Blingy New Shoes [Archive] - Sussex Scoobies

Squadron-Leader

13-11-2005, 19:51

My new shoes :) Rota 18x7.5 GRA's with 215/40/18 Falken FK-451 rubber

Can you feel the Bling? :D

Side on close up
http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/newshoes1.jpg

How thin are those spokes?
http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/newshoes2.jpg

Salutes you sir!
http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/newshoes3.jpg

J.

gtmracing

13-11-2005, 20:57

They did look nice yesterday :thumb:

Squadron-Leader

08-09-2006, 20:06

Had few problems with my 1st set of GRA's (lacquer coat perished everywhere) so now I'm on my second.

Change of colour this time, Steel Grey...

http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/shoes1.jpg

http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/shoes2.jpg

http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/shoes3.jpg

J.

Gonza

10-09-2006, 13:01

Looks very nice indeed...so what happened to the 'old' ones? Did you send them back??

Squadron-Leader

11-09-2006, 14:32

Yes the old set went back. I sent pictures of the perishing to the dealer who I bought them off, and they aggreed the wheels were not right. (3 sets had gone the same way apparently)

Couple of pics...

http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/pic1.jpg

http://www.eastsussexscoobies.co.uk/misc/pic2.jpg

Dealer was very good (RareRims in Devon) at swapping the wheels, and paid for all the costs involved.

J.

Dyney

11-09-2006, 17:38

Lacquring bare/polished ali will always be a problem :(

Remember the RS-GT wheels? Same happened to them and the old std Citroen AX GT alloys.

New ones look good though :thumb:

Scott.T

11-09-2006, 18:26

A set of Team Dynamics with polished/laquered rim in Halfords had signs of corrosion. And they were just hanging on the wall in the shop.

It was at that point that I decided against getting Team Dynamics Wheels.