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    ok, so i've been searching high and low for the right set of 17"s for my waggie. and i'm going to pick up my set of AC Schnitzer type 2's on sunday. they have a few scratches and general grime etc.

    The reason for this post, my waggie is cashmere beige, and i love the idea of black and gold everything. So i wanted to know what everyone thought of gloss black wheels, with a gold AC decal along one spoke on each wheel. Just to give it a slightly different look....??

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    Owning a black car... I'd scream no! The cleaning... the black paint showing dirt all the time.

    My friend recently switched to chrome wheels.... and his wheels are dirty everytime I see his car.

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    Hmmm.. I had satin black on my Audi and it was alright. I live in the country so its dirty whether i drive it or not! Damn dust storms! Well im goin to get them sunday, ill tidy them up and see how they look on the car silver, if not ill play around with black/gunmetal grey till i find something i like..
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    1988 BMW 318i two door Lachssilber - Bruno
    1996 Audi A4 1.8T Aluminium Silver - No name, it has no soul.
    1992 BMW 525iT - Cashmere Beige - Barry Bimmalow

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    Gunmetal grey will be much easier to keep clean. My car has that now... gunmetal grey M5 replica.

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    Yeh im just not sure how that will go on a gold wagon, its already got black badging etc.. :/
    1989 BMW 318i two door Schwarz - Boris
    1988 BMW 318i two door Lachssilber - Bruno
    1996 Audi A4 1.8T Aluminium Silver - No name, it has no soul.
    1992 BMW 525iT - Cashmere Beige - Barry Bimmalow

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    got them all painted up yesterday, not a perfect shot but it looks good with the black!!






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    1989 BMW 318i two door Schwarz - Boris
    1988 BMW 318i two door Lachssilber - Bruno
    1996 Audi A4 1.8T Aluminium Silver - No name, it has no soul.
    1992 BMW 525iT - Cashmere Beige - Barry Bimmalow

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    Awesome! I like those rims. Are they 17x8.5/ET13mm? What are the tyres you have on them?

    I reckon that's the only way to go on gold. Barry used to wear white I think, but heh, black is best by far!

    Just look out w those Schnitzers- do they mount on the hub properly? Many were made for e39 which have larger hubs. These wheels, when mounted on an e34 can mount away from centre when you tighten the nuts, returning a quite wobbley drive. (it feels the same as unbalanced rims do on an e34).

    If they are, just get some 'hubcentric rings'- they fit in the gap and centre everything up properly. I have spares if you have trouble getting them btw.

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    Theyr 17x7.5 ET 13mm. At about 70km/h its got a dreadful wobble in it, i had them balanced yesterday and got told they had a buckle in them (only slight) and the balance made them worse!!!!!! Im so annoyed because they look SO good! Does anyone know where a decent wheel repairer is in NSW that doesnt charge an arm and a leg?!
    1989 BMW 318i two door Schwarz - Boris
    1988 BMW 318i two door Lachssilber - Bruno
    1996 Audi A4 1.8T Aluminium Silver - No name, it has no soul.
    1992 BMW 525iT - Cashmere Beige - Barry Bimmalow

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    There is a guy in Thornleigh. Wow, 7.5, never seen them in that width. I have a set of 8.5" that are Italian that I may use on the e28. 7.5" is a far nicer size for the street, and will look great with 235x40x17 which is an economical size to buy decent tyres in.

    Are you sure the wobbles are from the wheel? Did those guys even know about the centre bore problem? There is no way anyone will see it as the difference is only a mm in bore size.

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    Well i know one wheel has a slight buckle in it, i can see the lump in it but i was too excited about getting them on the car i didnt swap the good tyre on it onto the spare wheel. theres every possibility that its centre bore related, i made a point of looking whether they had hub centric rings on them, but had a brain fade moment and thought nahh she'll be right! Lol cause i start my new job at Volvo in Orange next week, which means 120km driving a day in a 100k zone. Its undriveable at that speed, even driving to my boyfriends house in an 80km zone is unbearable!! Its not like a buckled wheel feeling, almost like dodgy wheel bearing or clapped out bushes.. Its weird
    1989 BMW 318i two door Schwarz - Boris
    1988 BMW 318i two door Lachssilber - Bruno
    1996 Audi A4 1.8T Aluminium Silver - No name, it has no soul.
    1992 BMW 525iT - Cashmere Beige - Barry Bimmalow

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