New Lenso Rims

[Stever]

After being inspired by pictures of SimonWedge's Griff ()on previous wheel threads I ordered a set of Lenso BSX in June and it has taken till now to get them but they were put on Saturday and I have to say I'm very pleased with them. I have ordered some TVR stickers for the centres. After buying the M6 the Griff was pushed out a little but these have put it firmly back in its rightful place

I know the purists will whinge but not everyone is allowed to spend thousands on "proper wheels" and this set (16" front 17" rear plus new toyo tyres all round came in at under £800 Speak to Gary at Rimstyle he was most helpful

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Thank you Wayne

I did say I had a lot going on Alan

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mcg_ said:

Fake splits

Guilty

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rev-erend said:

What tyre sizes are you using.

What is the handling like old vs new ?

205/50 R16 and 245/45 R17 but a bit early to tell as I've only done about 40 miles to scrub the tyres off so far. In a couple of weeks time new suspension is going on (new Bilsteins) and proper 4 wheel alignment so I'll have a better idea then probably!

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Thank you for all your comments

It's not a sandwich it's a tape measure to get the size of the centres for some ebay TVR domed sticker things. It's 70mm if you're interested

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pvn said:

I put a set of these on my Chimaera 450 about 8 years ago and they still look great and get lots of very positive comments. Good choice and pleased to hear they are still obtainable.

Thanks, I've seen these on a few Chims and they look great. Time for a forum picture update maybe??

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RogerDodger said:

Hmm. Very tempting. Never been a fan of the estorils. Can you tell me the wheel sizes ( Inc offsets). Going up a size changes the overall look of the car. It sits more "positively".

Edited by RogerDodger on Thursday 7th September 09:14

I ordered the following which I cribbed from earlier threads but they went on perfectly (it was down at Str8six so I had them sent there with tyres fitted and they put them on)

Front: 16 x 7.5 ET25 4 x 108 PCD
Rear: 17 x 8.5 ET35 4 x 108 PCD

At the moment I'm keeping the Estorils in case it needs to go back to standard(ish)

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Cheers Chaps

I'm amazed at how much difference the extra inch has made to the stance of the car apart from the most pleasing aesthetics of the shiny wheels.

it is an incredibly sexy shape

I can't see the new one even coming close, hope they don't call it Griffith 3

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paul2000 said:

They look super ,i also have them on mine 16" front 17" rear, i have 2 brand new in box 17" if any one is looking for 2

Paul your car looks lovely but have you got a full length shot to post up so we can see it in all its glory??

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standard ones were fine for me

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Yes.

If I remember correctly I bought the 70mm like these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-Pearl-Logo-Blk-B-G-... they needed sanding down by about 1mm to fit snuggly.

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Jonny TVR said:

Thanks Steve, Just had a quote from Gary on them. Do they rub at all? Are there any negatives? did you use different wheel nuts? Whats the ride like?

No rubbing from mine and only positives from me.

The ride is still fine although I did have new Bilsteins fitted at the same time.

They were put on by Str8six while it was in for stuff but I'm pretty sure they used the same wheel nuts?

As a plus the larger size has turned my wildly inaccurate speedo into producing a very accurate reading

As for looks I cannot see me ever putting back on the Estorils as these suit the car IMHO much better and have turned a stunning car into a super stunning beauty BTW I'm keeping the Estorils for the next owner (not for sale)

You won't regret it it if you go ahead the transformation is huge, my mate thinks they're the best thing I've ever done to any of my cars

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maybe not as far up as gulf stripes tho

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Well done JonnyTVR I'm sure you'll be delighted post some pictures up when they're on. Until then this is what you've done

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agreed fantastic Jonny looks a million $.

as well as lightness they bring so much light to the car especially the reflected light on the lower half of the wheel