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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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Thats right i finally gave in and I ordered some white Rota Slipsteams 15x6.5. Unfortunately I have to wait 3 or 4 weeks till I can get them. Apparently Rota doesn't make very many of the white ones, but they suddenly became popular so everyone is out of them. but i'm pretty dead set of getting them so i just preorded them for when the place gets them in stock. The guy said that he ordered some from Rota and that he should be getting them in about 3 weeks or so. So as soon as i get them and get some tires i'll get some pics up.

heres the ones i'm gettin:

 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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i'm glad you took my advice, lol, it should look absolutely sick
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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picturing it in my head and it looks pretty sweet
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the ones you have 100 times better then the slips...
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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mann i think white rims will suit it pretty nicley

and spark.. i like your sig man i assume tbon3 made it?
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like the ones you have 100 times better then the slips...
ya i like them, but i don't wanna run 17s anymore. I sell 'em to ya when I get mine new ones in though. the tires are yokohama and they're almost brand new.

but I saw this pic a while back and I was like [sm=jawdrop.gif]... I have to have slips.



////\\\\ this is what I want my car to eventually look like... Type R...gotta love it. (ya its a real one)
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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those are actually regas, not slips, but same style though
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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oh well as you can see I can't tell a difference
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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actually, they might even be desmonds, i'm not 100% sure, but either way, rota is just a copy of them.
 
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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ya i don't know. both the white and blue are both race cars in the UK but the specs page doesn't list brand, just sizes

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