What do you think of these rims on my car?
Discussion
I own a white seat ibiza 2012 5 door sportrider and the oem rims are seriously damaged by the previous owner hence I decided to purchase a new set and I can't think which ones would suit my car best.
Option 1
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/wolfrac...
Option 2
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/bola/b2...
Option 3 would be to buy sliver/gunmetal alloys but I can't seem to find any so I'm open to suggestions.
Of course oem wheels would be of the highest quality and would keep their value but this is just a car that I'll most likely run into the ground so I'm only concerned by reasonable quality of the finish and the looks. Thanks for the help
Option 1
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/wolfrac...
Option 2
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/bola/b2...
Option 3 would be to buy sliver/gunmetal alloys but I can't seem to find any so I'm open to suggestions.
Of course oem wheels would be of the highest quality and would keep their value but this is just a car that I'll most likely run into the ground so I'm only concerned by reasonable quality of the finish and the looks. Thanks for the help
hornmeister said:
Bit over the top in my opinion. I'd stick to as close as OEM as possible if I were you. Also your insurance company may get interested if you get wheels like those.
Stick to silver? I just can't find anything that would look good on it. Insurance company has already been notified of the change. 
PSH said:
Wheels like most things in life are a personal choice, what one likes another will hate so I won't comment on the designs shown. What I will say though is don't go mad on size/profile it may look good to have wide/low profile tyres but it's not good for the car for many reasons. Perhaps the most relevant for this forum being slowing the car down and worsening it's performance. Try to stick to original size or if you really have too, one size up...we are talking road cars, not track...
cheers
Pete
Thanks Pete, that's a very valid point and although I was considering upgrading to 18'' I've decided to stay at 17 solely for that reason. cheers
Pete
Triumph Man said:
If it's your first car, I would suggest that your insurance is quite high, and these wheels would count as a modification which would probably increase it some more. Why not refurbish the ones that are already on it?
Insurance was already notified of the change. They're beyond the state of repair 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? 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.
https://m.wheelbasealloys.com/alloy-wheels/sparco/...
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 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.
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. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff