Valleyscorsa
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Registered: 16th Jan 03
Location: Glam Uni - drives - 1.2 vegas
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Saw these alloys which have been polished and instantly fell in love with them, want to get my evo s done, what you lot think?
[Edited on 19-03-2004 by Valleyscorsa]
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topshot_2k
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whats the difference? they jus more shiney? how much is it to have done and does it last long before the get dull again?
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Valleyscorsa
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Just put pics above mate 
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CorsaLad16v
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Sheffield UK Drives: VW Golf
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go for it, if u don't like them then.. erm.. u learn from ur mistakes lol
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L330wnz
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Location: Norwich, Norfolk
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I reckon making 'em darker would suit ya car more rather than making 'em all shiney IMO  
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Scotty_B
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Location: East Kilbride
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Leave wheels as they are, but colour-code the bump strips on the doors that'll finish it off nicely. Nice car that.
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Scotty_B
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If anything get a black/chrome finish like Icys:
Looks good.
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Danz_Corsa
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leave them on my opinion mate - your car looks sweet, get colour coding 
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SRi_m00k
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seen them wheels polished on a civic and they looked well...but polishin is high maintenance!! believe me!! that a pic of my speedlines above had em done a yr now and its a nightmare to keep...not only washein em every day or so to keep salt off em but polishin at least once a week!!
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TOMAS
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mook, cant you laquer over the top to protect them?
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Valleyscorsa
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Yeah colour coding deff needs finishing, what does SRI MOOK meen when he says polishing them, does he meen wiping them over with something? Also, if i get them laquered will the finish stay???
Cheers, Jamie
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SRi_m00k
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u can get em lacquered which will ease cleanin but it looses some of the shine... also when they become stone chipped and water gets beneath the lacquer its nasty...complete wheels has to be stripped and repolished whereas kerb them without lacquer etc its only the small damaged area which needs repaired will save u a fortune!!
when i say polished...once u have paid to get the wheels polished to a shine and if u havent lacquered em u have to polish them to remove the dead layer which has oxidised
this can be made easier by washin regular to keep dirt and grit off em...but at the enda the day ur gonna have to get down on all 4's and hand polish em wi the likes of auto glym metal polish...peek or auto sol
it aint fun but my rims aint too bad wi flat afces etc...anyone who polishes multi spokes has too much time on their hands!!
[Edited on 21-03-2004 by SRi_m00k]
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SRi_m00k
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this is after 2 days of not cleanin the wheels.......i give them a wash wi a sponge and warm water and they came out like this AFTER 2 FREAKIN DAYS !!!
had to sit an polish them after that  but after an hour or so they came up a treat!!
just be warned when u do it to keep em lookin gd is hard work!! seen a lot of ppl do it and not keep them rite...doesnt take long before they're fecked!
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kz
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that looks great, how much does it cost and where from? i cant find anywhere around where i live
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SRi_m00k
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mate got it done for me on the cheap...ya cud expect to pay anythin to 50quid a rim dependin on wat style an saize they are..
speak to some of the motorbike shops in ur area... bikers love to get their frames swing arms forks and wheels polihed they mite be able to help ye!
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