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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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Default FAO BALLIN and anyone thinking of refurb/painting wheels

It's an old pic without the roll cage but you get the idea.

I don't need any snotty posts about Photoshop skills, I know I'm special cos my mummy says I am.

Black/grey look ok:



Red look fookin awful:



White looks best?????

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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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White looks good
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 05:11 PM
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Got gun metal grey 17s for my merc grey rst looks diff
i like black but everyone seem to be doing it
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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Black/grey look for me mate

Cheers

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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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white mate
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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I think white it is then, I am going to Staples online to order 500 tubs of tippex so they should be done for Guildford cruise next week
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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White m8.
Is the pre-shopped pic around?
I'll give em go an give you a better pic to look at, if ya want.
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by djskitzy
White m8.
Is the pre-shopped pic around?
I'll give em go an give you a better pic to look at, if ya want.
yeh yeh please mate thanks

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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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Gimmie 10 mins
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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cool, I'll just have 3 shags and a hob knob whilst I'm waiting.
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by paddy1977
cool, I'll just have 3 shags and a hob knob whilst I'm waiting.
All that in ten minutes Glad I'm not your other half
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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frog mate? I'm single?

Just me and palmela handerson here mate...
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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Still, 3 in ten minutes
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 09:16 PM
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More pics here....
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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nice job on the wheels paul
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 02:54 AM
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cheers steve
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 06:11 AM
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Paddy, I have white wheels on my grey erst and I,m chamging them to silver multi spokes like yours as I thinnk it looks better.

Personally, grey is too neutral to go putting white wheels on, but its your car so go for it mate.
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