Winter wheels are on... (pics)

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a11y

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 Central Scotland
a11y presents "The Pram Wheel Look 2010™": small wheels are soooooooooo in fashion :lol:

Thanks again to Pawnsacrifice for the bargain on the wheels (purchased earlier this year). I bought winter tyres a few weeks ago but only felt the need to swap the wheels over at the weekend - good timing as the temp hasn't risen above 7degC since I did. Tyres are 225/50/16 Kumho KW27 (apparently Kumho's "sport-orientated" winter tyre, if such a thing exists) - it's no Vred Wintrac but all the tests I've read placed them highly, but at half the price I'll make do. Overall diameter is 0.8% smaller than my 18" staggered setup, equivalent to a 5mm diameter difference which is nothing.

Shame they're so fecking small, but I actually quite like the look :oops:


2010-11-08 (1) by ally mitchell, on Flickr


2010-11-08 (2) by ally mitchell, on Flickr


2010-11-08 (3) by ally mitchell, on Flickr


2010-11-08 (4) by ally mitchell, on Flickr

So, at least this winter I'll have the grip. However, ground clearance might become the issue :rofl:

Cheers
a11y
 
Nice pics :thumbsup:

TBH they look OK although not obviously not as sexy as the 202s, be interesting to see what you think of the grip though.
 
I also feel my summer tyres start to lose grip when temperature is below 7C and the road is wet. :(

The cheapest 17" wheel for E89 is star spoke 276 and £225 each, 17" star spoke 290 is £290. :headbang:
 
abbi-islam said:
Hark said:
I like the location/houses, stuff the wheels. :wink:
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Def nice location :D
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The Grangemouth refinery in the background gives a nice glow in the sky which actually helps photos in the dark like this :lol:.

Seriously though, love the house, love the location (despite being able to see Fife :poke:), being 180m above sea level is interesting and hence the winter tyres, but we're actually trying to sell up.
 
a11y said:
[(despite being able to see Fife :poke:),
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Yeah it must be sole destroying sitting up on that hill with a great view across to the Kingdom and have Crap internet speeds. :P
 
The only reason he has to move is because a chav in a Maldive Blue Z4 was starting to take cars apart on the drive, lowering the tone of the neighbourhood :P
 
pvr said:
The only reason he has to move is because a chav in a Maldive Blue Z4 was starting to take cars apart on the drive, lowering the tone of the neighbourhood :P
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"Chav",,, in a maldives blue Z4,,,,you must be talking about ZermattV with his new Chavvy headlights. :poke:
 
GAZA62 said:
Nice pics how do you get that star burst on the street lights ?
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The method often used is set the camera on a tripod and hook the cable release as you would for a long exposures.
Use a high f-stop number like f16 or even f22. Take your meter reading and then go maybe a little underexpose to begin with and then increase exposure until you get the desired effect.

Also, you can buy starlight filters that create that effect.
 
thats how cars look when they have been parked in Liverpool for 5 minutes isnt it!
 
WLH said:
GAZA62 said:
Nice pics how do you get that star burst on the street lights ?
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The method often used is set the camera on a tripod and hook the cable release as you would for a long exposures.
Use a high f-stop number like f16 or even f22. Take your meter reading and then go maybe a little underexpose to begin with and then increase exposure until you get the desired effect.

Also, you can buy starlight filters that create that effect.
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Pretty much what WLH says, although I'm still not quite at that level of knowledge and skill as that. Basically using my £10 tripod I picked up from ALDI, a remote shutter release cable (£5 on ebay - this stops the camera potentially moving when you press the shutter button), shutter-priority mode, long exposure.

If you click onto the photo in my first post, click onto "Actions" and "View Exif data" - it'll show you the settings on my photo.
 
a11y said:
WLH said:
GAZA62 said:
Nice pics how do you get that star burst on the street lights ?
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The method often used is set the camera on a tripod and hook the cable release as you would for a long exposures.
Use a high f-stop number like f16 or even f22. Take your meter reading and then go maybe a little underexpose to begin with and then increase exposure until you get the desired effect.

Also, you can buy starlight filters that create that effect.
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Pretty much what WLH says, although I'm still not quite at that level of knowledge and skill as that. Basically using my £10 tripod I picked up from ALDI, a remote shutter release cable (£5 on ebay - this stops the camera potentially moving when you press the shutter button), shutter-priority mode, long exposure.

If you click onto the photo in my first post, click onto "Actions" and "View Exif data" - it'll show you the settings on my photo.
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Cheers for the tips boys :thumbsup: no tripod at the mo so need to get myself one would have liked to try some long exposure shots tonight at Brands Hatch
 
chris said:
Winter wheels already? Lucky being down south, not even a mild breeze yet :rofl:
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Pah, not even me being jealous of the summer weather down your way would make me swap locations :lol:
 
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