Steel wheel shortage

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Steel wheel shortage

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Looks like all the "scene" fashionistas have dictated to the victims that steel rims are the new alloys
Just watch the price of s/h Merc and T4 wheels go stupid...
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Nah - we all know that they're only really cool when painted yellow...

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Yellow? I'm strictly a sunny-side up man Steel grey for me.
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sonic23 wrote:Nah - we all know that they're only really cool when painted yellow...

Oh dear
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Everyone knows its got to be Matt Black!

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I'm toying with idea of dayglo orange
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lloydy wrote:I'm toying with idea of dayglo orange

do it!!
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I have 15 merc alloys with 225/75 tyres,recently bought a 7j passat wheel for a spare,apparently they are stronger than t3/t4 wheels???? pcd 112. worth a look ?
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Mefros all the way in original colours ( although the paint is a bit thin on them )
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Thats so last year sweety!

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ELVIS wrote:Thats so last year sweety!


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Ive got alloys on now..

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You're all behind the times on your choice of wheels I'm fitting these next week (ones on the left)...apparently they hold the road like nothing else.....
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ELVIS wrote:Thats so last year sweety!
So last two years baby !!!! even fitted in Germany by jaeger
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Re: Steel wheel shortage

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you obviously missed the point.

Is this thread going to turn into a willy waggling competition over who fitted em first?

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