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November-11th-2007, 09:40 PM

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JoshP5

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Well, you might be able to get it to work w/rolled fenders and the right tires.

November-11th-2007, 09:42 PM

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Quote:

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Well, you might be able to get it to work w/rolled fenders and the right tires.

The P5 I saw it on (chuyler1 on that other forum) I believe was running 205/50-16 tires.. they were big looking. I do believe he eventually rolled his fenders, but don't know how much he really needed to. Sedans have a bit more clearance so maybe it'll work without? Either way it looked slick

November-11th-2007, 10:28 PM

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16x7+40

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November-11th-2007, 10:54 PM

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Don't roll the fenders man, it'll cause them to rust a lot faster. Not worth it, just get wheels with the right offset.

November-11th-2007, 11:04 PM

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Don't roll the fenders man, it'll cause them to rust a lot faster. Not worth it, just get wheels with the right offset.

So mine would have been bubbling and rusting before 45k miles? I doubt it. If you roll them correctly and finish it after (coating the metal with a protectant) it won't rust any faster.

November-12th-2007, 12:46 PM

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Nice, good luck with it. I'd be interested in the Racing Harts if you decide to sell them.

November-12th-2007, 01:00 PM

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I still advise against the fender rolling, cuz most people don't know how to do it right. Kudos to you Kansei ..

November-13th-2007, 07:25 AM

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Well if you want to sell, I'd buy them. Not that I don't have them already but I wouldn't mind having a second set laying around just in case. Are the hubs in good shape?

November-13th-2007, 09:29 AM

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They actually look like they are the 2003.5 MSP wheels, much darker than your 2003.0 wheels

pic showing both on titanium mazdaspeed proteges in the same photo here:
http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=...57601381225888

Last edited by _Kansei_; November-13th-2007 at 09:31 AM.

November-13th-2007, 01:57 PM

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don't post teases man....tell us when you actually GET it...beautiful car though...matty's right, paint the hood factory blue....CF has TOTALLY lost it's charm for me...

November-13th-2007, 05:52 PM

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^ lol i know, hopefully everything will go through and be completed this week sometime

November-13th-2007, 06:36 PM

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Thats a nice come back. The car looks really good

November-13th-2007, 10:09 PM

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Thanks man!

November-14th-2007, 07:18 PM

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Well I gotta say, in that pic posted by Kansei, I like the idea of changing the bolt colors. Interesting touch. I like the darker rims. I am probably going to get some different rims eventually. Why? I dunno. I like the classic custom five spokes that MSP come with, but I like a thicker five spoke design. Somewhat like you'd find on an Audi.