My EK3.

Cheers Ezza. I know what you mean, atleast if Im gunna put a plate on, ill make it look nice.

cus wrote:

notcied the rm's in the back ground haha when they going on??

its sittin real nice btw i love that the fronts down a tad more then the back.

Haha spend a good few days setting up the 'stance' when I first fitted the MiesterRs.

My day off tomorrow, gunna take the RMs apart. Talking to a guy on Edition38 about some new lips.

Im gunna completely build 2 up to 8j with a 195/45 maybe even 185/45 (depends what brands etc) see if they fit on the front, if not, ill put them on the back.
With my calculations, the offset will be about 5-8 at 8j would should sit ncie with rolled rear arches.

Im looking at camber adjusters too, front & rear, mainly just to the straighten the fronts up because running about 190bhp when there is about 2" of tyre actually gripping the tar mac isn't very useful. So maybe a 7j or 7.5j at the front? We shall see.

looks really nice, where did you get your front tow strap from??

You still repping with us at JAE son?

Yes Ned!

hopeing to get the BBS done befor hand! Thinking of sellin the Lensos to get some money, go without a car for a few weeks & get them doneee.

Ooo & TRS tow strap is an ebay jobbie

cheers mate, been looking all over

Todays progress...







You can see the quality in the paintwork on the bolts! #facepalm
Most likely going to just order some new ones.

damn, i donk think the coke trick will work on those

have you ever heard of media blasting? might be worth a try if its cheaper than all new ones

Jono on civiclife says he can do something along those lines. Ill PM him, see how much!

Just paid for 2 x 1.5" ali lips too!

this is what you needto clean them bolts

EkWEST wrote:

Jono on civiclife says he can do something along those lines. Ill PM him, see how much!

Just paid for 2 x 1.5" ali lips too!

i thought 1.5" = 7.5" ?

Yeaa they do, but they were pretty cheap, so ill rock them
On the front & buy the 2" next month

That spec seems good man 7.5" and 8" rears, should be sitting nice with the offset being lower than it is now.

Yeah exactly I still wanna run 195/45s on the front too, just because its abit more than 'low & slow'

oh yeah man! thats so awsome! i love the choice off wheels, suits the stance so well!

Today, 2 new lips arrived, each 1.5"!

Gunna test fit them on the car tomorrow, but for now...





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&& everybody loves a crappy iphone picture from a few weeks ago! Would have been a good shot with a decent camera! Nice lighting.
Oh well...

im in love ^

You painting the centres on the BBS's ?? More lip is always a bonus

cant wait too see this on the legit BBS's!

good work man

Looks uber sick in that pic, loving this

Thanks guys Gunna be painting them yes, Im thinking both lip & centres same colour, most likely an anthracite, with gold bolts.

Today I did the generic 'test fitment' thing.

On the front..





Fitment is pretty spot on!

Also put them on the back to try judge how much room Ive got to play with..







I think once Ive rolled my arches Ill be safe to run 8j at the rear with 175/50s all round

sexual

NOOOO!!! dont paint the lips, youll regret it


lookin tidy

They aren't as shiny as the pictures make out, Im bored of the polished lip look.

Kinda like these...

I think all painted will look amazing, away from the norm is the best way to go.
Dark colour with shiny bolts will look so nice.

And if you get bored, you can always get new lips or sand blast the paint off and start again..