What do you think of these rims on my car?

[Shiv_P]

pti said:

grumpyscot said:

Maybe have a look at this thread while you're at it
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

OP said:

Insurance was already notified of the change[\quote]

Twice.

I'm not sure that is applicable to every insurance policy though - for that 1 cancellation there's probably 1000+ none cancellations due to painted wheels

[cbmotorsport]

Tom22562 said:

Bit of topic but I'm slightly curious to what your first car was?

Sorry Tom, I did not realise it was your first car, I got the impression that you'd bought a run around and and were going to run it into the ground, shed style. I apologise. We all have to start somewhere.

My first car was a total piece of st, a 1.0L fiesta. It was knackered. AN Ibiza would have been much better. Cheers.

[brrapp]

hooblah said:

pmfinch said:

So, you 'swapped' a set of 17" alloy wheels and presumably low profile tyres for a set of 14" steel wheels/tyres and you call the other person an idiot?

Haha.

Yes, alloys were chipped and scraped and not suitable for the car and the use it got. Tyres were low profile as you say well worn to the point of needing replaced. Steelies were brand new with brand new OE tyres and much more suitable for our needs and would be far cheaper to replace when they did wear out.

[matthias73]

Get genuine BBS ones.

I got a set as my winter alloys for around 500 from the same website. They genuinely hold their value and are a known and respected performance wheel company.



Excellent quality and overall, very cool.

Also OP: ignore the guys on here taking the piss. You've got a 4 year old car not a shed and a nice set of wheels is worth it if you're a real car enthusiast, provided you can afford them and they are of a good quality.

Edited by matthias73 on Friday 23 March 17:02

[aka_kerrly]

Those wheels in the original post are horrendous, plus look at the sizes, one set are 7inch wide ET40 the other 7.5 et 40, your car comes with 7inch et 38 so anything 7j and higher offset will look awful as the wheels will sit further INSIDE the wheel arches.

OP: why not try and buy some second hand Seat CUPRA wheels from an IBIZA OR LEON, have them refurbished in a colour of your choice and put some decent tyres on them.

[matthias73]

I'm going to guess the answer to the above is that it's significantly less hassle to buy new ones with a wheel and tyre package online, particularly if they are offering 12 month finance with 0 interest.

[Tom22562]

aka_kerrly said:

Those wheels in the original post are horrendous, plus look at the sizes, one set are 7inch wide ET40 the other 7.5 et 40, your car comes with 7inch et 38 so anything 7j and higher offset will look awful as the wheels will sit further INSIDE the wheel arches.

OP: why not try and buy some second hand Seat CUPRA wheels from an IBIZA OR LEON, have them refurbished in a colour of your choice and put some decent tyres on them.

Thank you for your response I really appreciate it. I'm new to the car game and the concept of offset wasn't clear to me. I'll have a look at some supra wheels when I get a sec. Would these be any better or the same issue?
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/sparco/...

[CJG1]

Here’s my chavvy turd. Wanted winter tyres but didn’t want to keep swapping tyres across every year so just bought this set of Borbets off eBay for £300 with the Dunlop Winters fitted!
No idea what model they are but suit the car well and relatively OEM looking.

Didn’t like them at first but it’s grown on me. And I think it drives much better than the original 16”s it came with.

[aka_kerrly]

Tom22562 said:

Thank you for your response I really appreciate it. I'm new to the car game and the concept of offset wasn't clear to me. I'll have a look at some supra wheels when I get a sec. Would these be any better or the same issue?
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/sparco/...

CUPRA with a C, the performance variants of Seat cars. A quick check on the 2013 era Seat Ibizas and I believe the largest wheel that they came from the factory with is a 18x7.5 et41 with a 225/35/18 so

No worries fella, the whole aftermarket alloy wheel choice can be a huge can of worms so it really pays to check and double check fitment. Believe me, there is nothing worse than spending a few hundred quid on a set of wheels fitting them standing back and deciding they aren't wide enough or finding that they look great when the car is parked but the moment you hit a small pot hole your tyre is smashing into the wheel arch!!!

Those Sparco wheels look much better than those Wolfrace ones, (in my opinion) but id check with Wheelbase what the offset is as even when you select a mk4 Ibiza their website only confirms that a 5x100 will fit. You will also need to see if they are available in a 57.1 Centre bore to avoid having to use spigot rings.

There is a useful website - https://www.willtheyfit.com/ on which you can input the size of your standard wheels and then input the specs of the wheels you are looking at and get the exact measurements and a visual representation of how they sit on the car.

[Tom22562]

aka_kerrly said:

CUPRA with a C, the performance variants of Seat cars. A quick check on the 2013 era Seat Ibizas and I believe the largest wheel that they came from the factory with is a 18x7.5 et41 with a 225/35/18 so

No worries fella, the whole aftermarket alloy wheel choice can be a huge can of worms so it really pays to check and double check fitment. Believe me, there is nothing worse than spending a few hundred quid on a set of wheels fitting them standing back and deciding they aren't wide enough or finding that they look great when the car is parked but the moment you hit a small pot hole your tyre is smashing into the wheel arch!!!

Those Sparco wheels look much better than those Wolfrace ones, (in my opinion) but id check with Wheelbase what the offset is as even when you select a mk4 Ibiza their website only confirms that a 5x100 will fit. You will also need to see if they are available in a 57.1 Centre bore to avoid having to use spigot rings.

There is a useful website - https://www.willtheyfit.com/ on which you can input the size of your standard wheels and then input the specs of the wheels you are looking at and get the exact measurements and a visual representation of how they sit on the car.

Thanks for your response, I went on that website and typed all the details and got this which appears to be not much different from stock. The bore on these is 73mm so spigot rings will have to be used but they come with the alloys when purchasing so it shouldn't be an issue. Car will not be pushed hard so the plastic rings should be more than fine especially when supported by 5 lug nuts.