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ta da  :happydance:

New 18 inch wheels what you guys think?

Wheel: Blaque Diamon Ruff
Size: 18x7.5
Tyre: Pirelli P1



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I wouldn't have chosen them personally (but I am late 50's ) but they do look pretty good on that colour GD  :goodjob:

They are fairly full on!  :eek:
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I like 'em, on your car.  :goodjob2:
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Sensational. I'd have those in a heartbeat :goodjob:
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rickai, Like Phil Said I like them ON YOUR CAR,bit in Ya Face for me Oh! and enjoy cleaning em,I have found over the years,Mags with those little fake fixing screws are buggers to clean and keep clean
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When I wrote "on your car" I was referring to 18", I'd like them on our car in 17's.  :goodjob2:
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When I wrote "on your car" I was referring to 18", I'd like them on our car in 17's.  :goodjob2:
fair enuff,don't get me wrong good looking wheels but I wouldn't have em,any wheels with those fake fixing studs on them,wouldn't have any of em,no matter how good they looked
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I just rope one of the kids in to clean 'em.  :D
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I just rope one of the kids in to clean 'em.  :D

 :lol: my kids is a bit to far away and I doubt I could con the Grandkids if they were here yo do them,my next mags will be simple aluminium Billets,or titanium billets if I could afford them
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They do look nice, but I share Rick's opinion regarding the cleaning issue.
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Thanks for the feedback guys. It's nice to know from another person's perspective. Yea I agree in some extent that they may be a bit extreme. But for me, I wanted something to match the car and I find those conventional wheels doesn't mix at all. My inspiration came from the wheels on kia's new cars. Something black on the lip or overall and machine face on the spoke is something I find new and refreshing. I practically went through all of sydney's wheel shops and found nothing. Had to expand my search area to the states to find something nice. So I came up with these.

I really wanted 17" rather than 18" to avoid compromising comfort, performance and cost. But they only come in 18+ so I had not much choice. I have them for a few days now and I can tell ya, its much better than those hankook in terms of noise but yes, bit bumpier.

rickai, Like Phil Said I like them ON YOUR CAR,bit in Ya Face for me Oh! and enjoy cleaning em,I have found over the years,Mags with those little fake fixing screws are buggers to clean and keep clean

Haha yea, never thought about the cleaning part. I'll just have to borrow someone's tooth brush and do it  :p



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Haha yea, never thought about the cleaning part. I'll just have to borrow someone's tooth brush and do it  :p
Now you got it,that's exactly what I used to use,you have to keep on top of it too when they get a bit of age to them,when you get your toothbrush,use a heat gun and bend the head backwards,into an L shape,helps to get the bristles into the rivets/fake bolts
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