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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2010, 09:17:54 am »
http://www.kahndesign.com/automotive/kahnwheels/?page=rs-v&cat=wheels

and these

those i didn't like .
but the RS Forged black look awsome.

however they don't state sizes and judging by the other forged in their site it will probably be only 20" and 21" which are very nice ... but for the wife's jeep.

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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2010, 08:52:13 pm »
tell me what you think of this :
(again sorry , know it's not a leon forum , but most users here are serious and SCN is not really my cup of tea)

i am thinking on using JE wide arch body kit :


without the horrible spoiler of-course.

the wheels in the picture are 9.5X18 ET 32 !!!!

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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2010, 10:49:52 pm »
an honest answer is Nope, not for me it looks too fussy.

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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2010, 10:51:52 pm »
Just be wary of the impact that wide arch kits can have on insurance premiums too - I would suggest that you run a possible project past your insurers first just to evaluate the impact it may have on your policy.

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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2010, 07:59:27 am »
Just be wary of the impact that wide arch kits can have on insurance premiums too - I would suggest that you run a possible project past your insurers first just to evaluate the impact it may have on your policy.

insurance works very differantly in Israel.
basically ... if you mod your car and they find out , you are not insured.

however they do go light on body kits, the Engine/Chassis mods is what they're after.

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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2010, 08:18:35 am »
tell me what you think of this :
(again sorry , know it's not a leon forum , but most users here are serious and SCN is not really my cup of tea)

i am thinking on using JE wide arch body kit :


without the horrible spoiler of-course.

the wheels in the picture are 9.5X18 ET 32 !!!!

I for one find the K1 seat kit very good looking on the car, why not go for that??  :wink:

Over the top mod list ;o)

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Re: Please help me choose wheels - urgent.
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2010, 10:47:11 am »
i actually dislike the K1 kit , but that's really not the point.

i am not looking for cosmetic upgrade but for a wide arch solution which will allow me to run wider wheels on the car.
the k1 keeps the regular wheel arches and therefore gives me no benefit over the normal cupra kit.

in JE kit you actually cut the OE wheel arches and use their extension which gives planty of space for wheels , even too much space.

i was thinking of buying the OE WTCC/BTCC body parts from Seat Sport but that really means changing the entire body panels of the car - I.E cutting/welding and other things i'm not willing to do.