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Here's another shot of my baby, this time I've cleaned the wheels properly, pity about the sun glare but it is still not a too bad shot. I think it does seem to have some "bling" with the rims on her, but 9" wide on the rears would really have hit the spot.

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Thanks Howitzer, they look ok, but not as nice as yours, the Mk II has that lovely chrome rim and less rivets and being 19" that is a far more suitable size for the BA.

I know it's not very original but I've seen people with Ba's and other cars paint their brake calipers red, I think it looks quite good on a tuff kind of car but on Hyundais? :blush: Please spare me the grief. I guess it matches the 6" chrome stormwater tail pipe lol.

What kind of paint do people seem to use, acrylic laquer or enamel? I've heard of people brush painting them but I would assume the one's done properly are a spray pack enamel with good heat tolerance.

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I think you can get a spray can of caliper paint

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Thanks turbo.vixen, I'll check out Sprints or Repco, I think I'll have to pull out and dismantle the calipers to do it properly, then I've got to paint my stock :bowdown: intercooler silver :spoton: fffffully sick

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hey mate, I had the same rims on my old xr6 ute, but they were 19s with 9.5s on the back. not a bad wheel at all :)

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The 9" wide rims look great and they do look better with 19"

I Like the colour of the ute.

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Can 245/45R18 tyres fit on the XR6 or do you have to stay with the lower 40 profile? The 45 profile in 18" may be too large diameter.

The tyres I have on it now are 235/40R18 but I do notice the extra bumps with the 40 profile rather than the 45 profile on the 17" stock rims and tyres.

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