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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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I took some pictures of my car a few days ago... She desperately needs a bath.

And yeah, I know, hubs are gay. :P I'm lowering it before I get rims. I plan on getting 16" black rims.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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looks good man. type r front and rear lip and 17"s ftw
 
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 12:13 AM
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I can't get the other pictures to show up. Augh.

Thanks! I'm a bit hesitant to get front and rear lips, I'm going to be lowering it nearly 2", pretty easy to scrape that low. I love the look, but I don't want to scrape them up. We'll see I guess. I'm kind of a fan of 16"'s, you get the handling without sacrificing a lot of smoothness. 18"'s are smoothness suicide, 17"'s are a bit better, 16"'s are like perfection.
 
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 02:09 AM
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I have 17swith 205/40/17 tires and its smooth as hell. I think 17s look better...especially if you get black with a ploished lip wheels...they always tend to look a little smaller.
 
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 06:26 AM
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Nice Car[sm=nxsmile.gif]
 
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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Eh, very true. My brother has had 16's, 17's and 18's. I liked the 16's best. I'm pretty much going for the tightest suspension I can get. I may go for 17's just for the slightly better handling.

While we're on the subject, whats a good brand for rims?
Can't say I've every really seriously looked into it - appearance is usually the last thing on my mind when I spend money on my car.I just want it to look nice. The paint draws more attention than I'd like it to....
 
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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Rota rims are nice and not ridiculously priced, nice car man
 
Old Oct 13, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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your grille looks messed up. Like, it was pushed in too deep.
 
Old Oct 14, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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I run 205/50/16 and it is super smooth for me.
 
Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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Painted hubs FTW!!!! LOL I have mine painted too. DId you steal my idea? J/K

She looks great!
 



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