I changed my standard alloys on my Fabia Sport today to 17'' ones. Bought these on Ebay and had it deliveredv from Germany.

Before:

After:

I wasn't expecting these to look that good on the car so very pleased..

Matty

They look spot on mate, good choice

still looks good, how's the ride with thinner profile?

Car fells like it's glued to the ground, Handling is much better as I put brand new Kumho Ecsta KU39 on these today in the morning. Fuel consumption seems the same as these probably weight sligtly less than my 16''. So happy about the look. I might lower the car when my suspension needs changing but for the time being I'm going to leave it as it is..

Matty

very nice mate

Looks smart - hate the red drums on back - leave them black lol

good job !

Braking should be better too

hate the red drums on back - leave them black lol

+1 could do with the plastic side strips colour coded

Looks smart - hate the red drums on back - leave them black lol

Spraying these in red was the cheap way to convert my standard brakes to 'Brembo Red' ones...

+1 could do with the plastic side strips colour coded

Do you know when I could get these from...?

My problem is that I could actually spend a fortune modyfying this car but my miss's always argues with me that it's a waste of money and it looks nice as it is. It actually took me ages to persuade her and let me buy those wheels...;P

Matty

Do you know when I could get these from...?

My problem is that I could actually spend a fortune modyfying this car but my miss's always argues with me that it's a waste of money and it looks nice as it is. It actually took me ages to persuade her and let me buy those wheels...;P

Matty

You could just go and get a paint match from Halfords, sand and prime the ones you have. I think people use heat guns to remove them and stick them back on

Spraying these in red was the cheap way to convert my standard brakes to 'Brembo Red' ones...

it's telling people "look i've got drum brakes!"

Do you know when I could get these from...?

but my miss's always argues with me that it's a waste of money and it looks nice as it is. It actually took me ages to persuade her and let me buy those wheels...;P

Matty

Looks very nice.............leave it as it is or get rid of wife, your choice

Looks very smart, like the bronze paintwork too

Make it look even better and paint those rear drums black!

Looks very smart, like the bronze paintwork too

it's actually orange, it's called tangerine orange

Is there a guide for a complete newbie on how to paint calipers and rear drum breaks anywhere?

Is there a guide for a complete newbie on how to paint calipers and rear drum breaks anywhere?

splmples my freind:

remove wheel

give it a rub with sand paper

paint said caliper/drum (hammerite does the trick well)

allow to dry

re fit wheel

splmples my freind:

remove wheel

give it a rub with sand paper

paint said caliper/drum (hammerite does the trick well)

allow to dry

re fit wheel

how long do you have to wait before you can drive off buddy?

couple of hours at most should be fine :-)

Wheels look the part

I have one of these, as its only the 12 whats the point of any mods apart from wheels,it will still be as slow as a snail. But the car is great and have no intention of changing it for a few years yet

(VRS GONE STILL HAVE A 12 SPORT 2008)

Edited 9 January, 201214 yr by curs

Not sure if any of you will actually believe me but after I changed the alloys on my car the fuel economy has improved by at least 10-15%. On the 20 mile journey I used to get with my old alloys around 52-55mgp, Now after I fitted the new wheels i'm easily getting 58-62mpg driving at 70mph...

Matty

Not sure if any of you will actually believe me but after I changed the alloys on my car the fuel economy has improved by at least 10-15%. On the 20 mile journey I used to get with my old alloys around 52-55mgp, Now after I fitted the new wheels i'm easily getting 58-62mpg driving at 70mph...

Matty

do u have bigger wheels than OEM?

Normal, Standard 17'' Fabia Trinity (Monte Carlo) ones with Kumho KU39 brand new tyres...That's all....