will rh topline wheels fit e30 without spacers?

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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:14 pm

Hi I want to know if anyones running rh topline wheels on there e30 and if so, do they require spacers to clear the calipers?

They are a staggered set 7.5j and 8j 17 inch 4x100

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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:24 pm

Offset of the wheels would help :)
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:53 pm

Jimbob wrote:Offset of the wheels would help :)
Not 100% sure, but I believe they are et 30.
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:41 pm

can anyone help, as I'm collecting the wheels tomorrow and selling mine saturday, so dont want to find out they dont fit and leave the car on bricks.

I know... I should have been more organised and thought this all through properly first. I am a bloke though. winkeye
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:22 pm

You should be ok with that offset. If you do have issues with calliper clearance then only small spacers will be needed.

How much did you pay for the toplines?
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:29 pm

jonb wrote:You should be ok with that offset. If you do have issues with calliper clearance then only small spacers will be needed.

How much did you pay for the toplines?
700, they're polished with tyres :D
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:01 pm

saw them on pistonheads if there the same ones. RH toplines look great on e30s especially dark coloured cars.

If you ever do refurb them i would definitely go for a diamond cut face as that would be the icing on the cake 8)
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:03 pm

Diamond cut you say ? :(
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:04 pm

kangman wrote:saw them on pistonheads if there the same ones. RH toplines look great on e30s especially dark coloured cars.

If you ever do refurb them i would definitely go for a diamond cut face as that would be the icing on the cake 8)
Cheers, been advised of this from someone else too. I got them off ebay, don't know if they were on pistonheads too, just had to have them, best wheels for the e30 in my opinion, closely followed by genuine bbs split rims
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:45 pm

This gives you a taster of what your car will look like.. This is the e30 my mate bought and then ruined, which was then bought by a zoner who owned it 14years previously and decided to bring it back to health

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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:01 pm

kangman wrote:This gives you a taster of what your car will look like.. This is the e30 my mate bought and then ruined, which was then bought by a zoner who owned it 14years previously and decided to bring it back to health

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that looks lush, plus mine will have the red leatherz rather than the beige innit. winkeye
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:06 pm

been told these will fit with spacers on the 8j rears, thanks fal325i. :D
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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:11 pm

this is how it will actually look once i've fitted my side skirts pods and had a full respray

same colour exterior and seats as mine, obviously mine wont have the eyebrows or coloured kidney grill :puke:

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Post Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:44 pm

Sorry to disappoint matt, but the above is avus blue.
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Post Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:43 pm

Fal_325i wrote:Sorry to disappoint matt, but the above is avus blue.
true it is, sorry. Like that when the sun shines on mine bright it looks abit similar to that
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:05 am

kangman wrote: If you ever do refurb them i would definitely go for a diamond cut face as that would be the icing on the cake 8)
icing on the cake ?
removing metal from an already bendy piece of snot like an RH Bruvline Rim is not a good idea..

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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:08 am

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kangman wrote: If you ever do refurb them i would definitely go for a diamond cut face as that would be the icing on the cake 8)
icing on the cake ?
removing metal from an already bendy piece of snot like an RH Bruvline Rim is not a good idea..

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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:15 am

Rav335uk wrote:
e30topless wrote:
kangman wrote: If you ever do refurb them i would definitely go for a diamond cut face as that would be the icing on the cake 8)
icing on the cake ?
removing metal from an already bendy piece of snot like an RH Bruvline Rim is not a good idea..

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Glad you take notice of what I tell you! :D
Am I missing something here? guess these arent highly regarded on here, I really like them and think they're a bit different. bbs plits would have been nice, maybe I'll get some of them next year sometime, do like these alot though. although havent got them on the car yet, in the premier inn in fareham at the moment.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:19 am

they're polished and I'm really pleased with them, nice clean condition, need a clean, then autoglym polish and i'll think they'll come up near enough as new
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:25 am

If you have £2.5k you could buy my RS003's winkeye

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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:28 am

Rav335uk wrote:If you have £2.5k you could buy my RS003's winkeye
lol, maybe next year rav, or when I rob a bank.

Hows yours coming along? Has it been in for the spray job yet?

