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 Post subject: Wheels arrived!!!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:57 pm 
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The wheels I ordered a few days ago have arrived this morning from Midland wheels in the UK!!

They must have rocket shipped them across!

Great service or what?!

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Thats nice. It took about 14 days for mine, but they went to Kentucky I think.

Mine came inflated. I didn't think they were allowed to do that in unpressurised aircraft holds.....

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:03 pm 
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Mine's are also inflated. I think its a good idea as it protects the rims from dints.

Now I just have to build the car around them!

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plus the poms are full of hot air.. actually u have to pay to use the air from any english petrol station

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With a four day transit, I think the wheels above got their own seats in economy.
Proof could be found by carefully looking along the gap between the tyre bead and the rim. If you look closely, you might find a cashew nut.

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There are cashew nuts in economy???!!!

Eh...luxury...

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Nice wheels, but are they "s" ofset or not :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Tasty, I just got mine from the UK on monday, Image Billet 107's.
Will post pics there georgos

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Nice wheels, pity about the centre caps (I love the original Mamba ones). :wink:

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drmini in aust wrote:
Nice wheels, pity about the centre caps (I love the original Mamba ones). :wink:


I know!

Not much trouble to have them machined out a couple of mm each wheel and not too expensive either...but once they're on its pretty hard to take them off again..

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Very nice indeed!!!
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They are just beautiful.

I wish I could fit some to the Traveller without flares but they don't come in S offset. :(

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Maybe by painting the recessed MAMBA logo black on the centre caps, they would look even better?

I'm biased as I have some originals :D

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i'm assuming they've balanced them up with weights on the inside.

clip on rim weights or stick ons?
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