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  1. thecarreaper

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  2. rdefabri

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    #2 rdefabri, Feb 8, 2012
    Congrats - love the color!

    Off topic - will you still pursue the Euro QV you have been looking for?

    Good luck with it!
     
  3. JasonMiller

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  4. thecarreaper

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    #4 thecarreaper, Feb 9, 2012
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    i bought one a few weeks ago. I was looking for a 2nd euro 308. "wingman" with the yellow 308 in Nevada never returned my pm's on his yellow car, so i have moved on.

    Hoping to buy a 87 911 this weekend also. :)
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  5. thecarreaper

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    #5 thecarreaper, Feb 9, 2012
    thanks, ill keep you posted.
     
  6. sunburn

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    #6 sunburn, Feb 9, 2012
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    I had a set of OZ 3-piece on my '94 S4 that looked great. Also, Compomotive has some very nice styles is various sizes and bolt patterns.
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    #7 rdefabri, Feb 9, 2012
    Awesome! Best of luck, I'm totally jealous! :D
     
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    #8 sindo308qv, Feb 9, 2012
    I like the ones on the picture of the black Esprit.
     
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    #9 texasmr2, Feb 9, 2012
    Nice butt!!!
     
  10. Kds

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    Michael......

    Why don't you drive the car for a few thousand miles first before you spend money on cosmetics ? It's what I would do.
     
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    #11 Dino V, Feb 9, 2012
    Congrats, looks good.
     
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    #12 88MONDIAL, Feb 9, 2012
    I really like the stock SE rims! I think they fit the car to a "T".
     
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    Great color and car.
     
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    #15 GuyIncognito, Feb 10, 2012
    I like the wheels that came with the car. maybe paint the centers yellow for the full Jim Clark retro look?

    otherwise, check the classifieds at LotusTalk. all sorts of goodies there.
     
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    #16 thecarreaper, Feb 11, 2012
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    Car should be here tomorrow.


    I had a red /gray 89 SE, with 2 sets of wheels. The v8 wheels were stunning but they did make the steering much heavier.

    Ill wait and drive the car a bit, but I still want to replace those wheels on the green car.

    Anybody know if there was a BBS style "mesh" wheel available?

    Gold wheels on a green car i think would look nice.


    pics of my former red car from 2006 or so.
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  17. GuyIncognito

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    #17 GuyIncognito, Feb 11, 2012
    I don't see a car in the first picture.
     
  18. thecarreaper

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  19. Meister

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    #19 Meister, Feb 12, 2012
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    I used some spacers/adapters to go from the 5x108MM pattern to 5x114.3 which opens up all sorts of wheel possibilities. 17x9 F/R one has +25mm and the other has +40mm offsets...forget which is which at the moment. With the 25mm spacer it pretty close to OEM wheel offsets

    Just an option
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  20. Jdahlstrom

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    #20 Jdahlstrom, Feb 12, 2012
    Those are OZ futura. One of my favorite wheels. I came in here to recommend them.
     
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    #21 thecarreaper, Feb 13, 2012
    Josh can you recommend a place to buy wheels from?
     
  22. Jdahlstrom

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    #22 Jdahlstrom, Feb 14, 2012
    Do you know what bolt pattern this car is?
     
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    #23 Meister, Feb 14, 2012
    5x108mm.
     
  24. thecarreaper

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    #24 thecarreaper, Feb 15, 2012
    info : Front 7JX15 +23.3
    REAR 8.5JX16X8.5 +30.0
    BOLT PATTERN 5X108

    I really am liking the idea of using adapters. I could use 16 inch wheel in the front, and a 17 in the rear. i want a gold face BBS style wheel. HRE Vintage has one I like.

    Just wanted to say thank you. The wheel choices and possibilities this opens up are great. i wont track the car, nor really drive it hard on public roads, so this may be my only course of action. ( after I get the car roadworthy) :) :)
     
  25. Jdahlstrom

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    #25 Jdahlstrom, Feb 16, 2012
    If you are talking about the new vintage series from hre they only come in 18 in and above. The only thing about adapters is you have to run a higher offset which means smaller lip. If you want you could probably get bigger lips for these and have the only lotus with hre535. Not sure about the hub size on the lotus but im sure there are some hub centric rings or if it is to small have it bored out a little bit.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/HRE-wheels-16x6-16x7-Staggered-5x108-Volvo-vintage-/130648204227?hash=item1e6b3d63c3&item=130648204227&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_1287
     
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