips in the hood, and then repaint it completely. I think a 'new', rust free 360 will be much cheaper, and easier to start from when building my ultimate daily driver:)

Post by **foggyjames** » 22 Oct 2006 09:21 pm

Pimp!

cheers

James

Post by **thyzerrr** » 23 Oct 2006 08:43 pm

yeh, that's my middle name

Next challenge is to find a matching spare tyre. I guess the combination of 3 15's and 1 13" won't improve the car's handling

Post by **340GLT** » 24 Oct 2006 09:40 am

thyzerrr wrote:yeh, that's my middle name

Next challenge is to find a matching spare tyre. I guess the combination of 3 15's and 1 13" won't improve the car's handling

I wouldnt worry the spare i carry wont clear my front brakes so if i get a flat on the front i have to put the spare on the back and the back on the front!!!! lol
Adam

Post by **thyzerrr** » 24 Oct 2006 05:46 pm

Things can be so easy. I was thinking today (no, it didn't hurt

The diameter of the 13" tyre is only about 5mm smaller than the 15's, so, there's no real need for a new spare:D (it took me one week to figure this out

)