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As above, mine look horrendous with rust now!!

Hi guys, Anyone any good at photoshop? I'm really thinking about changing my wheel colour to BMW sparkling graphite. Could anyone photoshop wheels in this colour on a picture of a black 197? I'd be REALLY grateful!!!!! Thanks in advance. Sam

Same as these mate (not my car) http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac257/sweetxi/My%20Ride%20330Xi/IMG_2417.jpg

Will be buying them in a couple of weeks, just booked the car in for a wheel refurb with acid dip as the previous guy who did my wheels left runs everywhere, looks horrendous! Going for BMW sparkling graphite on a black 197, what you think?

H&R's I think.. A lot cheaper than I thought they'd be too.

Cool, 3-4 hours labour then I'm looking a couple hundred quid I should think. Not bad. Thanks guys.

Thanks guys. What would I be looking ballpark for fitting on the springs? Also, did you find there was a negative effect on handling fitting the springs? Just thinking if this will alter any of the geometry on the car? I'm having it done more so for the looks but don't want to lose any of the...

I am toying with the idea of changing the stock springs on my 197 to H&R's to gain a slight drop as the car sits too high IMO. I've never lowered any of my previous cars before and was just wondering if it'd be more effective/I'd have less problems if I were to just buy the coilover set...

I moved into my Mrs' place recently which is a flat.. she had a top up meter which suprisingly isn't that expensive. I think we spent £60 last month for electric (no gas). Water £25, internet+virgin media £35, council tax £105... Our most expensive outgoing bar the mortgage on her place is good...

I'm going to ring and re-explain my situation to them and then also blag my way into having a rolling contract. See if that gets me anywhere. I am in no way shape or form though paying while it's unattended..Or for the new tenant who "conveniently" forgets to set theirs up..

Hi guys, I'm shortly moving into the missus' place and today rang the local council (Northampton) to cancel my council tax. I currently rent my flat and was asked by the woman on the phone when my tenancy agreement was due to end, in response I told her it was the 29th October. Much to my...

Cool! If you don't mind me asking, what process did you go through in painting them?

Have you not got any brush marks on here?? Most I've ever seen have had brush marks when you look close. Yours look tidy though.

I have heard good things about Richard Sanders, I live in Northampton and they've recently opened a RS Renault here, big lack of R'sport cars though. Only a grubby Meg and a Gordini 200 on the forecourt.

Sounds like an arse mate plus you'll get it done a lot cheaper elsewhere with service just as good I should think. I'd cut your losses with the £78, find exactly which joints have gone. Ring R-sport and get on the phone to some garages regarding fitting. Cost me only £50 in labour with a very...

What did you get in the end, 197/200?

An update of sorts; I took a friend of a friends 08 plate NON-DSG out for a drive last night. Brilliant car, savage acceleration.. but didn't feel fun nor exciting.. bar the noise there's not a lot I think I actually really liked too much about it. I'm gonna wait ultimately until I drive the...

Just to add.. When I picked my car up from Hardings in Hemel Hempstead.. Only a month after driving my car away I had to replace lower n/s ball joint, front tyres (they'd swapped a pair from another car for wheel preference and they turned out to be running low on tread in the inside) and pads...

Hi mate, unfortunately these cars aren't the best at preserving ball joints. So I've been told it's because of the complexity of the suspension arms upfront. I've had my car 2 years and have had to replace both the near side upper and lower ball joints. Be careful not to ripped off though as...

Is that corrosion I see in the alloy spoke? If so, the wheels will need sand blasting.