Pictures Of My New Wheels!

[smoftah]

Maybe you could start a new trend, go for the huge wheels to fit the arches, maybe 22"s? Giving a look like the pic :P

Somehow I think not! But when looking out the pub window I had a brilliant idea, what if I lowered the arches instead of the car! Just a bit of blue metal to extent it down? Does this sound stupid?

Do you still have the receipt then? ... Shouldn't be too hard to get a refund on your girlfriend :D :D

Getting back to the car though..... Everytime you take new pictures it keeps looking better and better. Very nice example.

Now all you need to do is replace the D-4D :lol2:

Thanks I do have the receipt but apparently you cant return clearance goods :lol2: (God I dread the day if she ever reads this )

p.s. How was NYC mate?

love your car mate, your front bumpers ace! can you get that bumper for the non facelift shape?

i think your wheels are nice but i reckon 18 or 19s will look more snug in them arches.

nice work mate!!

Thanks, exactly what minimarc said, its a lot of work on a prefacelift but can be done!

I was thinking of going for larger wheels but the cost of tyres is crazy! I will only every put premium tyres on my car because I beleieve that you should spend top money on the things that you really need (e.g. brakes & tyres) and these 17" tyres cost £308!!

[smoftah]

it's 215/45's on compressor's mate!!!

stop bein a big girl and lower it, you can't leave it like that, just don't tell the insurance!!!!! ha ha!!!!

215/45 ... cheers for that

Got to say the handling feels soooo much better its unbelievable that just wheels can do this!

I thought about it so much but because I have tried to get a quote for lowering, surely they will check that if I crash it, and its a lot of money to loose if they find out plus I tend to hit more expensive cars e.g. a brand new Merc in my Yaris

[MarcTS]

But when looking out the pub window I had a brilliant idea, what if I lowered the arches instead of the car! Just a bit of blue metal to extent it down? Does this sound stupid?

Yes it does. Can you not get Toyota to put TTE ones on there as they are manufactuer options and should carry a warranty and therefore shouldn't be considered a performance enhancing modification??

p.s. How was NYC mate?

I really enjoyed it. I spent most of my time working in the office (12 hour days) and the Financial meltdown of the world happening last week really didn't help as the guys I was there to work with invest all of the company's money so they spent most of their time trying to find somewhere relatively safe to put it all. But once I got out into the city it was really good. Did a few touristy things, went to a few bars with people. So overall it was really enjoyable :)

I was thinking of going for larger wheels but the cost of tyres is crazy! I will only every put premium tyres on my car because I beleieve that you should spend top money on the things that you really need (e.g. brakes & tyres) and these 17" tyres cost £308!!

I can't argue with that, when I replace the tyres on my 18s it will cost me £600 just for the rubber :( the jump from 17" to 18" is crazy!

[MarcTS]

p.s. How was NYC mate?

I really enjoyed it. I spent most of my time working in the office (12 hour days) and the Financial meltdown of the world happening last week really didn't help as the guys I was there to work with invest all of the company's money so they spent most of their time trying to find somewhere relatively safe to put it all. But once I got out into the city it was really good. Did a few touristy things, went to a few bars with people. So overall it was really enjoyable :)

Oh and how could I forget, I also picked this up on my travels :D

[smoftah]

looks tasty mate, when you getting it fitted?

[MarcTS]

Need to buy a clutch and a master and slave cylinder too, then I'll get it all sorted. Will probably be ordering those tomorrow as it is pay day for me

[waldo87]

new wheels look good. that front bumper any lower than the compressor bumper becasuse i've caught the bottom of mine a couple of times

[smoftah]

Hi Mate, not sure about the compressor bumper as your car is lower than mine but this bumper is even lower than my old bumper! I have caught it a couple of times.

Here is a little pic of outside my window: