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Post Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:58 pm

pacerpete wrote:
Grrrmachine wrote:
maggspower wrote: Damn, with those links I was hoping for some quality Austin/British Layland action :cry:
W@nk yourself blind:

http://otomoto.pl/rover-sd-sd1-2300-s-C24561065.html
Unsuprisingly, thats a wrongun ! Early bumpers/rims and headlights on a facelift turd, cough.
A 2300 was a dog turd, its done well to have lasted this long.
Rather high ride height at the back too. :?

This SD1 turd has similar rimzz to those being discussed:

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Post Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:11 pm

Speedtouch wrote:
pacerpete wrote:
Grrrmachine wrote: W@nk yourself blind:

http://otomoto.pl/rover-sd-sd1-2300-s-C24561065.html
Unsuprisingly, thats a wrongun ! Early bumpers/rims and headlights on a facelift turd, cough.
A 2300 was a dog turd, its done well to have lasted this long.
Rather high ride height at the back too. :?

This SD1 turd has similar rimzz to those being discussed:

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They look like Autostrada Modena's. Similair to these but a split rim
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Post Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:14 pm

Fook me chris, you don't hang around do you

schmidt modernlines are concave and look great on e30s, these have sharper lines then the moderlines so should look better and more suited. Plus if they don't look as good as you thought they should be an easy sell as the dub guys will be all over that.

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Post Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:17 pm

kangman wrote:Fook me chris, you don't hang around do you

schmidt modernlines are concave and look great on e30s, these have sharper lines then the moderlines so should look better and more suited. Plus if they don't look as good as you thought they should be an easy sell as the dub guys will be all over that.

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My thoughts exactly to be honest. Had to get them ordered mate, looks like the orders are stacking up quickly and I want to be at the top of that list
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Post Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:09 pm

They are very nice, might have to consider a set
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