073 wheels

[drewwtms]

Does anyone else think the wheels on #073 are just wrong? I do so I made a few crude photoshops.

073 with LM-style wheels:


073 with BBS RS-GT wheels:



Now I feel better.

[bradman60]

do you have a picture of 073 with its original wheels, so i can compare them??
thanks

[Peloton25]

The original image:



Or just look in the SEMA thread - it's the same F1.

I actually don't mind the wheels on #073, but they wouldn't be my first choice. I'm definitely a fan of the OZ Chrono style wheel found on the GTRs and LMs and most HDF-kitted F1s.

I'd really like to see an F1 running on a set of the new OZ Ultraleggera F1s that I saw in a magazine recently. I will try to find a picture.

EDIT: This on a silver F1 would be just about perfect.



Unfortunately the wheel is a promotional tie in with the Renault F1 team and it says that on the wheel, but other than that it's perfect.

>8^)
ER

[hurstg01]

Originally Posted by drewwtms

073 with LM-style wheels:

073 with BBS RS-GT wheels:

both of those wheel sets are an improvement - I'm not a fan of the wheels on #073 either, never have been. I'm with Erik....

Originally Posted by peloton25

I'm definitely a fan of the OZ Chrono style wheel found on the GTRs and LMs and most HDF-kitted F1s.

[ArchangelGTR]

I agree with all so far... in fact I'll even go so far as to say that the OZ Chronos are probably the best looking wheels on the Mclaren.

[Jota 5084]

I think the wheels of #73 realy sucks , they look very cheap. I would go for the dark GTR wheels.

[mini magic]

Originally Posted by Jota 5084

I think the wheels of #73 realy sucks , they look very cheap. I would go for the dark GTR wheels.

Definatley but i must say that the wheels on 073 were anything but cheap. I know you said they look cheap, and i sorta agree but they were very pricey

[ArchangelGTR]

They only look cheap because everybody and their brother has copied them. Keep in mind that McLaren started putting them on their GTR's in 1997. So the wheel has been around for a while. And anything other than 5-spoke or mesh tends to get dated really quick.

[payso]

Originally Posted by ArchangelGTR

They only look cheap because everybody and their brother has copied them. Keep in mind that McLaren started putting them on their GTR's in 1997. So the wheel has been around for a while. And anything other than 5-spoke or mesh tends to get dated really quick.

they dont look as dished as the Longtail wheels, and the tyre profile plays a big part in the look, i think we are all used to looking at the Longtail racecars where they have a very low profile compared to the road going versions, this makes the roadcar wheels look shoite

the racecars sit very low to the ground, and the roadcars sit very high when compared, all this makes a big difference in overall look

anyway, ill shut up now.....

.......but if the wheels on #073 were painted a darker colour (anthracite) theyd look much better

[hurstg01]

^^

#073 wheel

#27R wheel


#073's wheel is flatter with a larger centre hub, #27R's wheel has a deeper dish with a smaller centre hub

thank god they didnt fit these wheels

[payso]

those wheels on #27R are the ones im liking very much