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Old 24 November 2013, 08:04 PM
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As anyone into cars, who is over the age of 25 will know, Venoms were the in craze wheels to have.

No that time has passed, what are peoples thoughts on them now?

Yes, I do have a set fitted.



Old 24 November 2013, 08:06 PM
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I prefer the other ones

Needs camber and lowering to cover the face of the wheels
Old 24 November 2013, 08:07 PM
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in my opinion they look awful,i remember when these came out and everybody had them on their cars from a mk4 xr3i to a nova gte-everybody spunked about them and i could never see why.

less is more in my opinion regarding wheels-back in the day my favorite wheel was the oz polaris or the tsw stealth/alpine
Old 24 November 2013, 08:11 PM
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15-years ago I'd have had them, and 20-years ago I'd have had some 3-spokes too, but I've grown up since then and developed some common sense and (a limited) sense of taste
Old 24 November 2013, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JonMc
15-years ago I'd have had them, and 20-years ago I'd have had some 3-spokes too, but I've grown up since then and developed some common sense and (a limited) sense of taste
i had some 3 spokes on my old mk2 cav sri130

ultimate-epic fail on my part
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I was at school when these where the craze!!! I guess Rota Grids will be like this in 20 years time!!!
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haha who voted 'hot'
Old 24 November 2013, 08:21 PM
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Look Foul.
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Been a long time since i have seen a set of those. Brings be back to the days of the nova's. They don't suit the car tho so I had to vote weigh them in.. Best thing for them.
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They don't look as bad as I remember them being back in the day.
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
They don't look as bad as I remember them being back in the day.
Old 24 November 2013, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
I still wouldn't have a set though, lol

They are bad, just not that bad
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
I still wouldn't have a set though, lol

They are bad, just not that bad
i suppose they aint as bad a 'spinners'
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
They don't look as bad as I remember them being back in the day.
Are you sure you're looking at the same picture as the rest of us
Old 24 November 2013, 08:30 PM
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mickey where did you get those from, do you own a time machine?

is there some poor lad waking up in 1995 with no wheels on his astra gte
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Originally Posted by JonMc
Are you sure you're looking at the same picture as the rest of us
Old 24 November 2013, 08:36 PM
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The first ever car mod I ever did back in 1998. Had a set of them on my 3 door Peugeot 309 and girls footprints on the inside of the rear window to match ��
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
mickey where did you get those from, do you own a time machine?

is there some poor lad waking up in 1995 with no wheels on his astra gte
Of course not, they're the wrong stud pattern.
Old 24 November 2013, 08:49 PM
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I had a set on my 5 turbo......We're awsome then and still are now..

But gotta say mickywrx don't look good mate..!!!
Wanna sell them tho at least I'd know what these would look like on my car.... Same colour and spec.
Old 24 November 2013, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by gc8-r
Wanna sell them tho at least I'd know what these would look like on my car.... Same colour and spec.


No.

They are my winter wheels, shod with Toyo SnowProx's.
Old 24 November 2013, 08:57 PM
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Bugger....!!!!

Do take me back and remember looking in side mirrors and seeing them stick out...
Always made me smile....
Old 24 November 2013, 09:04 PM
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I used to love KN Ditec years back. TSW Blade were pretty big back in the day.
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I had a set love em!!
Old 24 November 2013, 09:14 PM
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Just need a transformers logo for the centre caps
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It's only just dawned on me that they're similar to the Prodrive Gt2 wheels!
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Originally Posted by Aaron1978
It's only just dawned on me that they're similar to the Prodrive Gt2 wheels!
Similar to Focus ST alloys aswell
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Back in 1998 i liked them, but bought tsw hockenheim r's lol

The mk2 focus st kind of modernised them lol

These days tho, no i wouldnt buy a set as there are many better wheels out there to buy
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I saved so hard when I was 17 for my mk2 Astra but ended up going on holiday instead
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Do tsw still make wheels?
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My eyes!

Didn't like them when I was 15 and I don't like them at 31.


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