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This should divide opnion. My new look.

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  1. James-NZ

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    #1 James-NZ, Sep 20, 2010
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    I like my cars to be personal. On the weekend I started the ball rolling on some minor cosmetic changes. I am not going to let the cat out of the bag but will update with photo's as things progress.

    We started by removing all the wheels. I have ROH strada 3 peice alloys on my car, I really like the extra inch in height (19"x8" fronts and 19"x10" rears) which reduces the tyre side wall and for me brings out the lines on the 355 very well.
    After removing these wheels I refitted the factory wheels and returned the car to the ground.
    Yesterday I had a tyre shop remove the tyres from the rims to allow me to start the dis-assembly.

    Last night I began the tedious task of removing the 19 bolts per rim, progress photo's below, tonight's task is to clean all the parts, especially the inner rim that will require quite a lot of work to get it where its needed for the next step. Photo's of that to follow.

    First 2 photos to show how she has looked for the majority of my ownership, the rest will be updates on the new look.
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  2. X11OUD

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    #2 X11OUD, Sep 20, 2010
    The ROH wheels have always looked great on your car, one of the few alternatives to come close to the beauty of the factory wheels.
    Look forward to the updates.
     
  3. PAP 348

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    #3 PAP 348, Sep 20, 2010
    Cool man, any pics with the standard wheels on it? :D:D

    Looking forward to seeing the new look. :D:D
     
  4. 285ferrari

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    #4 285ferrari, Sep 20, 2010
    Just don't paint the wheels yellow....
     
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    #5 PAP 348, Sep 20, 2010
    I saw a yellow 360 once with stock wheels painted yellow with a black outer rim...................:(:(
     
  6. BigTex

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    #6 BigTex, Sep 20, 2010
    I noticed on my BBS set that they (or SOMEONE) said "F*&^ it" and just painted the back side Grey......

    Looking forward to the results!!
     
  7. James-NZ

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    #7 James-NZ, Sep 20, 2010
    Thanks for the positive comments guys. :)

    As I said, I'm not letting the cat out of the bag :) you will all have to wait to see what is being done, but I promise to keep this thread up to date as things change. ;)

    I'm quite excited... :D
     
  8. enginefxr

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    #8 enginefxr, Sep 20, 2010
    How about painting the spokes white and the center yellow, like a big daisy!!! :)
     
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    #9 enginefxr, Sep 20, 2010
    ^ Hope I didn't ruin your surprise, James! :D
     
  10. James-NZ

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    #10 James-NZ, Sep 20, 2010
    LOL!!! :D
     
  11. jeffdavison

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    #11 jeffdavison, Sep 20, 2010
    Beautiful wheels!!

    Does ROH still manufacture them? /available?


    JD
     
  12. James-NZ

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    #12 James-NZ, Sep 20, 2010
    Unfortunately no, I looked into it for someone in 2008 and they had stopped production at that time, I have not asked again though.

    Thanks for the complement. :)
     
  13. PAP 348

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    #13 PAP 348, Sep 20, 2010
    Hehehe. :eek::eek:
     
  14. 2NA

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    #14 2NA, Sep 20, 2010
    Or black. :(

    The car looks good just the way it is.
     
  15. AceMaster

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    #15 AceMaster, Sep 21, 2010
    Great work James, can't wait to see the finished product.
     
  16. jeffdavison

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    #16 jeffdavison, Sep 21, 2010
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    I went to their website and they have them listed. They have the Strada in a 3 piece modular and one called the Modena which also looks nice.
    They have a downloadable order form in a PDF file which asks for size, widths, offsets and finish.

    http://www.roh.com.au/modularseries.php

    http://www.roh.com.au/modularseriesmodena.php

    http://www.roh.com.au/modularseriesstrada.php

    JD



     
  17. James-NZ

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    #17 James-NZ, Sep 21, 2010
    Excellent, looks like they have added them back in, the Modena rim is very nice and was available last time I looked. Great info Jeff, thanks for adding it to the thread, might help someone in the future.
     
  18. James-NZ

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    #18 James-NZ, Sep 21, 2010
    Got the last of the rims apart this morning, just need to get them cleaned up and they will be ready to drop off for paint.

    Photos to follow. :)
     
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    #19 James-NZ, Sep 23, 2010
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  20. PAP 348

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    #20 PAP 348, Sep 23, 2010
    Cool man. Cant wait to see pics. :D:D
     
  21. X11OUD

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    #21 X11OUD, Sep 24, 2010
    Are they back yet James ????????
     
  22. James-NZ

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    #22 James-NZ, Sep 24, 2010
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    Yep, there back!! :D

    They look amazing, my dad and I spend 3 hours with the loctite and a torque wrench reassembling them last night, they look as good if not better than I thought they would.

    The tyres are about to be fitted up and I will have them back on the car today. I have a bunch of progress photo's but will withhold them untill it's all back together, then I'll post all the pic's for you guys.

    Then I'll put on my flame suit ;)
     
  23. monza v12

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    #23 monza v12, Sep 24, 2010
    Yellow centres, polished rim would be my guess.
     
  24. PAP 348

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    #24 PAP 348, Sep 24, 2010
    Lol, cool man! :D:D

    I hope that suit is triple layered. :eek::eek:
     
  25. enginefxr

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    #25 enginefxr, Sep 24, 2010
    With Nomex underwear!
     
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