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View Poll Results: which wheels????
EL GT 7 13.73%
EL XR8 5 9.80%
BA XR8 33 64.71%
AU II XR8 6 11.76%
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Old 06-12-2005, 04:52 PM   #31
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i like them all, but id have to say ba xr8's in 18's(17's look dodgy)
what? i've got the 17's - no one can pick the difference, and they are assumed to be the 18's 9 times out of 10.
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Old 06-12-2005, 06:58 PM   #32
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usually i cant go past a set of EL GT rims *drolls* but at the same time, i cant not turn my head without lookin at a set of BA XR rims ethir, i love em both, but i voted BA XR, a. there bigger n b. bigger is sicker, lol id go the BA XR's
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Old 06-12-2005, 08:49 PM   #33
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On your car being white dude definitly the BA XR8 rims, would look fat as .

neat car man, post more pics when rims are on.
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Old 06-12-2005, 08:51 PM   #34
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what? i've got the 17's - no one can pick the difference, and they are assumed to be the 18's 9 times out of 10.
that is so true. i saw a pair on an el falcon and i asumed they were 18s till i had a closer look.
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Old 07-12-2005, 02:39 AM   #35
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buy my 17's.... they come with an already tinted/ lowered/ AU engined/ body kitted EB attached.
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Old 07-12-2005, 12:55 PM   #36
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If going for the BA XR8 rims the 17s look to small so i would go for 18's. you can buy off the net the 17's for around $900+ tyres.
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Old 07-12-2005, 02:28 PM   #37
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ba 18's for sure
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Old 07-12-2005, 07:40 PM   #38
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i've orderded a set of BA XR8 18" :thebirds: : :

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Old 07-12-2005, 11:04 PM   #39
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i've orderded a set of BA XR8 18" :thebirds: : :

Sweet are ya gonna have em by the cruise this weekend? cos it would be good to see the difference between the 18" and 17"
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Sweet are ya gonna have em by the cruise this weekend? cos it would be good to see the difference between the 18" and 17"
yep hopefuly getting them in by saturday morning :
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Old 07-12-2005, 11:42 PM   #41
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I got my BA XR8 rims for $600 brand new and i bought some tyres in the city for $30 each 75% rubber!!!!
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Old 07-12-2005, 11:46 PM   #42
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snypereb mine r 18" :sm_drool: :

xm250 check out my car in post the EB project in forum :
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yep hopefuly getting them in by saturday morning :
Cool hopefully ill make it to the cruise to check em out
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xm250 check out my car in post the EB project in forum :
Yeah mate i just checked it out she looks nice!!!
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Old 08-12-2005, 01:40 AM   #45
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none of em!go aftermarket ...check out koya ..they fit the early e-series in 18 or 19 and get wide rubber and locking caps!lolsriously though if you go bigger than 17's ..u wanna have super super lows or it will still ride high man!i know
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what? i've got the 17's - no one can pick the difference, and they are assumed to be the 18's 9 times out of 10.
How does that work, the 18's have a different finish and spoke shape than the 17, blind freddy can spot the difference.
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Gecko, they make a 17" XR8 18 replica, that comes in a Pre AU offset.
The guys using 18's on their Pre AU's are using Hub adaptors.
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If going for the BA XR8 rims the 17s look to small so i would go for 18's. you can buy off the net the 17's for around $900+ tyres.
now that i see them dave they do look pretty small compared to on the escort. :
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Gecko, they make a 17" XR8 18 replica, that comes in a Pre AU offset.
The guys using 18's on their Pre AU's are using Hub adaptors.
no! they are pre AU fit 18". no Hub adaptors needed.
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yeah, the BA 18" XR rims are available to suit E-Series offset in both 17" and 18"
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yeah, the BA 18" XR rims are available to suit E-Series offset in both 17" and 18"
Cool, i was looking at them last year and they only had the XR8 copies in a 17, not an 18.
If they had 18's i would have probably had them by now.
If i end up keeping my car i will get a set of Koya Octane's in 18's.
I love the 70mm lip, dead sexy!
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