Show Us Your Motors!

Cleisthenes · 28 Jul 2017 at 14:53

Uncle_Gravy said:
would say probably leave it alone and enjoy a reliable daily and put the cash to making that E30 the best it can be.

Hear hear!

Akagi · 28 Jul 2017 at 15:28

That's the plan. Only mods to the Corolla will be wheels. Because the standard ones look lost.

I'm struggling to find some which suit it though. I want it to look OEM+ not ricey.

grudas · 28 Jul 2017 at 16:19

Acme said:
I'm struggling to find some which suit it though. I want it to look OEM+ not ricey.

because non oem wheels = rice cmon acme, you know better.

paradigm · 28 Jul 2017 at 16:32

grudas said:
because non oem wheels = rice cmon acme, you know better.

Don't think he actually said that at all, just that he wants to find an aftermarket (or possibly wheels from another Toyota) that look like they would have been an optional extra, rather than some ripspeed bling

grudas · 28 Jul 2017 at 16:34

paradigm said:
Don't think he actually said that at all, just that he wants to find an aftermarket (or possibly wheels from another Toyota) that look like they would have been an optional extra, rather than some ripspeed bling

no but he implied that anything that doesn't look oem is ricey

wheels that suit the car suit the car, doesn't matter of they look custom or not.

Akagi · 28 Jul 2017 at 17:03

I didn't mean to imply that! The wheels I am looking at are very much aftermarket.

I was looking at Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2's or OZ Superleggera's in a silverish colour, but I'm starting to think that even they might look a bit much...

Considering leaving the standard wheels and putting on some hubcentric spacers, 10MM front 30MM rear, but that would cost almost as much as a set of wheels because I'm not going to use eBay special spacers...

Other option is genuine Corolla Compressor alloys, but they are like hens teeth... Annoying because I used to have a set... And even then they would still need a small amount of spacing to make them look how I want.

Dis86 · 28 Jul 2017 at 17:27

Rice rice baby. Dun dun dun da da dum dum.

Rice rice baby.

acemastr · 28 Jul 2017 at 18:42

Acme said:
That's the plan. Only mods to the Corolla will be wheels. Because the standard ones look lost.

I'm struggling to find some which suit it though. I want it to look OEM+ not ricey.

Quoting this for future.

Slam62 · 28 Jul 2017 at 18:48

Nice pics

Kenai · 28 Jul 2017 at 19:16

Acme said:
I didn't mean to imply that! The wheels I am looking at are very much aftermarket.

I was looking at Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2's or OZ Superleggera's in a silverish colour, but I'm starting to think that even they might look a bit much...

Considering leaving the standard wheels and putting on some hubcentric spacers, 10MM front 30MM rear, but that would cost almost as much as a set of wheels because I'm not going to use eBay special spacers...

Other option is genuine Corolla Compressor alloys, but they are like hens teeth... Annoying because I used to have a set... And even then they would still need a small amount of spacing to make them look how I want.

Speedline Turinis in 17 or 18 inch fitment? No idea if they make a suitable fitment but I think they'd achieve the oem+ vibe you want.

rodenal · 28 Jul 2017 at 19:53

That car actually looks.....really nice

Let's be hoping it is actually built like a Toyota

Just use your crappy budget tyres until winter then change them and sell on. Do not mess around with this car, take the piggyback ECU and either chuck it or flog it. Induction isn't going to do any real harm if you like the noise.

Above all, do not spend a penny on the ting until you have had it a few months, no matter how much you want to stick stuff on it. Wheels included

T0pPredator · 28 Jul 2017 at 20:16

Looks really tidy, I'm with team "Don't mess with it".

Akagi · 29 Jul 2017 at 00:44

Cheers all. And thanks for the recommendation for the Turini's, they look the part.

e; Ahh they are a grand new, and all the used ones are frenchie fitment.

dacads · 29 Jul 2017 at 10:05

Acme said:
Well its more logical than blind-purchasing a 12 previous owner, 25 year old modified Eunos with scene kid wheels which has been slammed into the floor and has a few weeks MOT left, and then expecting it to end well.

At least you're learning

Frozennova · 29 Jul 2017 at 10:07

Acme said:
Cheers all. And thanks for the recommendation for the Turini's, they look the part.

e; Ahh they are a grand new, and all the used ones are frenchie fitment.

Nothing wrong with TD Pro Race 1.2s. Not what I'd call a ricey looking wheel. They're a proper lightweight motorsport wheel

grudas · 29 Jul 2017 at 10:10

dacads said:
At least you're learning

Don't jinx it. All previous acme's purchases have been great lol.

Vita · 29 Jul 2017 at 11:22

Frozennova said:
Nothing wrong with TD Pro Race 1.2s. Not what I'd call a ricey looking wheel. They're a proper lightweight motorsport wheel

+1. I have 1.2s on mine and they're a good wheel to be fair. If you can pick some up second hand it would be worth it if they're in good nick.

Adam · 29 Jul 2017 at 22:44

A nice little £1k runaround that I found locally.

shauncr91 · 29 Jul 2017 at 22:54

Vita said:
+1. I have 1.2s on mine and they're a good wheel to be fair. If you can pick some up second hand it would be worth it if they're in good nick.

Had 1.2's on my old ST, a great wheel that's really light and strong for the price.

Akagi · 30 Jul 2017 at 03:01

Another thought I had, my main issue with the standard wheels is how set into the arches they are. On the rear there is about 3CM between the arch lip and the sidewall of the tyre.

Is there anything wrong with using hubcentric wheel spacers from a decent manufacturer to sort that out? I've never liked the idea of them, but the likes of @Gibbo has them on his Mustang etc so they can't be all bad.

https://www.performancealloys.com/spacer-details.aspx?ID=1020

And then these on the front...

https://www.performancealloys.com/spacer-details.aspx?ID=1334

Here's a Corolla XRS (America's answer to the T-Sport) with 25MM spacers before/after: