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lowvol
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by lowvol » 15 May 2011 05:55 pm

...these are off a 11 plate bmw mini 16" need some tyres now looking at 185/45/16s..

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by L14MNP » 15 May 2011 10:33 pm
Cool. Reminds me of Bens mk2 340. Unless his were 15's.
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by volvosneverdie » 16 May 2011 05:21 pm
L14MNP wrote:Cool. Reminds me of Bens mk2 340. Unless his were 15's.
Chapow!
Yeah, mine were BMW Mini 15s. Didnt ken they did 16s?
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by L14MNP » 16 May 2011 05:42 pm
Dunno mate. Lil lowwow mentions they're from a 2011 model, They have probs upscaled the rims now to go with the monster bodies on the new 'MINI'. ;lol:
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by volvosneverdie » 16 May 2011 05:49 pm
L14MNP wrote:Dunno mate. Lil lowwow mentions they're from a 2011 model, They have probs upscaled the rims now to go with the monster bodies on the new 'MINI'. ;lol:
That new (new) mini countyman highroller effort is appalling.
I dissaprove.
Also, those 16s are gonna hella rub on lock.
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by L14MNP » 16 May 2011 06:11 pm
volvosneverdie wrote:L14MNP wrote:Dunno mate. Lil lowwow mentions they're from a 2011 model, They have probs upscaled the rims now to go with the monster bodies on the new 'MINI'. ;lol:
That new (new) mini countyman highroller effort is appalling.
I dissaprove.
Also, those 16s are gonna hella rub on lock.
Even the normal MINI is a right ugly looking bastard, all thanks to pedestrian safety measures! Why don't they just accept that if you walk out in front of 700kg + of moving vehicle you're gonna have a bad time?
I agree they will rub. I had 14" speedlines on mine with balloon tyres so about the same rolling radius at those 16's and it did.
I also propose we revoke the name Lowvol. I had my doubts if it was warranted in the first place, but now on 16's I know he is taking the piss.

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by volvosneverdie » 16 May 2011 06:58 pm
L14MNP wrote: I had my doubts if it was warranted in the first place, but now on 16's I know he is taking the piss.

But Hivol sounds like an Amp setting.
(ones what go up to eleven)
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by lowvol » 17 May 2011 12:01 am
there 15s wrong description on ebay......changed my mind they look w*nk on a 340 think i will just put my clio turbines on instead.

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by volvosneverdie » 17 May 2011 12:21 am
lowvol wrote:changed my mind they look w*nk on a 340 think i will just put my clio turbines on instead.

No accounting for taste I suppose.