May seem a daft question, but what wheels from other makes & models will fit my car, a mk2 2008 Octy estate??

Thinking of buying some cheap alloy or steel wheels just for winter use so how they look doesn't matter too much, neither does design, but not 100% of what will fit OTHER than Mk2 octy wheels, so over to you guys...

Oh, and am I right in thinking Mk1 Octy wheels don't fit?

Oh, and am I right in thinking Mk1 Octy wheels don't fit?

The MK1 Octy are 5x100 as so is the Fabia MK1,MK2 and Roomster

The MK2 Octy are 5x112 same as Superb

The MK1 Octy are 5x100 as so is the Fabia MK1,MK2 and Roomster

The MK2 Octy are 5x112 same as Superb

Gotcha, cheers for that. There's plenty of octy sets on ebay but they appeared to say won't fit a 2008 model so I figured they must be Mk1 and cos of that there must be a difference in the pcd or summat.

I don't have it in front of me, but the owners manual definitely has the manufacturer recommended wheel sizes for winter wheels.

If you go for VAG wheels in the correct manufacturer recommended size, then it probably won't be considered a 'modification' for insurance purposes. That's important, because some insurance companies are still charging higher premiums to customers who make winter driving safer by fitting a different set of wheels with winer tyres. Madness!

I picked up a cracking set of Audi A3 15" alloys off eBay for my Octy II, £50, bargain! The tyres ought to cheaper this time of year too.

Yeah, I was kinda looking if anyone knew which specific alternative VAG makes & models would fit as that's the way a lot of them are advertised on ebay and in scrappies.

I know I can fit 16's & 15's at a push cos it's not a vRS, but it's the first line i'm after. Just need to know which variants/years.

Out of interest, i'm assuming the 15's you bought aren't for your vRS cos they won't fit: the brakes are bigger than standard and therefore foul on 15's.

I don't have it in front of me, but the owners manual definitely has the manufacturer recommended wheel sizes for winter wheels.

No, it doesn't. Page 268 on Winter Tyres says the following:

"You must only fit those types of winter tyre which are approved for your

vehicle. The permissible sizes of winter tyres are stated in your vehicle

documents. Approvals may differ because of national legislation."

So it's in some sort of document, but not the handbook. Don't know what else there is though! :no:

Easiest and cheapest option is to do what I did -- get a set of 15 inch steel rims from a salvage dealer, making sure they are from an Octavia mark 2 classic model.

There are plenty going on ebay at the moment, just do a search for Octavia breaking, Octavia salvage ,Octavia parts or Octavia spares. As stated above, make sure they are 112mm spacing though as the 100mm from Octavia mark 1 obviously won't fit.

Mike

Yeah, that's what I was initially thinking of doing once my knee allows me to get back down the scrappy's, just wondered if there were other cars I could look at doing the same for, just in case there's a cheap set of alloys on the go. Ideally a nice set of 16" alloys would be great, but for the amount i'm likely to use them i'm not overly bothered. Quite pleased I have the option of going to 15's as I don't have a vRS.

Edited 31 July, 201213 yr by blackspaven

Have a look in the Tyre section there is a lot of info in there. I sure I have also seen a TUV pdf with all the approved wheel sizes for all the Skoda vehicles.- I'm sure it was on this forum somewhere.

Had a browse before I wrote this, but couldn't find that much.

May seem a daft question, but what wheels from other makes & models will fit my car, a mk2 2008 Octy estate??

VW - mk5 Golf, mk5 Jetta, mk6 Golf, mk6 Jetta, also Passat, Touran and Sharan (and possibly Tiguan) provided offset is OK

Audi - new shape A3, new shape TT, also A4 and A6 provided offset is OK

SEAT - new shape Leon, Altea, Toledo, also Alhambra provided offset is OK

SKODA - Octavia II (obviously!), also Superb and Yeti provided offset is OK

All these cars have a PCD of 5x112 and centre bore of 57.1mm. Anything in that fitting with an offset in the range ET35 to ET50 will be fine.

If you buy aftermarket wheels that have been fitted on any of these cars be careful as most aftermarket wheels need tapered bolts as opposed to the radiused bolts that OEM wheels use.

VW - mk5 Golf, mk5 Jetta, mk6 Golf, mk6 Jetta, also Passat, Touran and Sharan (and possibly Tiguan) provided offset is OK

Audi - new shape A3, new shape TT, also A4 and A6 provided offset is OK

SEAT - new shape Leon, Altea, Toledo, also Alhambra provided offset is OK

SKODA - Octavia II (obviously!), also Superb and Yeti provided offset is OK

All these cars have a PCD of 5x112 and centre bore of 57.1mm. Anything in that fitting with an offset in the range ET35 to ET50 will be fine.

If you buy aftermarket wheels that have been fitted on any of these cars be careful as most aftermarket wheels need tapered bolts as opposed to the radiused bolts that OEM wheels use.

Now THAT is comprehensive!

Thanks a lot that's exactly what I was looking for. Top girl!

I have a set of Helios alloys I took off my Ambiente spec. They are 15" with tyres with no scuffs or kerbing. I have replaced them with 17" Zeniths. I'm willing to sell them if your interested?

VW - mk5 Golf, mk5 Jetta, mk6 Golf, mk6 Jetta, also Passat, Touran and Sharan (and possibly Tiguan) provided offset is OK

Audi - new shape A3, new shape TT, also A4 and A6 provided offset is OK

SEAT - new shape Leon, Altea, Toledo, also Alhambra provided offset is OK

SKODA - Octavia II (obviously!), also Superb and Yeti provided offset is OK

All these cars have a PCD of 5x112 and centre bore of 57.1mm. Anything in that fitting with an offset in the range ET35 to ET50 will be fine.

If you buy aftermarket wheels that have been fitted on any of these cars be careful as most aftermarket wheels need tapered bolts as opposed to the radiused bolts that OEM wheels use.

You need to consider both offset and wheel width together. There are several wheel offset calculators on the web that will help. ET35 is a bit low IMO.

Edited 1 August, 201213 yr by rob_e

I knew it was somewhere http://www.briskoda....0-winter-tyres/ deep in the Yeti forum. My link

You need to consider both offset and wheel width together. There are several wheel offset calculators on the web that will help. ET35 is a bit low IMO.

We used 7Jx16 ET35 Audi A6 alloys on our Octavia for winter. You can see pictures on page 4, post #97 in this thread. They filled the arches out nicely. We double checked that they wouldn't stick out to far by comparing them against the standard wheel on www.willtheyfit.com

Edited 1 August, 201213 yr by JulieD

Yes, that's exactly my point - ET35 is fine for you as you have 7 inch wide wheels. If you'd had wider wheels then a 35 et would give more poke, maybe too much. vRS has 7.5 wide as standard and most after market wheels are 8 or 8.5" wide..

I’ve a 2007 L&K Octy which is my daily driver and a real workhorse. The wheels are getting very scabby so was thinking about refurbing but have been offered a very good set of Audi TT Mk1 wheels with good Tyres.

 

Reading the above, I think I can deduce the answer to this but will these fit a Mk2 Octy or would they be the same as the Mk1 Octy?

Try https://www.wheelfitment.eu/car.html You can search by car or PCD etc and it will give you a list of different car wheels.with same PCD and centre bore plus list offset. You can get centre bore rings if the bore is too large. Just watch the weight/size of original car for wheel loading. 

Alasdair