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by calibrax » Thu May 03, 2007 1:09 pm
I've been toying with the idea of a wheel change, and I found some 3 spoke chrome wheels which are very bling...
I photoshopped them onto my car to see how they look... I quite like them, they are a bit different... what do you guys think?
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by walshy.walsh » Thu May 03, 2007 1:10 pm
whoever designed three spokes, any three spokes should be shot on sight!
stick with what you have matey!
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by Squaddiemodo » Thu May 03, 2007 1:17 pm
NO!
they make your car look like an early ninetys kev-mobile.
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by Dave_ZS » Thu May 03, 2007 1:22 pm
aw hell no! stick with what you have those wheels are hum-dinging
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by rovex » Thu May 03, 2007 1:32 pm
3 spokes are vile things.
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by Steve B » Thu May 03, 2007 1:34 pm
Your having a alugh aren't you Steve, whatever you do DO NOT put those ugly things on your car.
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by shen » Thu May 03, 2007 1:55 pm
even on cars they were made standard for like Fiesta RST
3 Spokes are just wrong!
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by MarkCoupe » Thu May 03, 2007 1:57 pm
Shut up Steve !! You're yankin me crank surely?? Youd have to go a long way to bettering the rims on your car now, and especially no those abominations.
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by Punx0r » Thu May 03, 2007 2:21 pm
3-spoke alert!
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by listie » Thu May 03, 2007 2:26 pm
Dont get 3 spokes , but do get chromes they look awsome, but be aware you will need to keep them as summer wheels and do what I did, clean them almost every day!!!!
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by MickUK » Thu May 03, 2007 2:44 pm
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by Craig » Thu May 03, 2007 3:10 pm
Hell no.
Three spoke wheels look awful on just about every car imaginable. For most applications, chrome wheels suck, too.
So, three spoke chrome wheels... so crappy, it would be like whatever crap wipes its arse with.
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by calibrax » Thu May 03, 2007 3:26 pm
whooooooooah..... never expected that reaction!!
Am I right in thinking you guys don't like 3 spokes then?
I thought they looked good, certainly better than I expected them to look...
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by shen » Thu May 03, 2007 3:31 pm
calibrax wrote: whooooooooah..... never expected that reaction!!
Am I right in thinking you guys don't like 3 spokes then?
I thought they looked good, certainly better than I expected them to look...
go...go now and never darken these doors again..
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by sharky » Thu May 03, 2007 3:39 pm
stick with the ones you have mate
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by 420gazza » Thu May 03, 2007 4:03 pm
you must be mad
they are nasty. the wheels you already have look the dogs danglies why change em.
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by calibrax » Thu May 03, 2007 4:07 pm
420gazza wrote: you must be mad
they are nasty. the wheels you already have look the dogs danglies why change em.
Well, when I got them last year, hardly anyone had black wheels, but now I see cars with black wheels everywhere, they even sell them in Halfords! So I was just thinking about making a change, that's all... havent decided what to get yet, and knowing me I'll probably change my mind next week anyway lol
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by MarkCoupe » Thu May 03, 2007 4:16 pm
Well i suppose if you're looking for a trend that no one would want to copy then you're in the righ ballpark
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by BrackenFox » Thu May 03, 2007 5:23 pm
calibrax wrote: Well, when I got them last year, hardly anyone had black wheels, but now I see cars with black wheels everywhere, they even sell them in Halfords! So I was just thinking about making a change, that's all... havent decided what to get yet, and knowing me I'll probably change my mind next week anyway lol
Having seen your car and wheels at one of the rolling road days, I'm almost tempted to get down on my knees and beg you to keep them!
Your car just looks absolutely *right* as it is, which is quite rare.
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by Sheaf » Thu May 03, 2007 5:55 pm
Those things look vile.
Your wheels look ace.
Simple as that really.
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by Raistlin » Thu May 03, 2007 6:25 pm
Steve, please don't
There is nothing wrong with your setup as it is now IMO.
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by IrishRover » Thu May 03, 2007 6:57 pm
I think you should buy them and put them on your car. This will be its own punishment for your godawful thoughtcrime. It's like a wisdom of Solomon type thing.
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by Fordimus Prime » Thu May 03, 2007 8:25 pm
dont know what the fuss is all about- i quite like them
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by will-220GSiTurbo » Thu May 03, 2007 8:30 pm
first three spokes,next comes the neon washer jets and one of those god awful stick on dimma fuel flaps
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by mach1rob » Thu May 03, 2007 9:59 pm
Well I say fit them! Every forum needs a 'village idiot' so if you put those on you get auto promotion to the rank
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by richard moss » Thu May 03, 2007 10:12 pm
3 spoke wheels look great ................................................. on a Citroen AX!
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by ti or not ti » Sun May 06, 2007 12:25 pm
Calibrax... Do you have kids?
Do you want them to hate you and grow up scarred for life.. i mean those wheels can have bad effects in later life, and now
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by southside » Sun May 06, 2007 12:41 pm
Are you p***ed?
buy them, fit them, then go and smash them up every kerb you can find so they can never be used again!
Dont do it mate your car looks spot on the way it is. Yea so other people may have black alloys now, but hey atleast yours isn't a corsa
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by paul888 » Mon May 07, 2007 7:26 pm
Er no.
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by 618ireland » Mon May 07, 2007 7:39 pm
I agree with everyone else for what it's worth, those wheels look horrible and from the photo they make your car look not nice at all.
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by trogti » Mon May 07, 2007 8:00 pm
will-220GSiTurbo wrote: first three spokes,next comes the neon washer jets and one of those god awful stick on dimma fuel flaps
like the ones you had on your bmw
i say keep the ones you have looks good already.
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by mooser » Mon May 07, 2007 11:40 pm
220 coupe turbo - gets me to work on time !
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by C2K » Tue May 08, 2007 9:40 pm
I laughed so hard at the photoshop of those wheels this morning, that people gave me odd looks for hours.
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by T_16 » Tue May 08, 2007 10:42 pm
I had to double check this wasnt a wind up.
Those wheels are possibly the most hideous pieces of rim ive ever had the displeasure to see.
Why we mine the precious earth to produce things like that I just dont know.
They should be illegal. Just think of the other road users. They will be in such shock at seeing those wheels they would either crash in a stunned stupor, or laugh so hard they would become a danger to everyone for a 40 mile radius.
Just think of the children.
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by Anthonyti » Wed May 09, 2007 8:08 pm
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