New wheels again
22 December 2005, 11:41 AM
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New wheels again
Only 2 months ago I purchased a set of bug eye/blob eye 17" wrx wheels 
Yesterday they were replaced with sti 7 rims
This was before
This is after
They look like a tight squeeze on a Legacy but they do have 215/45 tyres already. I'll be swapping the tyres when I get chance to use my bridgestone potenzas on them instead.
Yesterday they were replaced with sti 7 rims This was before
This is after
They look like a tight squeeze on a Legacy but they do have 215/45 tyres already. I'll be swapping the tyres when I get chance to use my bridgestone potenzas on them instead.
22 December 2005, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 16vmarc
Slight differance, but an improvement!
she was getting me to switch between the photos trying to spot the differences The big difference is the way the spoke sit. The wheels are wider so fill the arches better and the spokes actually stick out making them look even wider
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22 December 2005, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
they dont look any different..you've been had 
and I bet catherine is going.."how much did you spend on identical wheels???"
and "wheres my xmas present?"
and I bet catherine is going.."how much did you spend on identical wheels???"
and "wheres my xmas present?"
You're right mate She can't see any difference 
I may as well not told her that I'd bought new wheels
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23 December 2005, 06:10 PM
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They make the car look so much better and aggressive 
Is that a dark blue mica or black colour legacy?
Whatever it is it looks really nice. I would not grumble if i owned that, instead of owning a new age scoob (classic-bug-blob)
Darren
Is that a dark blue mica or black colour legacy?
Whatever it is it looks really nice. I would not grumble if i owned that, instead of owning a new age scoob (classic-bug-blob)
Darren
23 December 2005, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD
They make the car look so much better and aggressive
Is that a dark blue mica or black colour legacy?
Whatever it is it looks really nice. I would not grumble if i owned that, instead of owning a new age scoob (classic-bug-blob)
Darren
Is that a dark blue mica or black colour legacy?
Whatever it is it looks really nice. I would not grumble if i owned that, instead of owning a new age scoob (classic-bug-blob)
Darren
It's an unusual colour for them because the majority of those came in white. In photos it always looks black though Thanks
23 December 2005, 06:41 PM
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Any time. Have you got a rear shot with the new alloys?? as thats the only shot missing from your photos at the top of the thread.
Darren
Darren
Originally Posted by paulpalmer
It's a dark blue mica It's an unusual colour for them because the majority of those came in white. In photos it always looks black though
Thanks
It's an unusual colour for them because the majority of those came in white. In photos it always looks black though Thanks
23 December 2005, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD
Any time. Have you got a rear shot with the new alloys?? as thats the only shot missing from your photos at the top of the thread.
Darren
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I should have thought of that It looks good from the back too because you can now see the spokes sticking out which you couldn't see before I'll take some and update this thread
23 December 2005, 10:02 PM
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Have you noticed any difference in the ride quality between the two wheels ? ,i know it sounds stupid but i did exactly the same as you on my 98 Impreza and even though its hard to explain the car "felt" better on the WRX wheels than it does on the STi wheels, I sold the WRX wheels so i cant chnge back anyway, just wonder if youve noticed any difference.
BTW the STi wheels look alot nicer than the WRX wheels, and my wife couldnt tell the difference either
BTW the STi wheels look alot nicer than the WRX wheels, and my wife couldnt tell the difference either
24 December 2005, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Attu
Have you noticed any difference in the ride quality between the two wheels ? ,i know it sounds stupid but i did exactly the same as you on my 98 Impreza and even though its hard to explain the car "felt" better on the WRX wheels than it does on the STi wheels, I sold the WRX wheels so i cant chnge back anyway, just wonder if youve noticed any difference.
BTW the STi wheels look alot nicer than the WRX wheels, and my wife couldnt tell the difference either
BTW the STi wheels look alot nicer than the WRX wheels, and my wife couldnt tell the difference either
I'm really angry at Shell at the moment and haven't driven the car 20 metres due to this but tomorrow it's coming out and being driven I can't wait to drive it again because it's been 3 weeks since I last drove it I still have the old wheels but it looks sooooooo much better on these ones as identical as they are 
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