Clio Ricardo's Liquid Yellow 200 EDC

[Andyquadra]

Personally I am digging the gold.

not sure about gold on yellow, really like the LY with black wheels.
It may be the photo's but would like to see more detail in the black rims as they appear to be overshadowed by the bright car?

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Personally I am digging the gold.

Yep me too..

 

[Ricardo]

not sure about gold on yellow, really like the LY with black wheels.
It may be the photo's but would like to see more detail in the black rims as they appear to be overshadowed by the bright car?

 

[Ricardo]

Personally I am digging the gold.

I would also go 215 section for those rims

205s would work on an 8J no? I'm trying to eliminate tyre sidewall flex so it doesn't hit the strut. Either width though I'm going 45 profile like the OE 17s.

 

[andybond]

On a 8J minimum should be a 215

 

[Ricardo]

On a 8J minimum should be a 215

Hmm, actually a set of Nankangs came up for sale yesterday for £100 a set used in 215 but after the convo with Brigsy he's not raving about them. I might put up a wanted ad for 215 Federals, the PMT in me will try for a decent set of used first.

 

[andybond]

The 595 are a great tyre for the cash. I pushed my 225/40/18 on the megs very hard on track and road and they were fantastic. In the cold or extreme wet they are a little less than impressive but as ever you drive to conditions ..

 

[detailR]

I run 205 on my 8" wheels. Zero tyre flex, but stay away from kurbs.

 

[Ricardo]

I run 205 on my 8" wheels. Zero tyre flex, but stay away from kurbs.

Cheers Rich, it's not about 'stretch' purely keeping it away from the suspension strut.

 

[detailR]

That's the idea of running a stretched tyre. It's all about fitment.
Fan boys just jumped on the bandwagon as it looks pretty cool.
If I ran a 215 it'd catch the arch and front strut

 

[Mart]

£ vs performance wise, for a trackday tyre, I have no gripes with the NS2R tyres on my Meg'. Bit flakey in the wet, but when dry, had no problem staying with a mk3 265 running AO48r tyres around Croft.

I'm running the 180 compound. There's a softer 120 available too.

 

[Ricardo]

With the run up to Blyton I'm trying to have the wheels ready and fitted. I gave myself a week away from anything wheels and cars to regroup so this week I'm back in force.
Monday is a trial for on the wheel to see how it looks..... And I have to say.... Oh, frikkin yes! Well I think it works, I'm just hoping it still has this presence when the tyres are fitted and the car is on the ground. Stance is EVERYTHING, I'm following a set of new Bilstein B14 coilovers just in case it needs more of a drop so we'll see.

Happy with the white on Liquid Yellow i popped into Halfords yesterday to pick up more white primer. Last night I started prepping the wheels, tonight was finishing them off and spraying a few coats on the other 3 wheels. Tomorrow I'll finish priming them off and hopefully have the chance to have one in white gloss.

 

[andybond]

I was afraid I wasnt going to like the white. I am not 100% convinced they will look better than the gold but they certainly work well !

 

[Ricardo]

I was afraid I wasnt going to like the white. I am not 100% convinced they will look better than the gold but they certainly work well !

If all else fails I could paint them another colour.... Although there could be a bigger picture to the wheels if everything works numbers wise.

 

[DaveL485]

I'm not feeling the white on LY i'm afraid, but will reserve judgement for Blyton

I saw a purpley-red one of these for sale last week for under £11k. I'm kinda glad I bought the 197 cos i'd have been all over it otherwise!

 

[Ricardo]

I'm not feeling the white on LY i'm afraid, but will reserve judgement for Blyton

I saw a purpley-red one of these for sale last week for under £11k. I'm kinda glad I bought the 197 cos i'd have been all over it otherwise!

Grafted most evenings last week and finished them yesterday afternoon. They're not the best, will make do, will probably hate them when they're fitted... Will probably sell them at a loss next week! I sold the Team Dynamics yesterday but have another option in the pipeline if the 8J ET49 works. I found out the Cup cars also use an 8J with an ET55 offset so I'm not far off. I don't know whether the cups use a different strut but I'm still half inch off the front strut.

 

[DaveL485]

Grafted most evenings last week and finished them yesterday afternoon

Why all the elbow grease? I could get these stripped and finished in standard colours for £20 a wheel, its barely worth the effort lol (assuming no tyres and you drop off/collect)

 

[Ricardo]

Why all the elbow grease? I could get these stripped and finished in standard colours for £20 a wheel, its barely worth the effort lol (assuming no tyres and you drop off/collect)

Now you Mention it! In Coventry?

 

[DaveL485]

Now you Mention it! In Coventry?

No Birmingham, eight miles from my work. Shame we're not at the same place at the same time in the next few days really.

Oh wait.

 

[DaveL485]

These cost me £25 a rim, IIRC (non-standard colour)

Fucking LOVE the colour, absolutely HATE them on the car.