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by Slats
Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:51 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: hankook vs toyo proxes.
Replies: 17
Views: 8651

Re: hankook vs toyo proxes.

I had the Hankook ventus on my 20s previously and had a very abrupt stop one wet morning due to a panic braker in front of me and I can say they did not let me down, as a direct result of this and being a bit of a 'better the Devil you know' type bloke I thought that at £160 each, they would be m ...
by Slats
Tue Nov 01, 2011 11:55 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: x5's are driven by Gun toting drug dealers!.....
Replies: 16
Views: 5631

Re: x5's are driven by Gun toting drug dealers!.....

Well I wanted to be first to bring this to the forums attention so I'm happy now, I definitely think if you drive any 4x4 with a badge you get the stick these days, my father in law even gets told he must be 'doing well' as he drives a big 4x4, incidentally a 98 grand cherokee :D that owes him about ...
by Slats
Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:12 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: x5's are driven by Gun toting drug dealers!.....
Replies: 16
Views: 5631

x5's are driven by Gun toting drug dealers!.....

Just started watching 'Top Boy' the week long channel 4 drama depicting life on the inner city streets, and the opening scene showed a Dealer on dealer drug robbery where the bad guys rolled up in a carbon black 4.8is tooled up and stole the drugs from some amateurs in a mk1 golf, then they sped off ...
by Slats
Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:45 pm
Forum: Buy and sell
Topic: AC Schnitzer Type II 22" Alloys + Yoko tyres
Replies: 25
Views: 6903

Re: AC Schnitzer Type II 22" Alloys + Yoko tyres

[quote=""Raj""]The tyres are 295/30/22 and not 100% sure on what to replace them with.[/quote]
Now your just teasing us :D
by Slats
Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:53 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: 22" alloys
Replies: 5
Views: 2125

Re: 22" alloys

Fair play to you then sir,a man after my own heart, some of the more conservative folks out there get mad about big wheels for some reason, I think the market for 22s is much more varied when you look at what's available for the Range Rovers as it's more common to see a RR on large wheels, these of ...
by Slats
Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:13 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread ( Keep related chat here please)
Replies: 352
Views: 397214

Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Well if you are getting the tyres really cheap you could give them a go, if they were a little bit too stretched on there for your liking then stick them on good old flea bay, or just pick up a wider pair for the back etc, but having checked one of the sources I used for research for mine http://www ...
by Slats
Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:00 am
Forum: Buy and sell
Topic: AC Schnitzer Type II 22" Alloys + Yoko tyres
Replies: 25
Views: 6903

Re: AC Schnitzer Type II 22" Alloys + Yoko tyres

+1 for a very nice set of wheels, (although I am biased) : ) these are probably one of if not the best 22 inch wheels you can put on an X, hence why I strived for mine, and I'm glad to see there has been no negative comments on price as you sometimes get on here with wheel selling, these are well ...
by Slats
Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:45 am
Forum: Buy and sell
Topic: H&R 25mm spacers
Replies: 5
Views: 2135

Re: H&R 25mm spacers

I'll take these if your first buyer changes his mind etc, although it looks like ive missed out here..... : (
by Slats
Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:29 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: 22" alloys
Replies: 5
Views: 2125

Re: 22" alloys

There are a few on here,although you may meet with a some negativity for going up to 22, I find it to be fine, but then I stayed close to OEM and went for Schnitzers as a few others have,due to many 22s being too narrow looking on the rear of an X, ive posted pictures on here before so just search ...
by Slats
Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:12 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread ( Keep related chat here please)
Replies: 352
Views: 397214

Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

[quote=""Goonerdad""]Hi me again, I have sourced a set of 19" rims with Michelin D's with loads of tread on them for what I feel was a good price. My question is do I HAVE to fit 285's at the rear or can i fit 255's all round for my winter tyres? M[/quote] I had a set of the older 19 inch sport ...
by Slats
Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread ( Keep related chat here please)
Replies: 352
Views: 397214

Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

Well guys wanting to be ready for the snow I got my bargain basement winter tyres mounted up tonight (not on the car yet) And so far so good, as with any part worn you never know if a tyre Fitter might find fault but they are mounted up now and even though I havent plasti-dipped them matte black yet ...
by Slats
Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:16 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread ( Keep related chat here please)
Replies: 352
Views: 397214

Re: Winter Tyre Info and Discussion Thread

I've been following this thread with interest and thought I would share my experiences with what I am up to with regards to winters. basically a few weeks back my wifes company issued an email stating that they had consulted their weather experts and had concluded that a harsh winter is expected ...
by Slats
Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:39 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: headrest dvds
Replies: 4
Views: 1804

Re: headrest dvds

We'll I have a set of the 9 inch meos ones in mine (from eBay) and they are very good considering they cost under £200 for the pair, but I'm not sure what happens with the motorised bit, not even sure if mine were motorised before or not, went out and tried it (by pushing the little tilt button on t ...
by Slats
Fri May 27, 2011 9:28 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: E53 Electric folding side mirrors..STOLEN!..HELP !!!!
Replies: 97
Views: 36844

Re: E53 Electric folding side mirrors..STOLEN!..HELP !!!!

I'm amazed by that figure! Someone smashed one off my old x5 a few years back and I picked one up on ebay minus glass with a few blemishes on for £80. (the glass on my original one was intact) we made one good one out of the two which left me with one base plate one motor and the part the glass f ...
by Slats
Thu May 26, 2011 10:08 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Hankook tyres...
Replies: 33
Views: 11661

Re: Hankook tyres...

Oops, edit, mine are actually 275/40/20, but you get the idea!