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Hahaha i will definitely enjoy... and no polish or wax!

Rims are ready, just gotta wait for Michael from Acute to pick them up from ADV.1 and ship them to me!

Here are some pics for the rims.

Fronts without the custom adv1 logo yet to be painted in orange

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Rears which have the custom coloured adv1 logo

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I am going for matte black and orange highlights look, hence the reason why the number plate and adv1 logos are orange, calipers are getting done next week.

porsche has more pull mainly cause its worked and running more boost, but its a rough ride with the coilovers and more wheel spin. the GTR feels much more safe, and its power band is very linear but its faster and handling is out of this world. its very tamed and easy to drive, i couldnt believe how they made this car feel so normal when u drive it in auto. i was looking at getting the C63 or RS5, but having driven both, i bought this one without ever test driving an R35 before hand, and i havent regretted the decision at all.

i was daily driving a c63 for a couple months before buying the R35 back in 2010

good daily the c63, but got bored of it. gtr is in another league in terms of handling and acceleration, even in stock form

you made the right choice

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Rims are arriving today, got a call from FedEx to pay the customs duties and GST Sunday, while I was severely hang over from the night before but yet still managed to give my credit card details (from memory). Cant wait to slap them on. I'll post pics once its done.

Ok, FedEx called after I inquired as to "WHY THE f**k DID I JUST RECEIVE 3 WHEELS?"

Apparently one of the wheels went missing, like WTF? Who buys 3 wheels? when the wheels are packed in a way where the tires are all exposed and clearly say 1 of 4 etc. How can one item have been left behind? What incompetence! When you see 3 wheels that say 1/2/3 of 4, anyone with the slightest common sense would think "Wheres the last wheel?!" Anyway, I had to take photos of the wheels so FedEx can try and locate the last one. Like they have no idea what a wheel looks like. I said to the customer care rep at FedEx "You must be stupid if you think I own a tricycle, because what else am I supposed to do with 3 wheels!". Poor bastard, not his fault but he copped the full brunt of my frustration. This is such... bullshit!

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FedwrEx are kunts, if it makes you feel any better I had exactly the same thing happen with a custom made set of Volk TE37 I waited for 3 months for from Japan for my FJ Cruiser. two wheels lost by IPEC!!! same story, what do you want me to do with 3 wheels (I ordered 5!). Lucky for me the lot of two just came out on another flight from Japan (not all on the same plane!) go figure........

I feel your stress man, good luck.

When Fedex shipped my Advans from the USA they had to be inspected by customs. They removed all of the protective packaging from one of the wheels and just left it all off. The wheel was thrown from truck to truck naked...I was super lucky there was no damage was done.

Fedex can die in a fire

dom, its the savings that buying through the states that entices us to do this on our own. im saving atleast 2-3k on these wheels and tyres.

just got updated on FedEx, they have located the missing wheel, it was still in Oakland CA, apparently the postage labels fell off... i had to send pics of the wheel and tyres to make sure they found the right ones. anyway, they are on a plane and should land in sydney tonight, and ill get the wheel tomorrow. thank god!!! cant wait to put them on the car

I've just read this thread and realised you bought the car I went to see, and more than likely would have bought if you hadn't beaten me to it! I ended up getting a good deal on an '09, I took a picture of both cars together when I picked mine up. Its awesome mate, hows the wrap? Is it easy to maintain? I'm considering it as the black is nightmare to keep clean!

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the wrap is very good, theres some untidy bits around the side mirrors and spoilers, but thats to be expected cause the amount of curves and what not, but that will be replaced with carbon fibre bits later on. wrap is easy enough to maintain, im not scared of getting scratches cause i can easily re-wrap the panel. it does get dirty easily but i love the colour and a quick rinse with water and chamois and ur good to go.

just installed the rims a few days ago... here are the pics.

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Nice wheels mate. I wanted a set of ADV.1 myself.

As for the shipping, I'll have to disagree there, FedEx are actually the most reliable international couriers out there. Yes from time to time there may be delays in multiple consignments or even missing, but their rate compared to the likes of Toll or DHL, is much lower. Then again it does come down to the driver delivering the goods.

I'd do something with the lower sills, look a bit odd in those pics, maybe wrap them too

The benefit of a contrasting colour is it gives the illusion of a lower, longer car and helps to hide the bulk of the GTR. Some of the full wraps (and most notably a white-wrapped GTR) just make the car look too bulky to me.

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