New wheels on me wagon!

New wheels on me wagon!

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Wedg1e

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26,760 posts

264 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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I had some new tyres fitted to the rear wheels for the 390's recent MOT but didn't like them, so I was searching for some others when it dawned on me that the correct size for the car is getting more difficult to find from the reputable brands, with every passing year. In the loft I've had a set of almost-new 350SE wheels sat for what must be 5 or 6 years now, awaiting the day when I might have the car resprayed; the thought occurred that if I don't get them on the car soon I might never find tyres to fit them!
So I got the wheels down, compared some tyre meerkats and plumped for a set of Toyo Proxes T1Rs.
Bizarrely, although the 225/50-15 is the correct tyre for the 390SE and the widest you can fit safely on a 7J rim, the wheels look too small for the car... but they do look bloody lovely biggrin (even if my camera is sh!t rolleyes).





Brap_Brap

753 posts

208 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Nice dude.

gmw9666

2,734 posts

199 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Very very nice...

Tasmin200

1,258 posts

186 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Perfect. The whole car is perfect.

hallsie

2,184 posts

219 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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I really do like the diamond cut SE wheels, they look great on the car!

IF you dont get on with them give me a shout.

Stu

mrzigazaga

18,534 posts

164 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Bloody hell is that a shot of the Wedge outside...yikes
Those SE wheels look the dogs..Especially with the rear valance and the Zender spoiler...cool

Waynester

6,324 posts

249 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Very nice.. & much better in the bright light than the garage!

Wedg1e

Original Poster:

26,760 posts

264 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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mrzigazaga said:
Bloody hell is that a shot of the Wedge outside...yikes
Those SE wheels look the dogs..Especially with the rear valance and the Zender spoiler...cool
eek Valance? VALANCE?! Wash your eyes out with SO4YtCH302BeNoS3 hehe
That's a WING, that is; a proper, unblended-in, hung-from-the-boot-floor, one in the eye for the Barryboys, not-just-there-for-show-even-if-we-all-know-it-is, nil-downforce-inducing, road-sh!t collecting, 9.7Kg of Blackpool's finest glassfibre WING wink

This is my wing. There are many like it but this one is mine. I must polish it as I must polish my wheels. Without me my wing is useless. Without my wing, I am useless. My wing and I know that what counts in MacDonalds car park is not the size of our subwoofer, the noise of our stupid exhaust, or the 1.6L diesel smoke we make. We know that it is the wing that counts.

whistle

gmw9666

2,734 posts

199 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Wedg1e said:
eek Valance? VALANCE?! Wash your eyes out with SO4YtCH302BeNoS3 hehe
That's a WING, that is; a proper, unblended-in, hung-from-the-boot-floor, one in the eye for the Barryboys, not-just-there-for-show-even-if-we-all-know-it-is, nil-downforce-inducing, road-sh!t collecting, 9.7Kg of Blackpool's finest glassfibre WING wink

This is my wing. There are many like it but this one is mine. I must polish it as I must polish my wheels. Without me my wing is useless. Without my wing, I am useless. My wing and I know that what counts in MacDonalds car park is not the size of our subwoofer, the noise of our stupid exhaust, or the 1.6L diesel smoke we make. We know that it is the wing that counts.

whistle
Mate of mine works at Aston Martin in the design area and actually thinks there is "some" aero benefit for the wing after looking at my old 420SE......so there you have it lol

mrzigazaga

18,534 posts

164 months

Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Wedg1e said:
This is my wing. There are many like it but this one is mine. I must polish it as I must polish my wheels. Without me my wing is useless. Without my wing, I am useless. My wing and I know that what counts in MacDonalds car park is not the size of our subwoofer, the noise of our stupid exhaust, or the 1.6L diesel smoke we make. We know that it is the wing that counts.
Right just washed me eyes out with...SO4YtCH302BeNoS3...Bit bloody sore but now i see the light...Im sorry for being wong about your wing..Anyone can get a wing wong..Or even as you say have the wong wing..But either way a wong wing is a wing that is wong...Or am i wong again...wobble

Stog

169 posts

126 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Phwoar smile