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Last night shot of winter setup

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Old 04-30-09, 03:10 PM
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well im about a week away from switching over to my summer wheel setup. but i got one last good shot of my blues.

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Nice pic! What kind of winter tires you got on there? Curious...because I will need to buy a set of winter wheels and tires for next winter season....
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blizzaks. i had the dunlop m3 sport on my es300 a few years ago. those thing were amazing in snow just not ice. and lately colorado springs has been getting lots of ice. so yeah.....plus i got the wheels and tires off a guy up in aspen for $400. so it was a good deal.
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Originally Posted by 3rdelement
blizzaks. i had the dunlop m3 sport on my es300 a few years ago. those thing were amazing in snow just not ice. and lately colorado springs has been getting lots of ice. so yeah.....plus i got the wheels and tires off a guy up in aspen for $400. so it was a good deal.
Thanks! How did the Blizzaks hold up in the snow?

Wow, $400! Can't pass that deal up...
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they did really good considering the RWD setup of the IS. I would recommend in heavy snow to keep trac on and snow on. and to never accellerate around corners. but it made the car drivable for sure.
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Good to know, yeah I was reading up some reviews on the Blizzaks and overall got really good reviews. Is your Blizzaks on 16 or 17 inch? Sorry for the 20 questions going on here! =)

Side note question...Did you get those rims powder coated? =)

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17" that style of is300 wheel only comes in 17" versions.

i think it was painted chrome wheels. done by wheels previous owners.
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