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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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As ive just bought mk5b escort cab with some lovely rs accesory 3 spokes on it which im gonna take off, I was wondering what alloys would suit it ? if you have pics of cars with the wheels on that would be great
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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this is a pic of the car in question
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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escort gti wheels would suit it
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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Mk5 RS2000 wheels would be the obvious choice. Escort gti or mondeo cossie reps or 15/17" softlines
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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MK6 RS2000 wheels suit them so well too
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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Rs7 spokes - think thats the name, very often polished faces and around 17"?!
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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would look nice on multispokes i reckon... i think it looks slgihtly good on them 3 spokes lol

on a side note, i swear i saw that somehwere advertised and one of the previous owners was Richard Hammond ?
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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softlines mate all day long

the rs 7's as diamond cut

both are a 17'' wheel
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Old Mar 17, 2012 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by v man
softlines mate all day long

the rs 7's as diamond cut

both are a 17'' wheel
Either of these or gti's, escort cossies
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 11:34 PM
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cheers for the ideas guys, more than likey looking at 16s or 17s, on my last mk5 I had escort cossie wheels which did look good but with it being lowered it made the handling interesting, (mind you I think it was dropped 60mm so it might of have something to do with the bad handling). Im looking at dropping it 30mm or so as the roads round here are a lot worse than they where.
Its a local car that was on ebay with only two owners and 94k on the clock.
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 06:56 AM
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keep clear of escos wheels as on normal escorts they look crap, RS7 softspokes for sure as RS7 diamond cuts suit saphs and RST S1s more unless you get the far rarer 16" version which are like hens teeth
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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Azez a"s look nice..
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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Well this is what my old escort looked like on escort cossie wheels, wasnt bad for a turbo diesel


yeah do love the azev A's just finding a set at the right price
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