What have you done to it over the last few months?
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:30 am

Not alot done as I was waitin gthe the M30 head to come back after some porting.
Got it back yesterday from Byron, so i'll try to get it built over Xmas.
Spray job won't be till next year.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:32 am

Rav335uk wrote:Not alot done as I was waitin gthe the M30 head to come back after some porting.
Got it back yesterday from Byron, so i'll try to get it built over Xmas.
Spray job won't be till next year.
Same as me I'm hoping to get mine sprayed february/march.

Still need to get the templates to get my pods and skirts on.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:33 am

whats your honest opinion on the rh toplines, are they a bit chavvy? I just like thm and think they're rare and a bit different, but I can understand why people may not like them.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:37 am

matt86 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:Not alot done as I was waitin gthe the M30 head to come back after some porting.
Got it back yesterday from Byron, so i'll try to get it built over Xmas.
Spray job won't be till next year.
Same as me I'm hoping to get mine sprayed february/march.

Still need to get the templates to get my pods and skirts on.
I'll say it again, you do not need the template for the side skirts, it easy to do, and no way of making a c0ck up.
Th etemplate is a waste of time and money imo.

matt86 wrote:whats your honest opinion on the rh toplines, are they a bit chavvy? I just like thm and think they're rare and a bit different, but I can understand why people may not like them.
You like them, put them on.
But DO NOT have them diamond cut.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:44 am

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Rav335uk wrote:Not alot done as I was waitin gthe the M30 head to come back after some porting.
Got it back yesterday from Byron, so i'll try to get it built over Xmas.
Spray job won't be till next year.
Same as me I'm hoping to get mine sprayed february/march.

Still need to get the templates to get my pods and skirts on.
I'll say it again, you do not need the template for the side skirts, it easy to do, and no way of making a c0ck up.
Th etemplate is a waste of time and money imo.

matt86 wrote:whats your honest opinion on the rh toplines, are they a bit chavvy? I just like thm and think they're rare and a bit different, but I can understand why people may not like them.
You like them, put them on.
But DO NOT have them diamond cut.
True, its my car I suppose and I like them, those bbs rs wheels are fooking nice mate, will you be rolling on them next year? When did you get them, they look like brand new have they been refurbished?

Have you fitted the pods/skirts without templates yourself? still want to do mine? p.s still got 2 sets of headlights for you.

Have a good xmas mate
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:56 am

Yes, I do full refurbs on the side, done a few sets for ziners, last set I did was for Topless.

Fitted about 5 sets of skirts without templates including my own, ?Believe me, it's dead easy!!!

Won't be using the RS's on the chromie, I have a set of AC Scnitzers in 17" , and 18" I could use, but will bee using the 17" Hartge splits. :D
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Rav335uk wrote:Yes, I do full refurbs on the side, done a few sets for ziners, last set I did was for Topless.

Fitted about 5 sets of skirts without templates including my own, ?Believe me, it's dead easy!!!

Won't be using the RS's on the chromie, I have a set of AC Scnitzers in 17" , and 18" I could use, but will bee using the 17" Hartge splits. :D
ok what so the bbs are for the cab and the hartges for the chromie, good choice you'll have 2 sweet e30's at the end of it. Can I come up january then for the skirts/pods to be fitted? I could always leave the car with you for a week or so.

I dont understnad how you mark and drill the holes when you cant get behind the skirt though?
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:11 am

You don't need to leave the car with me Matt, it'll take a few hours mate.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:42 am

Rav335uk wrote:You don't need to leave the car with me Matt, it'll take a few hours mate.
ok I'll bring it up end of januay, have all the clips already, cost me 200 quid!
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:23 am

Matt, do you like Rohypnol laced chicken tikka ? :)
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:29 am

pacerpete wrote:Matt, do you like Rohypnol laced chicken tikka ? :)
Did wonders for you, didn't it winkeye
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:31 am

I would love to see behind your pods Rav. Ooo err! :(

RH Bruvlines are a cheap nasty Merc AMG replica wheel. Why anyone would want these on their E30 is beyond me IMO.
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Post Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:36 am

bss325i wrote:I would love to see behind your pods Rav. Ooo err! :(

RH Bruvlines are a cheap nasty Merc AMG replica wheel. Why anyone would want these on their E30 is beyond me IMO.
What you looking for Barry :?
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I'll tell you if I see it. :wink:
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