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Apr 11, 2006 | 11:46 AM

chuckg

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I finally bit the bullet and ordered my wheels (ouch!!) R10's on the way (silver). If my girlfriend dumps me, at least I love my car.

Apr 11, 2006 | 12:00 PM

tachyon

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Those will look great on your Alpine White car.

Which tires are you going to go with? And what size rims?

Apr 11, 2006 | 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tachyon' post='267817' date='Apr 11 2006, 03:00 PM

Those will look great on your Alpine White car.

Which tires are you going to go with? And what size rims?

toyo t1r tires, 20inches

Apr 11, 2006 | 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckg' post='267825' date='Apr 11 2006, 04:14 PM

toyo tires, 20inchs

Make sure the tire shop puts your tires on correctly! Two of my treads were going in the wrong direction. I have to take my car into the tire shop tomorrow to fix. On your Toyos, you will see "right" and "left" marked on the sidewalls of each tire. So, if you're checking the left side and look at your tires they should all say "left" on the sidewall.

Apr 11, 2006 | 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckg' post='267805' date='Apr 11 2006, 09:46 PM

I finally bit the bullet and ordered my wheels (ouch!!) R10's on the way (silver). If my girlfriend dumps me, at least I love my car.

Way to go

Apr 11, 2006 | 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckg' post='267805' date='Apr 11 2006, 09:46 PM

If my girlfriend dumps me, at least I love my car.

And you got the female voice from the sat nav

Great choice of wheels btw

Apr 11, 2006 | 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckg' post='267805' date='Apr 11 2006, 03:46 PM

I finally bit the bullet and ordered my wheels (ouch!!) R10's on the way (silver). If my girlfriend dumps me, at least I love my car.

And if she dumps you I can get sloppy seconds and ask her how the ride quality was in comparsion to both of our E60s.

Apr 12, 2006 | 03:01 AM

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Your car will look fantastic with those wheels! I too will be interested in what, if any, is the compromise vis a vis everyday ride quality.

I struggled with wheel choice and found it nice to finally make the plunge. I decided that most alternatives to the 166 would not look very good unless I went to 20", and I just wasn't willing to go that far.