j3nks79 said:
You are not the first to say that.
Not my fault others are less good at thinking and fail to come to the same 100% correct conclusions I do ;-)
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You are not the first to say that.
Not my fault others are less good at thinking and fail to come to the same 100% correct conclusions I do ;-)
Zedebee said:
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mmm-five said:
Makes sense... I never actually see emojis on this site - I dust see text like : y c a r d : (spaces added in case I actually create an emoji and this post makes no sense) and just had no idea!
Zedebee said:Yes indeed. It was a yellow card emoji for saying the ubiquitous MV2s were better than the 224s. I didn’t give you a red because it’s a subjective assessment. I challenge you to post a poll asking which are better
Ubiquitous because they are lovely!
Special Kay
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I think I'm with the minority on this one. Even though I currently have 224s. I'd still love to scratch that 19 inch csl itch (hint hint Simon, assuming your csl's fit a z4c). I'm apprehensive about the brake dust factor and the decade it takes to clean each wheel, but as with many on here, I'd need to live with them for a while before rage against the wheel takes over. But until that time, CSL's rule 
in my opinion
in my opinionMine came with custom wheels which are a bit like CSLs... 19s. I love the look. One day I will fit 18s for comparison, but I can;t see myself sticking with them (unless I end up with two... a classy E86 on MV2s, and a more modded one on the wheels I have fitted now.)
Simon 3.2M
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Simon 3.2M said:
I have OE CSL's. so that removes the reps are crap angle. You cant beat the deep dish look of the CSL's - the photo below doesn't quite do it justice, deeper looking in the flesh.
That said, I think for CSL's to look as if they came like that from the factory, the car needs lowering a touch as the arch gap is a little too large in my opinion.
I haven't got round to this, in part as I don't want to create an issue on ground clearance - something that I welcomed getting into European underground carparks this year on the trip. Second, at some stage my springs will need replacement, as I have some flaking on the rears, so want to tie this in with a proper refresh, and decide which setup to go with.
That said, I think for CSL's to look as if they came like that from the factory, the car needs lowering a touch as the arch gap is a little too large in my opinion.
I haven't got round to this, in part as I don't want to create an issue on ground clearance - something that I welcomed getting into European underground carparks this year on the trip. Second, at some stage my springs will need replacement, as I have some flaking on the rears, so want to tie this in with a proper refresh, and decide which setup to go with.
Ed Doe said:
Yeah. That was always the original E46 CSL look though. Aftermarket vibes - although compared to the latest crop of CS/CSLs it’s nothing, of course!
I like them on a coupe but couldn’t live with 265/30 on the rear for long. The other thing I’ve noticed about them (having owned from new) is that the factory coating is superb.