Good Morning everyone.

I am a new member, so apologies if this question has been asked before, but I would really like some help.

I own a Skoda Fabia Elegence (w reg) and want to change the alloy wheels currently on the car. On the tyre's it is printed 185/60 R14 82H. I want to possibly buy Fabia VRS alloys and I have been told the new ones ar 16" and have printed on the tyre's 205/45 R16 83W.

My question is, does anyone know if they will fit my Elegence OK? I have seen pictures and the new alloys contain the same number of wheel nut holes as my current alloys. I have measured the diameter of my current alloys and they appear to be 15" in diameter.

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if I sound thick!

Best regards,

Mark.

Good Morning everyone.

I am a new member, so apologies if this question has been asked before, but I would really like some help.

I own a Skoda Fabia Elegence (w reg) and want to change the alloy wheels currently on the car. On the tyre's it is printed 185/60 R14 82H. I want to possibly buy Fabia VRS alloys and I have been told the new ones ar 16" and have printed on the tyre's 205/45 R16 83W.

My question is, does anyone know if they will fit my Elegence OK? I have seen pictures and the new alloys contain the same number of wheel nut holes as my current alloys. I have measured the diameter of my current alloys and they appear to be 15" in diameter.

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if I sound thick!

Best regards,

Mark.

Hi Mark and welcome to Briskoda!

Directly I cannot answer your question, your alloys may need some spacing but as far as I remember the alloys are a straight fit pretty sure it has been done before. The pitch center diameter of the wheels might not be the same (hole spacing of the wheel nuts) and they might scrub the inside of the wheel arches. Someone with a fabia will have to tell you this. I'm no help lol

To answer about tires you currently have 185/60/14's if you break this down this means

185mm wide

60 profile which is a percentage of the width of the tires so 60% of 185 mm = 111mm size side wall

14 means 14 inch rim.

Hope this helps in future although i didnt answer your original Question

Edited 31 October, 201015 yr by Lew_VRS

hello and welcome your wheels are 14 inch the vrs are 16inch but i beleave the hub is different so wouldnt fit but i may stand corrected

Edited 31 October, 201015 yr by Si Vxr

hello and welcome your wheels are 14 inch the vrs are 16inch but i beleave the hub is different so wouldnt fit but i may stand corrected

Consider yourself corrected - Fabia vRS wheels fit right on to any fabia mark 1, and possibly mark 2.

Consider yourself corrected - Fabia vRS wheels fit right on to any fabia mark 1, and possibly mark 2.

Thanks devonutopia, so I would be OK in buying the VRS alloys then? I take it, it is just the "to put it in plain language", the alloys itself is larger than my current ones and the tyre is thinner?, but the overall size of alloy + tyre is basically the same.

Thanks for all your quick replies

Mark.

they you go i stand corrected

Yes spot on.

By using a lower profile tyre the overall size stays the same and will be perfect.

Using this:---> http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2384

and your tyre choices shows the vRS alloys will be 2.25% bigger than the 14" tyres, so when you're speedo currently reads 60mph, with thw vRS alloys on it will read about 58 to 59. Not a big difference at all. (bear in mind I run 215/40 R17 on similar car, and that is 4.4% bigger than my original wheels (14" like you))

Welcome

HERE'S a good site for checking size differences.

Remember to advise your insurers.

are mk1 furbies and mk2 the same pcd and near offsets? i prod in the dark but just popped in my head.....

being the changed with the mk1 octy vrs and mk2.. :wonder: just a thought tho?????? they swapped from 5x100 to 5x112 pcd and et37/8 (one of them) to et4???? 45 was it or sumin it escaped my head mid post lol :p

MK1 and MK2 Fabia are exactly the same.

Same underneath anyhow.

I changed from 185/60/14s on standard steel wheels on my last Furby (1.9TDI Comfort) to 205/45/16s on VW Polo Sport Alloys. They filled the arches better and made the car feel more secure on the road, but they did affect fuel economy slightly. You could go for 195/50/15s on Fabia Sport/Bohemia alloys as a compromise - the tyres will be much cheaper in that size.

MK1 and MK2 Fabia are exactly the same.

Same underneath anyhow.

Fabia Mk2 vRS alloys on a Fabia Mk1...hmm, someone should try it