*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

Now I know how women feel with shoes. Still trying to find wheels, not going to spend more than around €1,000 for a set, which I know, means I'm looking at reps.

NickDunne wrote: »

I suppose €175ish all in.

Might be too much for you? Like I said I'm a bit stuck as whether to break it/fix it/reshell it


Or a set of these with brutal tyres?

€175 is a bit over the budget I had in mind.

That set looks good as well. Hopefully they are 14"? In that case I could slap my own tyres on them.

GvidoR wrote: »

€175 is a bit over the budget I had in mind.

That set looks good as well. Hopefully they are 14"? In that case I could slap my own tyres on them.

Yeah for an aul escort I though it would be alright. Yeah 14" from a mk5 fiesta. I'll throw up a few decent pics of them tomorrow and maybe work out a price if you're interested.

Agree with the shoes comment FN

NickDunne wrote: »

Yeah for an aul escort I though it would be alright. Yeah 14" from a mk5 fiesta. I'll throw up a few decent pics of them tomorrow and maybe work out a price if you're interested.

It's not that it's too old to spend money on, it's just that I can't afford much right now. Might get something nicer down the line.

That's great, I'm definitely interested.

vintagevrs wrote: »

Is this for the black e39!? The wheels that are on it are the best. What I like about that e39 is its oem ness!

Yeah the Black E39, they're a lovely wheel but a bit too small, ideally I'd be getting genuine 18" M-Pars but they don't exist for reasonable prices, other OE wheels I've been looking at is 19" Style 95's from the E65 7 Series.

YbFocus wrote: »

Oh god do the 95's!!

I still have you to thank for pushing me away from going the motorsports route that everyone does! Course you made me spend double

And aren't you happy I did push you away

Style 95's do look absolutely stunning on them....

FN would you push the boat out and go for a jap type wheel??

Some of the work wheels etc look fantastic on e39's if a little crazy..

The VS-XX is mental on them!

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I was looking at Jap wheels alright, the likes of JR wheels to get an idea, I do want dish and preferably a staggered setup as that's what suits the E39. While Works are great, I don't fancy dropping 1800 sterling on a set :pac:

Yeah they are pricey, I'm sure there is a rota or jr copy to suit

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Grid Drifts and their reps have really been tempting me if I'm honest....

SSR Proffessor Ms1's are like the VS-XX and probably cheaper?

The drifts do look good on the e39's!

10 years ago, an Italian man by the name of giussepe busso passed away. He was the inventor of two of the most famous engines in automotive history, the legendary Alfa Romeo twin cam and the infamous Busso v6

Ironically, it was three days after the production of the busso had ceased thanks to poxy emission rules in the name of saving athlone and the polar bear that he passed away

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Yes :P:pac:

God damn it they would have looked mental on the ST!

First 161 reg I've seen - robbed from the 161 registration thread. Be hard distinguish from a 151!

Hahahaha god yeah that one is long

GvidoR wrote: »

If I had the Punto a couple of days later, I would have offered it to the good people at The Miniature Scenes to thrash around and then set on fire. Could've made for a good episode.

God what an episode that would have been

We have a touring car spoof coming up in the next month

I've used these guys before for chrome side bulbs. I was waiting a few days but they eventually arrived. There might be cheaper options but these are philips bulbs and not Chinese copies.

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