15" BBS rs or 16" Borbet B's on a diamond schwartz

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borbet b or bbs rs

borbet b 16" 9j all around
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bbs rs 15" 9j rear 8.5j front
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Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:36 pm

Gooly wrote:Pics now!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/borbet-bs-rar ... 3a68b9c555

this is the only pic the rest still sealed up cant wait to put them on my cab though
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:02 pm

make sure you update once you get the wheels on :D
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:17 pm

Very envious!

Go on, tell us how much you got them for...
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:57 pm

£900 +40 petrol to pick em up = winkeye (a very happy chappy)

3 of them were still sealed in their delivery packaging

couldn't believe my luck, the guy who sold them to me was a top bloke, wasn't a greedy so and so like other sellers can be.
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:15 pm

Thats good money for them, I paid more for mine and they aren't perfect.
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:17 pm

goin to be a nice project this one Ozzy :D
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:05 pm

MurphyE30 wrote:goin to be a nice project this one Ozzy :D
cheers mate, after 4 long years of sitting on my mums drive the old girls getting some needed TLC
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:36 pm

My mate sent me this picture the other day, can somebody tell me if they are borbets or bbs (or something else!) and roughly what size. cheers

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Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:50 pm

their Borbet B in either 16x9 or 17" size :thumb:
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:59 pm

Thanks! Do 9's fit ok on the front then?
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:09 pm

You need 3-4 mm spacers on the fronts to clear the struts.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:27 pm

ozzy2006 wrote:£900 +40 petrol to pick em up = winkeye (a very happy chappy)

3 of them were still sealed in their delivery packaging

couldn't believe my luck, the guy who sold them to me was a top bloke, wasn't a greedy so and so like other sellers can be.
Not a bad deal at all. I very nearly bought them, but didn't want to pay for the tyres as they looked like budget tyres or a funny make? In hindsight just £900 for the wheels alone would probably have been a good deal!
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:57 pm

the more I look at those wheels the more jealous I am becoming! I think i may keep an eye out for another set. How come they were brand new anyway? I cant seem to find them on the borbet web site, can you get them brand new or are they nla?
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:00 pm

They stopped making them a long time ago, not sure how long ago though. 900 for the wheels alone wouldn't even have been a bad deal.

Rav - 2mm not enough? I'm probably f00ked with my coilovers when it come to fitting mine!
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:09 pm

Brendan, you're going to need abut 5mm mate, if you're on coilovers due to the the spring adjusters sitiing next to the wheel wall.
But, it'll dpend on what size springs you're rolling on too. :cool:
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:18 pm

do you reckon i will need to have my arches rolled, was thinking of dropping the car 60mm front 40 mm back, considering they are 9j all round and i too will have jamex coilovers fitted also
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:17 pm

nice some else should share the joy
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:21 pm

5mm, where does that leave the wheel sitting in the arch? One of those time I wish I had 7.5's for up front!
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:30 pm

It should be ok on the fronts Brendan, but you will need to maybe roll the front inner arch slightly if your set up is towards "Soft". :D
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:50 pm

I paid £210 for my minty 7.5 x 16's with 6mm continentals -that was including postage from Poland. Not what you know yada yada 8)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Borbet-B-Allo ... 0720713263

£800!? not even the correct centrebore 8O
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:47 am

and they're 'only' 7.5J
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ozzy2006 wrote:do you reckon i will need to have my arches rolled, was thinking of dropping the car 60mm front 40 mm back, considering they are 9j all round and i too will have jamex coilovers fitted also
yeh u will have to if lowering, i have rolled my arches a little with 9j's at the rear, but it still catches :mad: (thats with 1 person in the back though)

I was going to get bump stops but the guy in the shop was saying it would only make the back end bounce a lot and make a loud thud noise when the it hits the bump stop, think i might consider stiffer rear shocks winkeye but then i got no money until next month :cry:
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:59 am

Anyone offering a free or relatively cheap arch rolling service as i tapped out on the rims
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:01 pm

come on ozzy, get some pics up.... dying to see how nice they look!
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:15 pm

kman82 wrote:come on ozzy, get some pics up.... dying to see how nice they look!
wont be able to put pics for a while as the car is in bodyshop getting prepped for a full respray plus other bits and pieces too. so wheels will go on dead last.

plus might need to get arches rolled too it seems

but i promise as soon as all done will be posting pics gallore

thanks

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