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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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just bought these off a lad i know for the cossie, £250



3 mint tyres 1 a bit low but not too bad, only thing is theyre 215's will i have any problems with catching???
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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what offset?
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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et35 or 40 i think... for some reason it doesnt say the offset on them from what i can see
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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thats what i like to hear...... just spent next months council tax money on em LOL

they can wait til the end of jan instead of expecting it on the 1st
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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15s or 17s ?

Good buy either size

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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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17's
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
thats what i like to hear...... just spent next months council tax money on em LOL

they can wait til the end of jan instead of expecting it on the 1st
Nice move
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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thats is a bargain ,well done
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
thats what i like to hear...... just spent next months council tax money on em LOL

they can wait til the end of jan instead of expecting it on the 1st
Nice move
they dont do anything to make me want to pay it so why not LOL

Sarah's always ringing up complaining about the state of the street

itll be alright as long as its paid at some point in january
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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Says the offset in that Oval bit on the spoke dont it on older shape MOs?

Either way, tis cheap
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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yeah theyre 40 just checked, just dunno if itll have clearance issue's,
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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Whats standard offset? Lower than that isnt it? If so its nothing some spacers wont sort.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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am not sure tbh, well ive got 205's on at the mo, on et40 offset, but theyve got 5mm spacers on anyway
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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bargain basement what colour you gonna paint them??
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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depends if they fit, probably anthracite same as wheels on the car at the mo, but dunno, seems to be having a few problems catching the strut at the front
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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whack em in the swap shop mate, trouble now is you told everyone how much you paid
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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Just spoke to Karl an he says they a 40 offset. Wish Id known he had them, Id have been into them.
Im calling down his to borrow the Ecu off my old one to try it on mine to see if it will sort my problems.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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Std offset is 38 iirc so they should fit fine on the sapphy....
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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standard offset it 35 - 40 depends were you look, i tryed them on the mk3 before he asked you dicko but they looked far to big, im onto compomotive now for a set of 6x16`s
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by mk3cosworth
standard offset it 35 - 40 depends were you look, i tryed them on the mk3 before he asked you dicko but they looked far to big, im onto compomotive now for a set of 6x16`s
16s will look just right on your mk3 imo wenny

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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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Nice rims at a bargain price
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