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Gwendoline's new shoes! *update - Bumpstops and more pretty pics!*
jo_tas - January 27th, 2006 at 02:42 PM

Hi all!
Got these fitted today... widend originals (5.5 inch) with 195/65/r15 GT Radial Champiros...

They fit really well, no rubbing, and after taking her around some fast corners, (hehe) they grip really well too!

They look good too!

[ Edited on 26-2-2006 by jo_tas ]

[ Edited on 8-3-2006 by jo_tas ]


jo_tas - January 27th, 2006 at 02:43 PM

2..


jo_tas - January 27th, 2006 at 02:45 PM

3..


pete wood - January 27th, 2006 at 03:13 PM

baby's got a new set of pumps!

love the chrome dress rings, gives it that competition look ;)


jo_tas - January 28th, 2006 at 03:03 PM

NO! No lowering!

Besides.. with theses tyres.. i CAN'T lower it :P

I like the way it looks now.. those wheels/tyres and ride height combo..


toecutter - January 28th, 2006 at 03:52 PM

Lowered a inch up front and away you go:thumb


baggedbug68 - January 28th, 2006 at 09:53 PM

the wheels look really good shame you cant drop it,i think it would set it off nice ohh well. have fun with it anyway!


jo_tas - January 28th, 2006 at 10:51 PM

Everyone lowers their cars!

It seems to me that the VW "customising" scene is fast becoming the VW "cloning" scene.

Everyone lowers their dub and puts fuchs on it.

Standard VW's are starting to stand out more!


bajachris88 - January 28th, 2006 at 10:55 PM

how about people like me who would be raising em? :lol:


jo_tas - January 28th, 2006 at 11:18 PM

Hehe.. I'll allow that!


Schmoburger - January 31st, 2006 at 10:36 PM

leave her as she is now...looks teh sex! :bounce

Stock is go!!! :tu:


jo_tas - February 1st, 2006 at 09:23 PM

Thankyou Schmoburger.. i will do just that!

She has the hubaps back on now... looks even better :)


Schmoburger - February 1st, 2006 at 11:39 PM

hmmm.. I dunno.. I reckon she looks pretty slick with just the dressrims :tu:

give us some pics with the caps? :)

all my dressrims came from the local tip LOL.. they're off old HQ and Falcon wheels :P


jo_tas - February 2nd, 2006 at 07:45 PM

With the hubcaps.. not the best pic.. but it'll do :P


Fossil - February 15th, 2006 at 01:10 PM

Nice one Jo_Tas leave her the way she is


empi - February 22nd, 2006 at 05:20 PM

ARE YOU SUR THOSE WHEELS ARE 15S??


Schmoburger - February 23rd, 2006 at 11:49 AM

Hey!... it DOES look even fancier with the caps. :tu:


jo_tas - February 23rd, 2006 at 08:59 PM

Yes empi.. they are 15's... otherwise my tyres would be falling off them!!

Although i did have to check them against my stock wheels, cause they do look like 14's.. but they're not!


jo_tas - February 26th, 2006 at 09:43 PM

Got a new digital camera today.. and i was blown away by how good the pics are!

Just had to show them to you lot!

They're quite big.. so i can't post them here, but here's the links!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=258601
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=258600


KOM123 - February 26th, 2006 at 11:09 PM

Pics are looking good Jo :thumb

Here's some smaller res ones too for the thread.


62deluxe - February 26th, 2006 at 11:56 PM

Gee I better raise mine back to stock!!! Baaaaaa LOL


ragtopp - March 6th, 2006 at 09:23 PM

Everyone is fitting fuchs!!!!!! I cant see many volksie's with fuchs around. Maybe Mangels but not fuchs. Hey Jo didnt you ask us to lower your notch last week at my place or was that you joking? You know we think your new rims look the goods, do you want to buy a fasty thats a good wide wheel doner?


jo_tas - March 8th, 2006 at 02:57 PM

Yeah well... i'm still on the borderline.. i would like it lowered.. but i don't think i really can with these tyres... and i think it does look low enough now anyway..

On another note.. i found out why it was riding so badly.. it was sitting on the bumpstops on the front! *doh!*

I can't beleive the two other mechanics that have looked at it tro try and work out why it was riding badly, didn't notice this! (i'm not mentioning names)

So anyway, i jacked it up, pulled those suckers off, and whattyaknow, it rides perfectly! so smoooth! Once again, DOH!


jo_tas - March 8th, 2006 at 03:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ragtopp
Everyone is fitting fuchs!!!!!! I cant see many volksie's with fuchs around. Maybe Mangels but not fuchs. Hey Jo didnt you ask us to lower your notch last week at my place or was that you joking? You know we think your new rims look the goods, do you want to buy a fasty thats a good wide wheel doner?


Oh, maybe i meant mangels.. *shrug* i can't remember what they're all called!!

And what do you mean about the fasty?
Are you talking about the one i sold you, or another one?
If its the one i sold you, i already have the wide wheels off it! lol!


jo_tas - March 8th, 2006 at 03:04 PM

And a couple of pretty pictures...
Its not just parked on the hill to look pretty... The generator died.. so i had to park it there so i can roll start it in the morning..:P

[ Edited on 8-3-2006 by jo_tas ]


jo_tas - March 8th, 2006 at 03:13 PM

How did that little ratbag get in the shot??


ragtopp - March 8th, 2006 at 09:00 PM

Yeh im aware that you have the wheels off the fasty, it was a joke.


jo_tas - March 8th, 2006 at 09:10 PM

Oh.. right.. what kind of idiot would buy a rusted out late model fasty anyway?? :P :kiss

[ Edited on 8-3-2006 by jo_tas ]


Schmoburger - March 11th, 2006 at 09:13 PM

Hehe... just curious Jo... what happens when you cant find a hill to park on??? LOL :P :lol:


jo_tas - March 11th, 2006 at 10:47 PM

Hehe... well it was only that morning.. got a new generator fitted that day.. so its all good now!:bounce