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[c18gmr]

1. mandarinvx - black 2. garethj 3. strugs - black 4. strugs - black 5. Winstar - black 6. Winstar - silver 7. JG - black 8. two4oneuk - black 9. cthomas443 - anthracite 10. Nikov - black 11. FightingDonkey - black 12. N22HOP - black 13. juracing39 - black 14. trento2002 - black 15. jasvxt - black 16. joss - black 17. crazyfrog -black 18 Peter vxr37 - black 19 asigns - black 20 Phil - satin black 21 c18gmr - Black 22. caleebra - silver 23. mowe - satin black 24. johnyt - anthracite 25. Mozo - satin black 26. Ianr - Black 27. 28. 29. 30. you missed of Mozo

[Garethj]

Sorry guys Im going to have to pull out of this one, may have to sell my car 1. mandarinvx - black 2. 3. strugs - black 4. strugs - black 5. Winstar - black 6. Winstar - silver 7. JG - black 8. two4oneuk - black 9. cthomas443 - anthracite 10. Nikov - black 11. FightingDonkey - black 12. N22HOP - black 13. juracing39 - black 14. trento2002 - black 15. jasvxt - black 16. joss - black 17. crazyfrog -black 18 Peter vxr37 - black 19 asigns - black 20 Phil - satin black 21 c18gmr - Black 22. caleebra - silver 23. mowe - satin black 24. johnyt - anthracite 25. Mozo - satin black 26. Ianr - Black 27. 28. 29. 30.

[RMC]

Sorry guys Im going to have to pull out of this one, may have to sell my car

[n1k_ns]

I need 2 new tires already and im really really tempted here.... Someone convince me!! How much am i going to be looking at; all in plus cheapest tires? Will it look too high on standard suspension?

[mandarinvx]

It depends how much you shop around - somewhere between £850-£900 with Kumhos fitted (Topegear in West Brom should give you a good price on rubber - esp if you order ours with mine ) Looks wise - they have nearly the same rolling radius as standard, so the height won't be too different

Edited by mandarinvx, 28 July 2008 - 08:42 PM.

[FightingDonkey]

Since this group buy has been languishing around 25 for a while is it worth thinking about other options? If we all stumped up an extra 20% we would be able to order 30 sets and have five of them spare. This is not ideal however the 5 sets could be kept by a representative of the group and made available to anyone that needed a replacement. As we stand each member of the group would own 1/25 of 20 wheels and could be reimbursed whenever a wheel was sold. As I write this I realise that is complicated, requires commitment from everyone, and trust that everyone's interests would be looked after - so probably not a goer. Any thoughts?

[jasvxt]

I'll take a spare, just cant work out either front or back

[smithers]

very tempted to join this, but not sure I can afford it at the moment so don't want to disappoint...

[johnyt]

Is the manufacturer going to make any more sets for themselves? If not, I may take a punt on a 2nd set and then put them on ebay - speculative but surely someone would buy at a later stage if they're no longer available. Danger of this hanging around is that more people will drop out as circumstances change etc.

[mandarinvx]

The run will be 30 sets (+ a spare set) unless he gets any dedicated orders from competition groups that still use this wheel on existing cars I'd rather not put the price up to action the production run, as I think people will drop out... There are a few people who have expressed interest via PM

[Strugs]

Is the manufacturer going to make any more sets for themselves?

If not, I may take a punt on a 2nd set and then put them on ebay - speculative but surely someone would buy at a later stage if they're no longer available.

Danger of this hanging around is that more people will drop out as circumstances change etc.

It's crossed my mind to buy more sets in order to get the run manufactured and then sell later, probably stick them on ebay with a reserve of what's been paid for them and see what they get to - I couldn't afford to 'lose' money. What's putting me off is wondering how much demand they'd be in few months time seeing as we haven't managed to get the GB up to 30 so far?

[Westyman]

I keep dithering about whether I want to or not have these wheels probably because I can't decide what colour would be best on a Coral Blue VXT with std silver V and silver windscreen surround. Secondly I'm wondering whether the extra 0.5inch width on the front is going to have an impact on the "feel" of the car. John

[mandarinvx]

I keep dithering about whether I want to or not have these wheels probably because I can't decide what colour would be best on a Coral Blue VXT with std silver V and silver windscreen surround.

