My Take on Borbet B Alloys, There On

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Ok as you all know after the painstaking decisions I decided to keep the 9J's all round

Just got them back from the refurber and I'm well pleased with them

Just got to get the rubber all sorted now but im getting there

What do u guys think??

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Ill be mounting them on the motor tomorrow :cool:
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:10 pm

Looks good, what widths of tire did you go for.
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Sparkle silver! :drool: The only colour for alloys. :D
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cheers dude, im getting 205/40 for the front and im gonna run the 225's on the rear till i burn them down :twisted:
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:21 pm

Looks SEXY Neil! Congratulations!

How much for borbet stickers?
I wonder how long it will take people to notice this...
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Looking good, but is it just me or in the pics does it look like they still have scratches in them from the flatting process.

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Should look great when fitted, and the stretched tyres will make a massive difference to the look of the wheels.
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:25 pm

They look fantastic Neil very :cool:
Now let this be your last set :lol:
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aceraf wrote:Looking good, but is it just me or in the pics does it look like they still have scratches in them from the flatting process.

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Should look great when fitted, and the stretched tyres will make a massive difference to the look of the wheels.

there are water marks on them and a wheel seal product, theres no scratchs left in the metal base i thought the same when collecting them keen eye sir
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shedrool83 wrote:They look fantastic Neil very :cool:
Now let this be your last set :lol:
cheers dude, fingers crossed 8 is a even number aswel
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cliffybabe wrote:
aceraf wrote:Looking good, but is it just me or in the pics does it look like they still have scratches in them from the flatting process.

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Should look great when fitted, and the stretched tyres will make a massive difference to the look of the wheels.

there are water marks on them and a wheel seal product, theres no scratchs left in the metal base i thought the same when collecting them keen eye sir
I've always found that any of the wheel wax's seem to dull the shine on the wheels, they're very good for painted wheels, but not on polished bare metal. I've always preferred Meguiars metal polish as it repells water/dirt and also shines very well aswell. Even with the bare metal dish on my borbet t's when using that i could clean them as easily as you would a normal painted wheel.

I will say though, keep on top of the cleaning, the longer you leave between cleans the longer it'll take to get them back to their best.

Water marks can be really annoying on polished meal :x
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Looks good mate, dished wheels rule!
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lovely mate, how much were the re-furbs??
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:cool: Very you :D
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:34 pm

wheels look the buisness :cool:
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Very nice; very sparkly.
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Cheers for all the comments guys, Im really pleased with them i've also just got my borbet b sample centre cap i had made and it looks :cool: aswel

Orignal on the left, New one on the right

Here's a pic of that
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:56 pm

Neil ill ask again lol.. how much for the borbet stickers mate?

Also can your fella strip the paint from my dishes and polish my borbets up too..?
I wonder how long it will take people to notice this...
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Zizzle wrote:Neil ill ask again lol.. how much for the borbet stickers mate?

Also can your fella strip the paint from my dishes and polish my borbets up too..?
sorry dude miss ur question, there in production and will have the badges by the end of the week, Im aksing £10 per set including postage

I can give u the contact details of the guy in Kingston who just polished my rims if u want dude
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Here's a pic of the sample centre cap mounted on my borbet b, I have had these made up after not being able to source the centres from borbet

The sample one attached
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on the left orignal on the right sample
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:lol: im gutted i didnt get ot take any pics today but they look awsome :twisted:
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when are the arches coming off? would be such a shame having that stick on gangsta bling detracting from the polished deep dish correctness
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Neil i dont think they will look that good on your cabby fella :mad: I think you should give them to me and i`ll but them on mine :mad:


look ready nice :cool:
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looking really good :thumb:
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harry_p wrote:when are the arches coming off? would be such a shame having that stick on gangsta bling detracting from the polished deep dish correctness
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beautiful, can't wait to see pics with them on your car
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Took it out for a long drive today and everyone was looking at the rims, Some bloked jumped out of his car the traffic lights run up and asked me where i got them from :lol: another bloke shouted out that looks puka

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thats the first e30 ive seen that looks alright with chrome arches and crystal rear lights....sweeeeett
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looks cool as!!!! some shine on car looks mint 8) 8)
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Polished lips don't float my boat - they need far too much looking after. But fair play to you. :thumb: :thumb:
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They look f - hoooking mint......
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Can i ask what springs you have fitted? That drop is spot on what im looking for when i get my tech1 roadworthy.
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