I know theres been threads on this but I'm not finding exactly what i want!

Im looking for some new wheels and really Im torn!

 

 

Has anyone got a picture of mk1s with 16" BBS splits or similar?

 

Im also looking at some Borbets - whats the widest people tend to have on fabias? surely the fabia wont take the 9 1/2" ones?

 

 

Ideally I think I want the bbs 17s - thats what I think I've been seeing when Im looking for the 16s, but its hard to tell

The bbs 17s seem to cost a fortune and only come in the BMW 5x120 fitment too

 

 

Pics and any help would be great ...even if its just saying what you think looks good!!

 

Cheers

Have you had a look in the Fabia Alloys Archive? http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/35153-fabia-alloys-archive/

 

You can search the thread for key words so you can find what you want.

 

Part of the Extremely Useful Fabia 1 Topic if you haven't discovered it yet, its a great set of info

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/213819-the-extremely-useful-fabia-1-topic/

cheers bud

I've looked through that one yes (although, I'm embarrassed to say that i found it through google, not the forum search! hahaa)

 

still not a lot about on width though, most people stop at about 8" do they?

Can go 9/9.5 on the rear and 8 on the front. . Its not just width that matters, its offset too.

Youll need to be low to make any bbs style wheel work ;-)

mine last year when I was running lenso bsx wheels . . 17" 7.5jfront and 8.5j rear

Edited 10 June, 201412 yr by vrs'burks

Im really struggling tbh! too much choice! hahaa

I dont want to do something which a lot of people have already done

 

I fancied bbs and i am low enough to pull them off - but genuine 17s are a fortune and for 16s i think they need to be almost 'bag low' lol

 

I've been moving away from the idea of dub and vag recently - been thinking about some jap style work or rotas! 

Im really struggling tbh! too much choice! hahaa

I dont want to do something which a lot of people have already done

I fancied bbs and i am low enough to pull them off - but genuine 17s are a fortune and for 16s i think they need to be almost 'bag low' lol

I've been moving away from the idea of dub and vag recently - been thinking about some jap style work or rotas!

Believe me finding something that's not already been done is ny on an impossibility!

I searched for ages and now run bbs rws,whiwhich are probably the least run wheel on fabias,but there's still 2/3 people running em.

I had a set of 17" bbs ry012 17x8 wheels that no1 has ever run on a fabia or many other cars.. they were for sale last week but they have literally just been sold + picked up now.. sorry dude :(

Dont be scared to use adapters from other PCDs and you find some bargains

Your aiming for around et20 lowest at the front with 8j max

And the rears most things are possible with camber/ rolling or pulling of the arches

Dont be scared to use adapters from other PCDs and you find some bargains

Your aiming for around et20 lowest at the front with 8j max

And the rears most things are possible with camber/ rolling or pulling of the arches

adapters cost a fortune though! lol

And would you change that et recommendation for bigger front brakes?

and hmm ..not wanting to go for camber :P 

 

Believe me finding something that's not already been done is ny on an impossibility!

I searched for ages and now run bbs rws,whiwhich are probably the least run wheel on fabias,but there's still 2/3 people running em.

They look good! im trying to decide if i like the splits at the moment - think i might get some cheap ones to see and then either something totally diff or genuine BBS if i like them

 

Cheers guys

Adapters dont cost much m8.

Either buy used or theres an engineering company on ebay that will make any size (18mm minimum) prices start from around £40 a pair

et20 is plenty low enough for big brakes.. iv fit all my wheels over 312s but if u mean properly big brakes like porsches/ brembos etc it all depends on the style of the wheels.. u just have to trial them. 312s fit under most 17s without a problem