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Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:48 pm
by mik
Assuming you can access this if not a member of the forum?

Prices seem very reasonable for billet?

https://forums.thelotusforums.com/topic ... fset-sizes

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:16 pm
by Mito Man
Yeah I can see it. It’s very brave, don’t wheels have to pass all sorts of certification and testing to be road legal?

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:15 pm
by integrale_evo
For that sort of money I’d expect the structural rigidity of a Kraft cheese slice :?

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:10 pm
by mik
Arrived & fitted.

I’d have added 5mm offset for the visuals…. Purchaser has sensibly bought 3 fronts & 3 rears for reduced pain if one is damaged. Let’s see if they are robust….

I’m not loving the JPS stripes personally.

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Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:48 pm
by Rich B
They're very orange - they'd probably look better in lighter gold?

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:53 pm
by Mito Man
The colour combo doesn't work! Also my experience of people who label their cars with the factory designation is that they're about as interesting as watching paint dry :lol:

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:13 pm
by integrale_evo
Not a fan of the colour and definitely not a fan of the gold pinstriping. The eyeliner around the headlights in particular.

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:04 pm
by Beany
That's a very....Pistonheads car.

"I call her Loretta and I lick her tailpipes every night".

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:17 pm
by Sundayjumper
Beany wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:04 pm That's a very....Pistonheads car.
That does sum it up extremely well.

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:09 am
by V8Granite
Oh FFS I like how that looks but hate the wheels.

Didn’t Lemmy have a JPS coloured Scuderia ?

Dave!

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:36 am
by Matty
I like them, but not more than the OEM ones....although I guess they're lighter? He didn't weight them though :? which you'd think would be the point.

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:48 pm
by IanF
You’re all being very cruel about Mik’s new car! His crayoning is improving! Keep up the good work buddy! 👍

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:46 pm
by Jimexpl
IanF wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:48 pm You’re all being very cruel about Mik’s new car! His crayoning is improving! Keep up the good work buddy! 👍
I followed a badly driven Matt black Tesla with Mik’d tyres on it yesterday. All of them were kerbed so the crayon was smudged. Nearly took a photo but thought the driver might think that I liked the look of his car!

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:06 pm
by 240PP
I love it. I’d have to peel the stripes off though.

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:32 pm
by duncs500
integrale_evo wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:13 pm Not a fan of the colour and definitely not a fan of the gold pinstriping. The eyeliner around the headlights in particular.
This. It's the wrong gold. Shame, would be alright in the right gold.

This is the correct gold IMO obviously.

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Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:46 pm
by Jobbo
I don’t think the design of the wheels suits it - makes it look like a replica Ferrari 458.

A good example of ‘just because you can doesn’t mean you should’.

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:11 pm
by mik
I agree with most of the comments above - I think they look pretty good, but I wouldn’t choose that shade myself and from a design perspective I find OEM more attractive.

The thread was more to highlight the availability of relatively low-cost custom-made wheels (whose design can be tweaked) rather than assessing the aesthetic of these specific wheels.

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Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:22 pm
by nuttinnew
Matty wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:36 am I guess they're lighter? He didn't weight them though :? which you'd think would be the point.
Yep :? :roll:

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:12 pm
by Ascender
That's a pretty damn good price. Not a fan of the colour, but I don't think any of us are!

How do you get assurance around the quality and tolerances of these things when buying from some random third party?

Re: Interesting custom wheel thread

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:18 pm
by Beany
Ascender wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:12 pm That's a pretty damn good price. Not a fan of the colour, but I don't think any of us are!

How do you get assurance around the quality and tolerances of these things when buying from some random third party?
Pfft, they've got badly compressed JPEGs. What more could you want?

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The "international well-known organization", I love their quality assurance!