Midland wheels 7j RS 4 spokes....

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Midland wheels 7j RS 4 spokes....

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Diamond cut with black or silver centres, see sets of 4 today at 490 flocked with yoko 175/50s... (buy direct and cut out the "middle man" ;) )

appart from the givaway centre caps a good deal i think.
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i got my starmags from midland wheels, £350 for 13x7" with 205 tyres, centre caps, locking nuts etc, wheels are stunning, quite local to me aswell which is unusual lol will post up some pics soon
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7j with 175/50?

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Is that really the tyre size on those or is there a typo in there?
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That's what I thought...

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Isn't the whole point of having 7j wheels so you can put 205's on?

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No typo.....

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175/50 13s is the tyre to go for.... part of the "south london look" apparently, loads of em run that size on a 7j, more popular than the 195/45 that are now only available in dunlop 9000 tread.

205/60 old hat now, too tall.
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You mean like these?

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I got a set waiting to go on my car, with 195/45/13Image
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Those are revolutions, the ones Glyn's talking about are like the S or Laser 4 spoke, but wider at 7". 175s look ok, I prefer wider ones myself though. personal preference I guess.ImageJC|2 LITRE LASER AUTOMATIC|STRATOS SILVER
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I got 7" wheels for the front on 175/50/13 and 8" on the back on 205/60/13 as the 205/50/13 was impossibale to find. Will look a bit draggy but it think will look cool.Image
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only Dunlop?? 195/45/13's...no way

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whos telling you this?.....Continentals still do em....not cheap at over £70 each tho..and there are others too still avail...
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"South London Look"?

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Cobblers, tyres aren't a fashion item, they;re to grip the road!

Our local tyre place can source Marshall/Kumho 205/60/13 tyres no prob, and I prefer the wider look.

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me too...wider the better

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IMHO the 45 profile look is very escort thats been "decked" ...but Glyn loves the early Escort so "horses for courses"...but deffo not for capris.
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Correct TCK.....

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Capri arches are just too gappy, i trial fitted my 7j supalites on mine with a 195/45 and you could see too much inner arch, with a 175/50 would have been worse, the main reason i didnt keep em was the crossmember ended up 25mm off the floor.

195/45/13 dunlops were on offer at 30 each when i got mine, good deal but as i found out years ago with dunlops on a mini (3000 miles out of the fronts)they just dont last, grip like **** to a blanket though :)

175/50s are the tyre of choice for escorts and anglias though, suit mk2 cortinas well too.
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you live near desford then i got some

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7x13 minilites lovely wheels from them good service as well
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