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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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what is the best size for 17 wheels 205/40R17 will be good??
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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yep they should be fine mate
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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MAke sure you get good quality tyres. They are your only contact point with the road so don't by cheap and nasty crap.
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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In all my car I have only goodyear F1 or toyo proxes so I will not buy any other ...
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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Good choices

I'm still amased at the numbr of people who spend a wedge on brakes and suspension and then fit some crap like Marshall or Nangkank
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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205/40 is the right tire, but I won't take F1 oder Proxess... IMO F1 is not good enough when it's wet, especially because it's a very expensive tire and the Proxess is very loud. I'm really happy with my Dunlop SP2000 on both of my cars. But this is your decision and depends on the dimension of your tires and your car. But as Oranoco said: don't try to save money with cheap tires...
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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Befor I paint them for white they look ....




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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please don't paint them white!
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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They look fine how they are!!!! Defo no white
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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nooooooooooooo! dont do it!! diamond cut! or giv them to me! where can i find a set of these?
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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def dont do them white the chrome are so hard to find.......sell them u can but new softys for the money you'll get
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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In poland there is much of chrom and thay are cheap... I give for them 60 pound
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