One for Penski...

Mad old tory · 7 Apr 2006 at 12:42

Badgerpoo said:
Heres a couple of nice euro bimmers, an M3 Evo engined 325 and an M5:

http://img5.picsplace.to/img5/4/IMG_1365_2.JPG

http://img5.picsplace.to/img5/4/IMG_1372_2.JPG

http://img5.picsplace.to/img5/4/IMG_1379_2.JPG

That M5 looks amazing wiht those wheels. Not so sure on the 3 though.

[TW]Fox · 7 Apr 2006 at 12:43

Badgerpoo that E39 is gorgeous - is it definately an M5 though?

Call me a chav if you want but those exhuasts look so great I'm afraid I'll be fitting them to the 530i

Mad old tory · 7 Apr 2006 at 12:50

[TW]Fox said:
Badgerpoo that E39 is gorgeous - is it definately an M5 though?

Call me a chav if you want but those exhuasts look so great I'm afraid I'll be fitting them to the 530i

They look great and wouldn't be chav in my book, they suit the car and it's not like it will be a 1.1 shopping trolley...

burns · 7 Apr 2006 at 12:50

I like these euro look cars from a cosmetic perspective, but I don't think I'd want to drive one. I like suspension travel.

[TW]Fox said:
Call me a chav if you want but those exhuasts look so great I'm afraid I'll be fitting them to the 530i

Good good. This whole idea of things only looking good on the car they came from is stupid anyway. Who cares what they belong on if they look good?

Scuzi · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:06

Gilly said:
Eh?

Some Mk1 and 2 Golf GTI's have small wheels with the tyres stretched over them. It looks good on those, but it really doesn't appeal to me on bigger rims.

AmDaMan · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:12

noob question:

What is offset? Why does it differ from car to car?

GT3 · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:15

AmDaMan said:
noob question:

What is offset? Why does it differ from car to car?

The measurement between the wheel centreline and the wheel mounting face. It differs from car to car because of width of wheels used and distance from the hubs and the bodywork of the car differing.

gam3r · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:16

GT3 said:
Thought of penski when I saw this chav's new alloys

GT3 · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:20

gam3r said:

I nearly died from laughter.

Badgerpoo · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:21

It is an M5 yes, albeit heavily modified. The guy that owns them is basically loaded and loves modding cars. He has installed a big lcd screen where the center vent usually goes in an E36 and basically crafted an entire new dash in leather, looks pretty awesome.

He has just started modding an M635CSi which wil also be geting the euro treatment...

http://img4.picsplace.to/img4/11/IMG_1419.JPG

Sp00n · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:34

That beamer is loooooooovely, but ronal's on a saxo? thats just wrong.

Gilly · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:41

Scuzi said:
Some Mk1 and 2 Golf GTI's have small wheels with the tyres stretched over them. It looks good on those, but it really doesn't appeal to me on bigger rims.

Stretched over them?

Low profile?

I don't know what you mean. I've seen smaller alloys on the older Golfs but I don't remember seeing really low profile tyres on them, and I can't see it looking as good as the ones in the OP

[TW]Fox · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:44

Gilly said:
I've seen smaller alloys on the older Golfs but I don't remember seeing really low profile tyres on them

What, so becuase you don't remember seeing them, they don't exist?

MrSix · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:51

[TW]Fox said:
Badgerpoo that E39 is gorgeous - is it definately an M5 though?

Call me a chav if you want but those exhuasts look so great I'm afraid I'll be fitting them to the 530i

I can't help but feel that any type of modification that involves breather mods or body styling is being unfairly branded with the "chav" tag.

For example, I think those exhausts look great Fox and wouldn't have even considered them as chavvy - but because of the way things are going, you've had to justify yourself by saying you don't care if people think you're a chav.

It's a sad state of affairs tbh.

Mad old tory · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:55

Badgerpoo said:
It is an M5 yes, albeit heavily modified. The guy that owns them is basically loaded and loves modding cars. He has installed a big lcd screen where the center vent usually goes in an E36 and basically crafted an entire new dash in leather, looks pretty awesome.

He has just started modding an M635CSi which wil also be geting the euro treatment...

http://img4.picsplace.to/img4/11/IMG_1419.JPG

M635CSIs rock, favourite Beemer ever and i will own one someday.

Enfield · 7 Apr 2006 at 15:05

Gilly said:
Stretched over them?

Low profile?

I don't know what you mean. I've seen smaller alloys on the older Golfs but I don't remember seeing really low profile tyres on them, and I can't see it looking as good as the ones in the OP

The wheels are really wide and the tyres look like they're stretched to fit mate.

penski · 7 Apr 2006 at 15:18

7" wheels with 175/50 tyres.
8" wheels with 175/50 tyres.

10" wheels with 225/40 tyres

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Enfield · 7 Apr 2006 at 15:21

penski said:
7" wheels with 175/50 tyres.
8" wheels with 175/50 tyres.

10" wheels with 225/40 tyres

*n

The wheels on that beemer in the OP are 255...how many inches would that be?

[TW]Fox · 7 Apr 2006 at 15:25

Enfield said:
The wheels on that beemer in the OP are 255...how many inches would that be?

They are 18inch.

penski · 7 Apr 2006 at 15:28

[TW]Fox said:
They are 18inch.

255 refers to the sectional width of the tyre in mm. Not the diameter of the wheel.

Page 14, keep up with the class or you'll get extra homework.

'Normal' rim width for 255s would be 10".

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