After having searched the internet for my wheels, Ive come up a bit stumped. So my question is in 3 parts
1. huddersfield superlights, are they genuine ( also will the flake in a matter of weeks as has been suggested elsewhere on the forums )
2. Is it hard to find 12x6 or should i bee looking at 12x5.5 ( im fitting sportspack arches and really dont want to add spacers )
3. I love the look of deep dished wheels under sportspack, but will the ofset affect my handling in anyway should i go for them?
these may seem ignorant questions but any help or advice would be great. feel free to wade in with your opinions on manufacturers etc but im pretty set on 12x6 as far as size goes
thanks guys
12x6 Wheels
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strugglingstudent
, Feb 13 2010 12:09 AM
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 01:07 AM
IMO to fill out sportspacks properly you need a 7" wide wheel.
With 6" wide wheels personally I feel they look over arched.
Not trying to put you off or anything, if you like the look go for it.
There is quite a good article by Calver entitled adverse effects of fitting wide wheels HERE
Have a read and see what you think, Really depends what the car is being used for.
As far as where sells wheels i've heard good things about huddersfield, It's generally Midland wheel supplies that seem to get a lot of bad press.
Hope that's some help and best of luck
Tim
With 6" wide wheels personally I feel they look over arched.
Not trying to put you off or anything, if you like the look go for it.
There is quite a good article by Calver entitled adverse effects of fitting wide wheels HERE
Have a read and see what you think, Really depends what the car is being used for.
As far as where sells wheels i've heard good things about huddersfield, It's generally Midland wheel supplies that seem to get a lot of bad press.
Hope that's some help and best of luck
Tim
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 07:54 AM
i have the huddersfield 6x12 superlights with the polished rounded rim
been on my mini for 6-7 years and still look good
if you go for the polished rim you will need to give them a polish every now and again to remove stains, but the lacquer has stays put and the wheels still look good
the wheels i had before this were MWS minilights and they looked a right mess in less than a year
been on my mini for 6-7 years and still look good
if you go for the polished rim you will need to give them a polish every now and again to remove stains, but the lacquer has stays put and the wheels still look good
the wheels i had before this were MWS minilights and they looked a right mess in less than a year
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 08:21 AM
On the flip side to that , my minilights from MWS are still going strong after 3 years ( although they are polished thoroughly every weekend)
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 10:51 AM
i just got 12x6 wheels from pandl minis, very good service from them, cant tell ya much bout how long they'l last yet tho!!
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 11:35 AM
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 11:40 AM
http://s586.photobuc...m...pg&newest=1
done these last night there Huddersfield superlights 12x6
SHINY!
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 12:34 PM
powder coated? they look absolutely amazing, those are pretty much what im going for, softline superlights 12x6. your picture has pretty much won it for me!http://s586.photobuc...m...pg&newest=1
done these last night there Huddersfield superlights 12x6
Edited by strugglingstudent, 13 February 2010 - 12:40 PM.
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 12:36 PM
IMO to fill out sportspacks properly you need a 7" wide wheel.
With 6" wide wheels personally I feel they look over arched.
Not trying to put you off or anything, if you like the look go for it.
There is quite a good article by Calver entitled adverse effects of fitting wide wheels HERE
Have a read and see what you think, Really depends what the car is being used for.
As far as where sells wheels i've heard good things about huddersfield, It's generally Midland wheel supplies that seem to get a lot of bad press.
Hope that's some help and best of luck
Tim
thanks for that link, ive read alot on calvers site before and thats why i settled on 12x6, im trying to get a good balance betwen aesthetics and handling so they are my choice. thanks for your help
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Posted 13 February 2010 - 01:21 PM
thats the condition of 1 of the 1's i got, not good, its all pitted and scuffed ![=]](http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/dontgetit.gif)
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Posted 14 February 2010 - 12:24 AM
thanks guys haha could you believe i sprayed them in my room in uni off the car and on again with in 36 hours
there done with rattle cans
not powder coated
also i used rimwax to ensure brake dust doesn't get the better of them
good luck with your hunt
there done with rattle cans
not powder coated also i used rimwax to ensure brake dust doesn't get the better of them
good luck with your hunt
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Posted 14 February 2010 - 12:41 AM
thanks guys haha could you believe i sprayed them in my room in uni off the car and on again with in 36 hours
there done with rattle cans
also i used rimwax to ensure brake dust doesn't get the better of them
good luck with your hunt
did you laquer over them at all? they look very nice! want to do something like that to my wheels to!
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Posted 14 February 2010 - 11:25 AM
http://s586.photobuc...m...pg&newest=1
done these last night there Huddersfield superlights 12x6
they look great
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Posted 16 February 2010 - 06:13 AM
Not to steal your post or anything...
But does anyone know the offset of these 12x6? Do they all have the same offset?
Thanks!
But does anyone know the offset of these 12x6? Do they all have the same offset?
Thanks!
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Posted 16 February 2010 - 08:31 AM
A lot of them are +3 if that helps
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