Personally, I'd go silver

Secondly I'm wondering whether the extra 0.5inch width on the front is going to have an impact on the "feel" of the car.

John

If you're upgrading from standard then it is 1.5" difference, and it will make a difference on the feel - it will feel much better

[Winstar]

I keep dithering about whether I want to or not have these wheels probably because I can't decide what colour would be best on a Coral Blue VXT with std silver V and silver windscreen surround.

Secondly I'm wondering whether the extra 0.5inch width on the front is going to have an impact on the "feel" of the car.

John

I've got the silver Mag speedlines on a Blue turbo and they look sh*t hot, I'll post up pics when I get chance to take some.

[mandarinvx]

1. mandarinvx - black 2. strugs - black 3. strugs - black 4. Winstar - black 5. Winstar - silver 6. JG - black 7. two4oneuk - black 8. cthomas443 - anthracite 9. Nikov - black 10. FightingDonkey - black 11. N22HOP - black 12. juracing39 - black 13. trento2002 - black 14. jasvxt - black 15. joss - black 16. crazyfrog -black 17. Peter vxr37 - black 18. asigns - black 19. Phil - satin black 20. c18gmr - Black 21. caleebra - silver 22. mowe - satin black 23. johnyt - anthracite 24. Mozo - satin black 25. Ianr - Black 26. Nibs - Black 27. 28. 29. 30.

[Winstar]

I keep dithering about whether I want to or not have these wheels probably because I can't decide what colour would be best on a Coral Blue VXT with std silver V and silver windscreen surround.

Secondly I'm wondering whether the extra 0.5inch width on the front is going to have an impact on the "feel" of the car.

John

I've got the silver Mag speedlines on a Blue turbo and they look sh*t hot, I'll post up pics when I get chance to take some.

Taken this morning

[Westyman]

I keep dithering about whether I want to or not have these wheels probably because I can't decide what colour would be best on a Coral Blue VXT with std silver V and silver windscreen surround.

Secondly I'm wondering whether the extra 0.5inch width on the front is going to have an impact on the "feel" of the car.

John

I've got the silver Mag speedlines on a Blue turbo and they look sh*t hot, I'll post up pics when I get chance to take some.

Taken this morning

Thanks Winstar, much appreciated.

Next questions, the old chesnut of ABS, I note some folk say it is worse and some say they haven't noticed any difference and some folk have the VXR ABS module. The rolling circumference is reduced by 3.7% when switching to 195/50/16's or 2% if 205/50/16's are used.

There is supposedly a 5% tolerance on the ABS unit so I would presume either of the above tyres mean the ABS is triggered earlier.

So what is the consensus of opinion on the ABS if running 195/50/16's?

Secondly any pictures of with std suspension and 195/50/16's or 205/50/16's? Am I going to find tramps sleeping under the arches because the gap is so large?

Thanks

John

[mandarinvx]

My ABS was pants both before and after - if anything slightly better afterwards (less prone to lock / ice mode on gravel car parks at low speed)

Here's a few pics of mine with 17/16" wheels on standard suspension, looks fine imo (but the Gaz were so cheap I couldn't resist!) - I'm running the 195/50/16 tyres

[Peter VXR29]

Maybe jumping the gun here....but when I had my original speedlines refurbished on vxr37 I also sourced a local printer to make me replacement speedline corse decals for each wheel ie set of 4, they cost £4.99 the set, they are like the originals, as in white, same letter type and size,if anyones interested I am sure they would have kept the design and hence reproduced. Pete.

[markiii]

Maybe jumping the gun here....but when I had my original speedlines refurbished on vxr37 I also sourced a local printer to make me replacement speedline corse decals for each wheel ie set of 4, they cost £4.99 the set, they are like the originals, as in white, same letter type and size,if anyones interested I am sure they would have kept the design and hence reproduced. Pete.

I'd appreciate teh details anway please Pete

my speedlines need refurbing and thast whats held me off so far, getting replacement stickers