At Long Last... New Tires and Rims

[RallyDude]

Wow wished I had picked up on that one. They look great. So why didn't you have greyhound send them? 14 hour trip plus gas sounds fun...

[Y33TREKker]

Well obviously I think you made a wise wheel choice. Looks great! I'm actually getting ready to take mine off and put the summer shoes back on.

IIRC, Steve sold the set he had in CA without the centercaps or else I would have asked if you wanted to go halvsies so we could both grab a spare...you know....just in case.

[technocoy]

Man, I love a nice shiny foxfire. Looks great with the Borbets!

Now just do some refinish restorer and put on your thule and it's gonna be mean and clean!

[VX KAT]

Man, I love a nice shiny foxfire. Looks great with the Borbets!

Now just do some refinish restorer and put on your thule and it's gonna be mean and clean!

What?!! I think his cladding looks phenomenal! It's so nice & dark. I just did mine with Refinish/Restorer 2 days ago and it's a bit too shiny satin, and my cladding is several shades lighter than his as is, so I'm really admiring his cladding!

[PK]

What?!! I think his cladding looks phenomenal! It's so nice & dark. I just did mine with Refinish/Restorer 2 days ago and it's a bit too shiny satin, and my cladding is several shades lighter than his as is, so I'm really admiring his cladding!

Aahh Sue - if you was using Mequiars Gold to detail the cladding, his looks like it is just about ready to be done again.
Need to do it every 6 - 8 weeks though.

PK

[vt_maverick]

Aahh Sue - if you was using Mequiars Gold to detail the cladding, his looks like it is just about ready to be done again.
Need to do it every 6 - 8 weeks though.

PK

I'll have to try that out... can you find it in the local AutoZone / Advance Auto or do you have to order it online?

[PK]

I'll have to try that out... can you find it in the local AutoZone / Advance Auto or do you have to order it online?

Down under you can buy it in any autoparts store.

Don't know where you would go for it.

PK

[vt_maverick]

Wow wished I had picked up on that one. They look great. So why didn't you have greyhound send them? 14 hour trip plus gas sounds fun...

Greyhound quoted shipping for the four tires and rims from LA at something like $300+, and although these were much closer in Pittsburgh, they had much larger (and therefore heavier) tires, which I can only assume would have negated much of the price difference. I think we probably broke even on driving up there vs. shipping it Greyhound, plus it gave the wife and I a chance to get a break from our 14 month old for two days. We drove through Virginia horse and wine country and then through the mountains in western Maryland and West Virginia on our way, which were all beautiful in the amazing weather we had over the weekend. On the way back we stayed in a nice hotel in Winchester, VA for only $60 , and ate at one of the best southern BBQ places I've been in a long time.

So we end up paying about the same as shipping and got a nice weekend away instead.

[Mile High VX]

So we end up paying about the same as shipping and got a nice weekend away instead.

Hats off to you for an excellent choice...