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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:05 am

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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:11 am

Very nice, love the colour
Good work mate,
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:13 am

I do love the Topline wheels, but am undecided as to what look better on your car, the one's in the avatar look to suit the car more, you can't really beat a cross spoke wheel on an e30.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:23 am

Fal_325i wrote:I do love the Topline wheels, but am undecided as to what look better on your car, the one's in the avatar look to suit the car more, you can't really beat a cross spoke wheel on an e30.
I know I'm undecided too, I might save up for some genuine bbs splits for next summer and use these in the winter, or just as a spare set.

I just like them because they're a bit different, everyones running bbs, bbs reps, borbet a's, ronals etc.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:35 am

Are you Jamaican and is that your boyfriend, Matt? :D


Car and wheels look great.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:38 am

Gert_8 wrote:Are you Jamaican and is that your boyfriend, Matt? :D


Car and wheels look great.
Thanks Mate, appreciate that, I know alot of people aren't keen on them :D

No Not Jamaican and its my brother, don't worry mate I'm not a batty boy. lol winkeye
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:40 am

Hahaha. I asked because of the flag hanging off the rear view mirror. As for you being a battybowy, I had a suspicion.... :D
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:47 am

Gert_8 wrote:Hahaha. I asked because of the flag hanging off the rear view mirror. As for you being a battybowy, I had a suspicion.... :D
Oh right, no its a air freshener, just a bit of fun.

No worries there mate, I only munch on the furry beaver, no marmite tunneler here mate, only if its a girls behind.lol
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:59 am

ohhh nooo reality check time 8O scrap the flag you know it makes sense :D

Your car looks stunning mate, defo needs side skirts n pods...

how are the leathers? is the dye wearing away anywhere??
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:10 am

kangman wrote:ohhh nooo reality check time 8O scrap the flag you know it makes sense :D

Your car looks stunning mate, defo needs side skirts n pods...

how are the leathers? is the dye wearing away anywhere??
I know thats what its missing, need them on to complete the look. Got the skirts and pods painted and ready to go on, just spent 200 on all the clips from bmw!

Will get them on in next few weeks.

Only a tiny bit of wear on drivers bolster, no holes though, generally fairly tidy for 20 year old seats.

also thanks for your compliments. :D
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:22 am

Nice view of the Wycombe hills, innit :)
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:33 am

pacerpete wrote:Nice view of the Wycombe hills, innit :)
Good dogging location? :D

Matt, still not sorted the horse shoe not closing properly?
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:40 am

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pacerpete wrote:Nice view of the Wycombe hills, innit :)
Good dogging location? :D

Matt, still not sorted the horse shoe not closing properly?
wycombe hills cheeky fooker.lol

Actually its not a bad spot for dogging, especially if you have van with blacked out windows winkeye

No not sorted it yet, leaving it till last, need to get the car sprayed and stuff first and a few niggly bits to sort out.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:41 am

mate this is looking sweet,keep the toplines there a nice touch :cool: some bubble leathers would look sweet in there winkeye
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:42 am

mabz wrote:mate this is looking sweet,keep the toplines there a nice touch :cool: some bubble leathers would look sweet in there winkeye
Thanks mate.

I was debating grey bubble leathers, but do like the cardinal red. Maybe I'll change them at some point if I get bored.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:15 pm

Sorry mate but i think those wheels look crap. that's why not many people run em :D
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:22 pm

spook wrote:Sorry mate but i think those wheels look crap. that's why not many people run em :D
Thats fair enough mate, I'm still not 100% on them to be honest, don't know if they're a bit bling bling for the car, I'll see if they grow on me.

Thanks for your honest opinion anyway.

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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 12:59 pm

matt86 wrote:
mabz wrote:mate this is looking sweet,keep the toplines there a nice touch :cool: some bubble leathers would look sweet in there winkeye
Thanks mate.

I was debating grey bubble leathers, but do like the cardinal red. Maybe I'll change them at some point if I get bored.
i have some on ebay at the minute have a look mate :D
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:25 pm

That's a nice colour combination you have already mate, Blue/Red all you need now are some Hartges :cool:
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:48 pm

I quite like the rest of the car, but the wheels ruin it.

Innit bruv specs for wannabe gangsters. :(
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:06 pm

Fal_325i wrote:I do love the Topline wheels, but am undecided as to what look better on your car, the one's in the avatar look to suit the car more, you can't really beat a cross spoke wheel on an e30.
this ! as nice as they are, they look "too big" they are wheels that take your eye from the car and focus on the wheel

look a bit "merc" to me
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:52 pm

Matt the wheels are certainly different. The style looks fine but they look a bit big.

But its your cabby and it would be boring if they all looked the same.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:59 pm

I don't mind RH toplines, some car can pull them off.

However, E30's don't, and they're just too big. They 18's?

If smaller RH toplines existed, and you lost the M badges, it'd be a tidy car.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:08 pm

Thanks boys and I now I understand, part of me, wanted to keep it standard and part of me wanted to make it different, but it could be different in a bad way.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:17 pm

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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:18 pm

Being different is what this game is all about, but there's a fine line between making it look good and pulling off individualism and making something look crap.

At the end of the day, you're the one who has to drive the car, you're the one who has to look at it, you're the one who works on it, and you're the one who pays to do all this stuff, so that gives you a right to do whatever the hell you want.

Expect criticism if your tastes are poor though.
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:20 pm

I don't think the pictures do it justice, it looked great in the flesh on sat!
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Post Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:00 pm

capnmchl wrote:I don't mind RH toplines, some car can pull them off.

However, E30's don't, and they're just too big. They 18's?

If smaller RH toplines existed, and you lost the M badges, it'd be a tidy car.
The toplines are 17's and suit e30's. the 16's are available but look crap.

The e30 is one a few cars that can pull off toplines. It's a far better wheel than the BBS replicas

I think a 5mm spacer would work well to give them a bit more poke
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Post Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:22 am

Each to their own. I think 17's are too big for E30's. But then I'm also sick of seeing E30's on BBS', replica or not.