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Spring pics of 16 x 9 Borbets! 56K beware!

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Old 03-31-2005, 09:10 PM
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Spring pics of 16 x 9 Borbets! 56K beware!

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Stretched Tires

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Wheels need a little work. But another pic of tires. Never heard of this tire company before getting this car but they sure are loud on the tarmac.

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Obligatory wheel lip pic.

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Pic of trunk lid and the new tails.




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91' 300e // 99 300e TD // 00' ML55 AMG
yuck... nice curb rash...
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Wow! Are those 9's or 10's?? The look pretty deep.
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Honestly, I don't like how the wheels look.
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They are 16 X 9 all the way around.

They are a little radical but that is the way the car came when it was imported from germany.

There is a different set of wheels on it now though.

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The new set of wheels look much nicer IMO.
What about getting clear corners?
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What about getting clear corners?
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the borbets are dope, your only problem is that your car has to be another 1" lower all around in order for them to look good. I used to have 16X9's on my Old Bimmer



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Originally Posted by Diesel
The new set of wheels look much nicer IMO.
What about getting clear corners?
I think clear corners look boring on a car this color. I am going with euro-orange corners instead. There was one on the car already but I have another set ready to go on anytime. I also want to find a pair of older w124 euro lenses
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Andre, I always liked that e30 you had. I was actually looking for an e30 when I found my ce!

I took the wheels off because they were curbed like crazy by the previous owner. I might get them machined on the edges then powdercoated dark gray in the center. probably go with 45 series tires instead but I don't know yet.

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