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Old 09-06-2009, 11:52 AM
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Without.
Look chav with the stripe imo, makes the wheels look like halfords specials
Old 09-06-2009, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by SassyRS
With!

i love neils black wheels and red stripe too!


I blatantly copied him TBH, hadnt even thought about it till I saw his.
Old 09-06-2009, 12:04 PM
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strangley even though mine are striped i prefer yours without.



the flowery curtian is a must though lol
Old 09-06-2009, 12:05 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
I blatantly copied him TBH, hadnt even thought about it till I saw his.


then you can thank the twins for that.lol

although there car is the opposite colour to mine it still worked


maybe yours is the wheel style that i dont like with the stripe.as i like the rim itself.
Old 09-06-2009, 12:09 PM
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With everytime!!!!!!
Old 09-06-2009, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Yeah the offset is definately not ideal when its standard.

Weirdly it doesnt look as bad now they are black, it used to look REALLY wrong when they were silver, but I havent got a picture of that to show you what I mean.

Blacking wheels always hides a multitude of sins

Anyway, go with the rim tape, you can always rip it off if you grow to not like it...
Old 09-06-2009, 12:20 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:37 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:47 PM
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With stripe looks best of the 2 pics IMO, but Im really not a big fan of black wheels. Although it seems to work on the custard mobile though
Old 09-06-2009, 12:50 PM
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here we go chipper,just to wind you up some more lol

twins



mine




liked this one too but again its fat spokes though









oh and i found the evo5 version of mine


i did have a pic of warren kelly's escort with a blue stripe on his ultraleggras but i cant find it
Old 09-06-2009, 12:51 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:51 PM
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I'm not a fan. Easily reversable though.

It seems to be this years Ford must have, next year you'll all be saying how gash they are like flamer kits etc etc. There is always something that everyone has to do every season to be different but by doing so they end up being like the rest of the crowd IMHO. Its like a massive game of Follow My Leader.

All IMHO of coarse and not said to offend.
Old 09-06-2009, 12:58 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:59 PM
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its a very true point though kieron.
mine will stay though other wise it will be too black.thats why i put the stripe down the side,irrelivant of the 80's/a-team theme comments lol
Old 09-06-2009, 01:00 PM
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it makes the wheels stand out and, if peole don't look too carefully, will hide the kerb damage
Old 09-06-2009, 01:05 PM
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Off topic here Chip, but what shade of yellow is the Sierra painted in? Is it Zinc yellow?
Old 09-06-2009, 01:17 PM
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Kieron, I still like flamer kits, lol
Old 09-06-2009, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Evans
Off topic here Chip, but what shade of yellow is the Sierra painted in? Is it Zinc yellow?
Its a mitsibushi evo shade.
Old 09-06-2009, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Its a mitsibushi evo shade.
Like the Evo 5 yellow? I always thought it looked brighter in the mag feature a few years ago.

Mind you the black wheels help tone down any brightness. Fair play though, it still looks clean and tidy.
Old 09-06-2009, 01:27 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 01:28 PM
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Its a very conditions sensitive colour, on a bright day it does look very bright, when its overcast it looks pale as fuck, its quite weird!
Old 09-06-2009, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Its a very conditions sensitive colour, on a bright day it does look very bright, when its overcast it looks pale as fuck, its quite weird!
like bmw dakar yellow then.looks white at night as well though
Old 09-06-2009, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Kieron, I still like flamer kits, lol
I have to say they still make me smile, chavvy or not.

Neil, yours do look good.... for the time being. Once they trickle onto the more garry'd up motors they wont look good on any car ever again. Its just the way it works so for the meantime enjoy them.

I have to say that the ones on the Fiesta (escos rims) makes it look like his missus has borrowed the car and kerbed them. lol

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Old 09-06-2009, 02:00 PM
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i like stripes but i think yours would look better a diff colour.get some1 to change the colour on there comp & then you can deside witch colour could suit it better or just leave black.
i remember this in the mag.love yellow coosie's
Old 09-06-2009, 02:24 PM
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not a fan,sorry looks tacky cars an RS looks good without tacky strip.sorry
Old 09-06-2009, 02:30 PM
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Well technically its not an RS, its a base model sierra with a "few" RS bits on it (ie all of them, lol)
Old 09-06-2009, 02:56 PM
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i like it with both LOL
Old 09-06-2009, 03:02 PM
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With.

Can always be removed if you don't like them/grow bored of them
Old 09-06-2009, 03:45 PM
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I would say without,makes the car stand out more,think the yellow stripe will make it look cheap just my opinion tho
Old 09-06-2009, 03:53 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 04:16 PM
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With! You can buy the new pro race wheels with a stripe. It's copying the Jap's Volks etc, but bike wheels have been pinstriped for ages so hardy a new thing.
Old 09-06-2009, 04:19 PM
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Old 09-06-2009, 04:29 PM
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i dont mind either with or without start a poll chip...
Old 09-06-2009, 04:34 PM
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With the yellow strip
Old 09-06-2009, 04:51 PM
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Couple of my mates who are fit birds both say they prefer it with the yellow strip, so its staying
Old 09-06-2009, 05:01 PM
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Looks like 50/50 Chip m8

Old 09-06-2009, 05:09 PM
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without imo,

but maybe it would work on dark wheels if you painted the inside of the wheel yellow, so it can be seen through the spokes,

ive done a few contrasting colours like this and it works ok...no pics though...seems to work well on dark rims imo, not in your face, but a nice touch if you gander through the wheel
Old 09-06-2009, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip

They are Si B's old wheels.
So as the ex owner I have casting vote- with FTW They look the nads black and the yellow strip finishes them off nicely.

Originally Posted by Chip

I really like the black wheel look on it though, so thats definately going to happen whatever rims I end up on.
Result, looks ace like that
Old 09-06-2009, 05:30 PM
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without,looks hard as fuck like that


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