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Old 08-09-09, 03:58 PM
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That's one clean VW! Nicely done. However, FWD + Staggered =
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

except acura
No, just Mike.

The rest of us are a little less anti-Acura....most of the time.
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Old 08-09-09, 06:51 PM
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No, just Mike.

The rest of us are a little less anti-Acura....most of the time.
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Old 08-09-09, 08:05 PM
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nice VW, welcome to CL.
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Old 08-09-09, 08:37 PM
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Welcome, very nice GTI and BBS wheels. A nice car with a classic set of BBS wheels will always be great and stand the test of time.
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Old 08-10-09, 07:37 AM
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Test fit the rears on... I can't put the fronts on until my spacers get here







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Old 08-10-09, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by CDNROCKIES
No, just Mike.

The rest of us are a little less anti-Acura....most of the time.
Hey we like Acuras...just not the new ones
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Old 08-10-09, 09:20 AM
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that looks sweet. 2 days back I saw a parked gti with some work meister wheels that looked agresssive as ***...looked like 10.5" in the back or something, definitely something you dont see everyday!
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Old 08-10-09, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by c4lvin
Test fit the rears on...
oh noess... vipvwftl
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Old 08-10-09, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
oh noess... vipvwftl

I don't see how my car is remotely close to VIP styling at all?
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Old 08-10-09, 11:28 AM
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Dude, you dont have to have a lexus here. I started out with one, then turned to the dark side. I had an Ultra Rare Lexus ES250 in Black Jade Metallic Pearl. I loved that car, but she met an untimely end.

As for your VW, sweet car dude. What part of TX you in? I hail from Ft Worth, Lake Country Estates in Lake Worth to be exact.
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Old 08-10-09, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by OCDetailer
Dude, you dont have to have a lexus here. I started out with one, then turned to the dark side. I had an Ultra Rare Lexus ES250 in Black Jade Metallic Pearl. I loved that car, but she met an untimely end.

As for your VW, sweet car dude. What part of TX you in? I hail from Ft Worth, Lake Country Estates in Lake Worth to be exact.
Thanks. I'm from Dallas, well Plano to be exact.

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Originally Posted by c4lvin
Haha, yeah. Thanks. Yeah, I love working with wheels. Some people build up their motors, I'll go ahead and build up a set of wheels


Do you have your own balancing and mounting machines, or just take your wheels/tires to a tire shop and pay them to mount/balance? (spin-balance machines, of course, have to be kept calibrated to be accurate, and the technicians skilled in their use, but that is not always the case at some shops). They sometimes don't get the tire mount right, either, with visible wobbles and runout and the inevitable shimmies.
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Form over function = fail
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Old 08-10-09, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Do you have your own balancing and mounting machines, or just take your wheels/tires to a tire shop and pay them to mount/balance? (spin-balance machines, of course, have to be kept calibrated to be accurate, and the technicians skilled in their use, but that is not always the case at some shops). They sometimes don't get the tire mount right, either, with visible wobbles and runout and the inevitable shimmies.
I wish I had the kind of cash to do my own mounting and balancing ($ for the machines, of course). I go to this NTB which is well known by the the locals here and I personally know the guy who I request to do the mount and balance of.

My car already shimmies and wobbles on right turns because my driver side axle binds on itself due to how low it is and the angle it exerts on said axle. lol.

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Form over function = fail
Sorry, I drive a econo-box that has an open differential, rear suspension that hasn't been changed in 20+ years of production (solid rear beam), front geometry that gets screwed up at with the slightest drop, 3000lb curb weight, and weight distribution that's terrible. I don't really think I'm all that concerned about the "performance" aspect of it all.
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