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Looks mean, needs the BMW performance aerodynamics touch of black
Damn, they are seriously low profile, I hope you know a good Chiropractor and dentist |
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08-22-2012, 12:36 AM | #3 |
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Adrian, I've talked to Powatone today already. When I told them I wanna do something about the 125, they still remember you and your car. btw, if you don't mind, can you show me some photos of your exhaust please? Thanks mate Cheers, Piero
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08-22-2012, 03:24 AM | #5 | |
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Concerned i might lose my anonymity though !! Tyres are 30 profile but ride is surprisingly similar to before, my personal preference is a very firm ride though!! |
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08-22-2012, 05:12 AM | #6 | |
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The wheels make the car look close to early design sketches with exaggregated wheel size and a body only few millimeters above ground. Very cool indeed. Probably the best looking car/wheel combination I've seen! But if you've got 20" and 30-profile you must have a considerably increase in total wheel diameter? I guess you would have to go down to 195 or 205 mm tire width to maintain original measure......
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08-22-2012, 05:37 AM | #7 |
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I dont have the stripes, i think that may be overkill lol
The tyres are 235 all around which means they are within the legal requirement here in Oz to be within the maximum possible rolling diameter. I think they are about half an inch bigger than standard which causes the speedo reading to be about 1km higher. |
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08-22-2012, 05:56 AM | #8 |
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Compared to standard 245/35-18 your diameter is 20mm larger = +3%. By using my best logic sense the speedo should show 3km less at 100 km/h. It wouldn't cause any problem here either.
Would be cool to see more pics!
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The brakes look really small now ;-)
Nice combo!
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I love the old straight six depth but not something screaming out loud. Is yours one a good choice? Do you reckon there is any gain in terms of performance? Cheers, Piero
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I have looked briefly at them but i do agree so will have to look into it more thoroughly. Biggest problem is being so far away our dealers dont even have the info on the performance range yet!!!
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08-22-2012, 10:23 AM | #16 |
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I'm not really a fan of those aftermarket alloys tbo. I think I need to see them in the flesh...... Put the kettle on and I'll be over to oz to take a proper look at them
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