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wheels ... ... but what happened to the car? Isn´t it like a PT bracelet from ALS on a titanium watch from Sinn, or something like this? Anyway, thought some of you could like it. @Bimbaneo: Pimp your Mini ... Oliver...  

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I know some (Topmanagement!?!) guys who ordered Bentley wheels for their Phaeton and Lamborghini wheels for a SEAT

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version one version two...  

... has a pretty-well edjusted suspension .... other fact: the bigger the wheels, the heavier they become ... and i mean really heavy. This influences the road handling, but on the other hand the tyres will be stiffer and that has a positive influence ...... 

and you are right as well, besides the aesthetical gain, a new even bigger wheel should always be lighter then stock otherwise you get big heavy feet... Cheers. Luc

... is about as max as you should be going .... we have them on our Mini (Diesel) ... My doctor has 18 inch wheels on his 260 hp JCW , in combination with the JCW suspension this is no problem .... but the car on your pic is an R50 (older model) and at 19...  

You just need the yellow stripe to have the Belgian flag ( lets see how long this flag exists anyway....God save our belgian souls!) Cheers. Luc

Stylistically it works rather well. I'm just not a personal fan of low profile tires like that for cars that beg to be driven. Your butt would be pummeled into a doughy mass after a day of hard driving with those.

Interesting pic Oliver! Is it photoshopped? -MW

I just hope he respected the golden rule: same overall diameter then stock tires That means if the biggest size officially available is 205/40x18, a 225/30x19 (for instance) with the right wheel offset to ensure clearance in the wheel arch could fit. Of c...  

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...and strange. I wonder what the story is behind this car. Cheers, Daos

when I detected it in the real world Oliver

me excluded Only detected the object in the wild and the wheels looked familiar to me. Not sure if I would spend that amount of money only for wheels. Have to think about spending the same amount for "painting", because somebody scratched (intentional) my... 

I can get criminal when i notice that behavior. Here in Spain it is quite common and the police does not care unless the author is a foreigner.