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Old 16-04-2013, 09:03 PM   #181
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Just outta curiosity, what made you go/pick with the evo 8 wheels for your car ?

Also what tyre size you using ?
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Old 17-04-2013, 03:03 AM   #182
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Beat me to it!
I was thinking exact same thing.
They do look very similar design wise..

Rad looking mate!

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Old 17-04-2013, 04:42 PM   #183
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is there room to wind in the lateral links?
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Old 17-04-2013, 05:06 PM   #184
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new wheel stance looks hot.
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Old 17-04-2013, 08:07 PM   #185
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I choose the evo enkeis cause there light and look great and fit now as for tyres 205-40-17 hancook evo v12
I did adjust the lateral links today lol didn't get much tho.
anyway I did some minor work and got them to fit with zero rubbing



will be taking some proper pics

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Old 21-04-2013, 04:08 PM   #186
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so finally got my gaurds rolled so reduced camber was at -4 degrees now about -2.7 degrees adjusted all the ride heights so they are all equal now will be doing a wheel alignment this week some time




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Old 21-04-2013, 04:54 PM   #187
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Love the look! So are you going to paint them black or leave them silver, IMO leave them as they are

Do the centre caps be changed to Ford?
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Old 21-04-2013, 06:00 PM   #188
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the laser always looked weird to me, but yours somehow stands out and it's growing on me

I'm not too fond of the black mirrors though... makes your car look like a lower grade model
the black grille? looks great!
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Old 21-04-2013, 08:45 PM   #189
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I just painted the wheels silver lol so wont be painting them any time soon.
the mirrors are plasti dipped at the moment from when my mirror was snaped off by a prick in a car park will paint it the same colour as the car 1 day
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Old 22-04-2013, 09:26 PM   #190
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did the original mirror's blue plastic piece broke too? because you can actually remove that piece and swap it over if it wasn't
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Old 22-04-2013, 09:55 PM   #191
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the laser always looked weird to me, but yours somehow stands out and it's growing on me

I'm not too fond of the black mirrors though... makes your car look like a lower grade model
the black grille? looks great!
+1. Love the new wheels
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Old 22-04-2013, 10:20 PM   #192
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That stance looks bang on, pushed wide for a better footing but not so much that it starts to cause trouble... Are they 8" rims? the 205/40 looks just a tad stretched. Will be looking for a decent 205/40/17" tyre soon, how do you rate these ones?
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Old 23-04-2013, 04:34 PM   #193
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the blue plastic part was smashed had to replace the whole mirror.
I'm glad I upgraded to a 8 went for a spin through old Pac and would feel the difference I was skeptical that I was gonna rub but along as u roll ur guards and dial in about 2.5 degrees camber no rubbing at all at current height about 90mm at the pinch 80mm at the cusco lca brace. so far the Hankook v12 evo are handling awesome and have the perfect amount of stretch would rate them as highly as the proxies 4 I had b4 would recommend them to anyone
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Old 25-04-2013, 05:16 PM   #194
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so some un happy news car was reversed into in a hit and run didn't leave a note and insurance wont cover it cause I hadn't change where I leave my car during the day when at work it was still set at my old work in Artarmon not west ryde so they wont cover it F*** holes will be changing insurance companys after the way I was treated during the 45 min call to them. anyway spent today checking everything there is no damage to radiator and supports which im happy about. bad all the mounts for the grill are broken only held in by 1 screw on top front bumper has a fair amount of damage and bumper mounts cracked front lip has been poped off but can be repaired left hand headlight and fog light have a chip in them. will be going to get some quotes to fix the bumper will be on the look out for a new grill cause a new one is 400 bucks fok that and new bumper with lip is 700 :O.
anyway some pics ( didn't get a full shot but bumper is holding on by zip ties at the moment





cant really see it but the emblem is pushed I
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Old 25-04-2013, 05:32 PM   #195
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thats bs reguardless of where you car is parked unless you have to specify on your policy for property or garage overnight then your car should be covered otherwise whats the point of full comp insurance?
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Old 25-04-2013, 06:28 PM   #196
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tell me about it mate im not staying with them gonna change my policy ends in 2 weeks so changing asap
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Old 25-04-2013, 07:21 PM   #197
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you should've told them you were at a "business meeting" that day when it happened
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Old 25-04-2013, 07:57 PM   #198
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lol didn't think about that at the time was to tired and pissed off should have waited till I was level headed but depending on how much its gonna cost to repair some major changes might happen will wait and see
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Old 25-04-2013, 08:17 PM   #199
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i dont get it. do you have some kind of discounted consessional insurance if you park it only it specified locations?
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Old 25-04-2013, 08:33 PM   #200
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as stated above that is what they told me when I called them it is stated in there stupid fine print which basicly states they can choose to not to cover you. they said it Is up to the operator to choose weather to cover you of not. if your car is not parked where u state it will be during the hours stated so basicly if it happened Saturday or sunday they would cover it but during the week between 8-5 it wasn't in Artarmon it was in west ryde. so read your fine print
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