Finally went ahead today and took my car to http://www.lap-tab.co.uk/alloywheels.php to get the wheels powder coated. The end result looks pretty decent but now though I reckon it’s crying out for some abarth/lester side skirts.
before (ho hum humdrum)
after
+ 30mm apex full kit drop:yum:
Can anybody see if there is anything different besides being a different colour?
Yup they aren’t my originals, they’re a inch bigger; 14” versions from a tempra estate which I got for £30 for the lot, not too shabby
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Light was fading so took some more shots but will try and replace tomorrow if I still have edit function on this original post.
I do have one niggle. Driving back, the rear wheels make noise coming down off humps and I reckon the tyres are scrubbing on the inner arches
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The wheels are et43 and I put 20mm spacers on front and back. The tyres are 185/50 profile and the cars sus kit drop might be contributing. Any ideas? Perhaps getting the rear arches rolled?
I deffo know the chances of carrying rear passengers is next to gone though
. Pic below illustrates unladen clearance; with one rear passenger it has about 10mm travel
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before (ho hum humdrum)
![before6nw.jpg](http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8609/before6nw.jpg)
after
![tempra14xn.jpg](http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/8878/tempra14xn.jpg)
Can anybody see if there is anything different besides being a different colour?
Yup they aren’t my originals, they’re a inch bigger; 14” versions from a tempra estate which I got for £30 for the lot, not too shabby
Light was fading so took some more shots but will try and replace tomorrow if I still have edit function on this original post.
![tempra24ar.jpg](http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/4128/tempra24ar.jpg)
![tempra37rg.jpg](http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4913/tempra37rg.jpg)
![tempra46ap.jpg](http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/7003/tempra46ap.jpg)
I do have one niggle. Driving back, the rear wheels make noise coming down off humps and I reckon the tyres are scrubbing on the inner arches
The wheels are et43 and I put 20mm spacers on front and back. The tyres are 185/50 profile and the cars sus kit drop might be contributing. Any ideas? Perhaps getting the rear arches rolled?
I deffo know the chances of carrying rear passengers is next to gone though
![scrub6ie.jpg](http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7181/scrub6ie.jpg)