New shoes!!
 

Needed some new tyres on the rear of the bimmer but at £200ish a corner they aint cheap. Not been a huge fan of the 17" alloys it came with and though it was an opportunity for change.

Found these 19" alloys on ebay with delivery mileage RF tyres on them. The guy ended the listing early so assumed they had been sold but contacted him on the off chance and offered £800. Turned up he'd ended as an overseas bidder with zero feedback kept bidding on the and was afraid it was a scam. So we eventually agreed on £875 considering the tyres on the are worth around £850 I'd say its a bargin. Theres one tiny mark on one but not going to loose sleep over it!

Before:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...pse81a6ed0.jpg

After:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...psee4dbc92.jpg

An improvement on the originals :)

Thanks not 100% about them, they are 'busier' than I imagined and thought they'd fill the arches slightly more but surprisingly they haven't impacted the comfort much at all which Im happy about. Plus was such a good deal couldn't really turn down!

Definitely an improvement

The spoke detail is maybe a bit fussy, maybe go up a profile on the tyres when they get replaced would fill the arches more.

Next on the list is some tints, nothing too drug dealer like just the subtle factory option tints I reckon.

Going to be a pain to clean I'm sure! Yer that might be a good call with the larger profile depends whats available in run flats I guess as no spare, jack or ratchet in the car!

Good for weight saving I guess.

I didn't like having no spare so invested in a couple of steelies from the breakers.

Not with the added weight of four run flats! lol

get it lowered lol

Looks nice does that

Its got electrically controlled suspension, its not as simple as fitting smaller springs!

Is a great looking motor, with either wheels.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

i was being silly mate dont need lowering at all

They definetly look better jay! Nice, much smarter! You got a good deal there as well.

I also bought another set of wheels this week for a mk1 180 I bought through work, it's mint! Brand new straights in the boxes with centre caps. I won't say what I payed though, might out bargin you :) lol

Nice change that. Tints are a good call.

After a few more changes you'll be wishing you'd just bought an M-Sport in the first place ....

I know!! Not going to do anything else to it after the tints, it is what it is, an oil burner! Still got 63mpg today on the way back from wolverhampton and I wasnt even on an eco drive had it in sport and spent most of the time in the outside lane!

No point me spending money on at as its not technically mine and will hand it back in a few years time anyway. Gonna keep the old alloys and stick them back on when I give it back with the barely legal tyres and flog these rims.

Didn't know you had got a MK1! Sounds like you've got a great deal there. Nearly came round to your garage to have the wheels swapped over as have no jack to lift the thing up anymore! lol

looks a lot better mate :) got a bit of a bargain!