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turbosteve

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22nd May, 2005 at 11:43:50am

hi all could you give me some advice,
i've just got some money about ?1000 to chuck away on my car,
the thing is i need to spend it on cosmetics before the motor as my car looks like a bag of shit.

i wanna stick to 12inch wheels i need a new set what do you recomend?

the whole front end of my car is rotten, need new wings and front panel, what should i get?
carbon fibre,
fibre glass,
new metal panels,
new metal panels after market (cheaper)
i dont come into money very often so dont wanna waste it,
thanks

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22nd May, 2005 at 01:06:49pm

I personally like minilite wheels in any size on Minis and would never choose anything else!! For longevity I would personally choose a replacement steel front for a road car, if you use your car every day fibreglass can soon start to look tatty IMO. But of course each to their own.


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turbosteve

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22nd May, 2005 at 01:28:01pm

cheers tom, thats what i shall do then

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22nd May, 2005 at 02:56:16pm

Black 6x12 4spoke revo's.
Steel 2 peice flip front.(Clubman)

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stowmaket suffolk

22nd May, 2005 at 04:54:42pm

proper revo's are the yway to go, revulites and cheep minilites dont seem to last long before the laq comes of. my pukka revo's are 7 years old now and are still good as new.

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turbosteve

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22nd May, 2005 at 06:52:56pm

done some searching
minilites and minilights whats the difference?
revolutions and revolites whats the difference ?
wheres a good place to buy em from ?

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22nd May, 2005 at 09:39:07pm

minilites are the real thing, minilights are copies.
revolutions are the real thing, revolites are a copy.
i think thats the right way round :)
as for where to buy them, if you can hold on until a mini show most places there do some good deals on wheels and tyres at shows

Edited by clubman_dan on 22nd May, 2005.


turbosteve

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22nd May, 2005 at 09:45:44pm

ah i see, just need to make my mind up now thanks

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23rd May, 2005 at 11:32:53am

Buy some 7,5" four pot calipers, and fit 10" wheels. The only decent thing to do on a Mini.

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24th May, 2005 at 04:06:38pm

Or 10" wheels and a set of fiesta calipers? Budget recouped!

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24th May, 2005 at 07:27:32pm

forgive the schoolboy question but...

You can fit fiesta callipers to a mini?!

What model and year?


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24th May, 2005 at 08:16:18pm

hit the search button for 'fiesta'

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turbosteve

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25th May, 2005 at 12:57:39pm

thanks guys gonna look into the the 10's i havent made my mind up yet

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25th May, 2005 at 01:14:11pm

I've personally tried 10, 12 and 13" wheels, I'm now back to 10's much bettr IMO

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25th May, 2005 at 09:29:27pm

ill have to try telling the ladies that bigger isnt better,

thanks for that research jim, hopefully itll bring me some luck over the bank hol weekend
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