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 Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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looks good but gloss finish would of been much better, id look into it if it were mine
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:46 pm |
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Location: Chichester, Sussex
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| Jay794 wrote: |
| Ali_H wrote: |
| Not sure if you can laquer vinyl but if you can it'd be well worth doing,it'd match the finish of the rest of the car. |
Isn't the point of having a different coloured bonnet that it stands out from the rest of the car?
I will definitely give the place that did the vinyl a call and see what they say |
Lacquer is a clear coat... the bonnet would still be carbon effect.
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:07 pm |
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Joined: Jan 10, 2011
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Location: Warwickshire, UK
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If you are going to go all out euro on this I'll definitely be following closely! Exactly what I'm doing to mine...
Anyway good luck, I'm looking forward to seeing some real progression when you burn your pay-check 
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:42 pm |
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Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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Need a pay-check to burn first lol. First buy will probably be some Lenso's or BBS's
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:49 pm |
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Location: Warwickshire, UK
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If I had my way I'd go for BBS but there SO expensive, so I'm gonna get some of these badboys I think- Click
Then get some spacers to make it sit right!
Any ideas what type your looking for?
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:04 pm |
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Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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Those wheels are nice, but I'd probably go for Lenso BSX's, they're just cheaper than BBS's and they look exactly the same. I want to lower it too, but maintain driveability, so I'll probably just go 35-40mm
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:17 pm |
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Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Yeah I agree, but I just prefer the large spoke design wheels on 206's anyway, so if I was gonna splash out on some bbs they'd be the 5 spoke ones I've seen anyway.
Drive-ability should be the top priority for me but I just love the look of low low cars, you should check out stanceworks -Click
I've dropped it 40mm atm but seeing some of the cars on there I'm going to be purchasing some coilovers next month and dropping it to 80-90mm (stupid right)
Also gonna flair my rear arches (properly) to get the "look".
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:16 pm |
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Location: West Midlands
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No disrespect but there's nothing 'Euro' about those Lenso RS5's. BSX's can look good, just a shame they're a bit skinny, but you can achieve a bit of stretch with some 165/50 tyres on the 15x7's. Real BBS may be a bit on the expensive side but the thing to remember is that if you can afford the initial outlay and you look after them then chances are they wont lose any value, the same can't be said for the Lenso's.
Also, 'Euro' style wheels aren't all expensive if you keep an eye on the second hand sets. My Compomotive's with tyres were about 400 quid, maybe slightly less I can't remember now! The only problem with 206's is they're 4x108 and most 'Euro' wheels are catered for VW's, ie, 4x100, but I do see 4x108 wheels come up for sale on Wheel Wh0res, I pretty much check the classifieds daily, I think I'm obsessed  . Then if you consider adaptors you can run most wheels providing they have a high enough offset, loads of people run Porsche wheels with adaptors for example! Most things are possible, it just takes a bit of imagination and knowledge of offsets.
Oh and 35-40mm is never going to cut it, pretty sure my GT was lower than that on 17's, and you're talking about 15's, it's just not going to work.
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:29 pm |
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Still remains to be one of my favourite 'Euro' 206's I've seen, and the best part about it is its simplicity and the fact it probably hasn't cost him much to achieve, and coincidentally they're the same wheels as mine, albeit in a different finish, and like I said, my wheels with tyres on cost 400 quid.
Wheels needn't cost the earth, the trick is getting them to sit perfectly in the arches..... perfect ride height, the right size tyres, and perfect offset, or to put it another way - good stance!
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:22 pm |
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Isn't going to cut what? As the title says, semi euro - as in, instead of low and slow I'm going low but maintaining drivability, especially since I go camping I need sum ground clearance so 40mm is the lowest I can go
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:31 pm |
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Just saying, 40mm drop doesn't equal 'Euro', not even semi-Euro. Euro is such a loose term, but back when it became popular in the UK, it was about small wide wheels, poke, stretch, smooth bodywork, and being low to the extreme. If you had all those things except for the lowering, then it just doesn't work at all.
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:59 pm |
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Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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Not like I'm putting 22's on it, it will look low, just maintain practicality
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 4:13 pm |
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Location: West Midlands
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You'd probably have less arch gap at least if 40mm down on 22's, lol. I don't think 40mm on a set of 15's will look low. Euro and practicality are two things that don't go together, something has to give, and in your case it will be the Euro part, lol.
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:25 pm |
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Ok so I'm doing something new, maybe I could get some 16's on instead, but once I smooth out the doors, boot and maybe the indicators it will be euro enough for me. So sue me I'm doing something new, because I hear about the 100mm drops on here when you can't drive over speed bumps I question when the look of your car preceeds the entire point if having a car in the first place
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 5400
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Location: Stafford
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| Jay794 wrote: |
| Ok so I'm doing something new, maybe I could get some 16's on instead, but once I smooth out the doors, boot and maybe the indicators it will be euro enough for me. So sue me I'm doing something new, because I hear about the 100mm drops on here when you can't drive over speed bumps I question when the look of your car preceeds the entire point if having a car in the first place |
Yeah getting my car into star city was interesting to say the least..
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