jap wheels on an e30?

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e30mazm3
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:44 pm

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... =big&id=68

Do jap wheels work? dont mind these but theyl suit anything they are pretty much perfect. But on an e30?
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:48 pm

I think it depends on what theme you are going for... If you are building a drifter then jap wheels look good.. Apart from that I think they look horrid.
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:54 pm

I like the style of the ones in you photo shop, are they SKYLINE R34 wheels?
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:01 pm

they will look nice on a slammed e30
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think theyre rays engineering wheels but its not my photoshop!
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They look like rota grids to me. You can get them in 4x100 now.
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Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:39 pm

yeh grids, i like them on the e30s, a newer wheel that suits it
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Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:15 am

I have Jap wheels on my car, albeit they are Work Rezax 3 piece jobbies, they are still Jap wheels.

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Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:21 pm

I think sometheing like the ones in the pics looks nice. I dont think it would look right on a non moded car though. Maybe Tech 2 kit and a nice drop 8)
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Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:56 pm

Shaheenk wrote:I have Jap wheels on my car, albeit they are Work Rezax 3 piece jobbies, they are still Jap wheels.


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What is the story with the tyre ? Couldn't you find one that fitted the rim correctly ? :?
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Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:49 pm

215/40/17 on a 8.5J rim, does not work always , I quite like it , gives that streched look, the rear has 235's and looks a bit fat.
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Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:47 pm

I'm a big fan of the rota's. As long as you can get them to sit right with a heavy drop... and a touch of stretch... :cool:
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:34 am

Lots of guys in the states running rota slipstreams....enough to make me want to try!

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not sitting quite right because it was only jacked up to give the wheel a try...tyres are also a tad small but you get the picture!
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:09 pm

Different, not sure I'd put them on mine.

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These would definetly work on a E30 :cool:
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:28 pm

that red m3 looks epic on those!
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:39 pm

volk te37 on the photoshop

work meister 3pc look nice on anything
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:52 pm

i have jap wheels on my latest project
rota rb's 17" 9.5j
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:58 pm

Can anyone else remember the satin black 2dr 335i that was for sale on here a while back. It had white rota grids on (I think) and looked pretty good.
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:25 pm

kingcruizer wrote:i have jap wheels on my latest project
rota rb's 17" 9.5j
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wheel's can make or brake a car but i always go for what i like not what others think.

clive
i like it alot doors need flushing though :cool:
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:42 pm

GrindCulture wrote:Can anyone else remember the satin black 2dr 335i that was for sale on here a while back. It had white rota grids on (I think) and looked pretty good.
i can. the first time i saw that car i wanted a set. it looked awsome.

gare30.......give me a chance. its still in the early stages
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:53 pm

wat bumpers you thinking of using you got a thread on the car so i can take a look
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Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:30 pm

thread is in photo gallery under new year new project.
bumpers will be tech-2
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