Phil - I have just been quoted 700 for coilovers which are over my budget right now, so i am thinking either wait until i have the money or just get a kit and do it for 175....i think i may wait and do it properly. Have also sorted the bumpers...a valeter at work gave me some..??not entirely sure what....but it has brought them up a treat...thanks for the advice anyway.
LOL well it was purple and in a little white bottle..but my bumpers look excellent now!! so i'm not complaining............
PICS!! oh and you might as well post some pics of the bumpers and the stuff you cleaned them with while you're at it too
My advice would be to get a nice sensible drop (35mm) with some Eibach springs, and then get a set of something like BBS RX's in 17"'s. It will give it a modified look, that won't be over the top which will look classy and only cost you about a grand. Jon's wheels are Azev A's, which look very cool but IMO feel horrible on a Mk3 due to the low offset and width (8") on them.
Depends how you drive it i suppose, but you can certainly feel the difference under acceleration - pulls a bit from side to side. Thinking of putting std rims back on for the winter, so will be able to feel the difference. IMO, i think the Azev A look best in 17", but next time will go for a slightly narrower wheel in 16". mmmm, sounds like a good excuse to look at new wheels
Oh yeah, i like it . They look really smart on a silver car. Did you get rid of them purely for handling reasons ??
Three reasons mainly! 1) I couldn't get it low enough without doing serious mods to my arches. 2) It never felt as nimble as it could have been. 3) They nearly caused me a serious accident at 100mph due to a blowout with the slight -ve camber I had on them. Always loved the wheels though, and they do look well on black cars.
Mine are 17" x 8" ET30 with 205/40/17 tyres. As Phil said, if you want to go lower than 35-40mm, they would rub like hell unless you did some serious arch mods. Mine is only lowered around 40mm and i don't have much trouble.
Hi Aimee and thanks for the welcome. I loved the colour as well, as soon as i saw it i had to have it!!
