Hi peeps. 

 

Looking to put a set of 19s on to my 2010 vrS. Most of the ones I'm seeing for sale on gumtree (all genuine manufacturers wheels, no aftermarket) are from newer cars, and whether VAG/BMW/Merc etc they all have the same PCD which is great, but bigger centre bores... Not so great! 

 

My question is... Is it possible to get the exact size of adapter for a secure snug fit (bore sizes are very specific to 1/10th mm) and even then, are they considered safe to use? 

 

I'm no engineer, but I'm guessing they're ok in so far as the centre bore is simply to keep the wheel concentric to the hub, with the wheel bolts being resposible for handling the forces generated? 

 

Am I right? Or am I right? Or am I talking utter peesh? 

TIA!

I think you're looking for spigot rings rather than hub adaptors.

 

I'm not expert but given plenty are made from plastic, I don't think they do much apart from help locate the wheel. As long as they are decent quality and don't prevent the wheel sitting flush against the hub, they should be perfectly safe.

 

IIRC the Octavia centre bore is 57.1 and I'd be surprised if you couldn't find a decent set of Skoda/Seat/VW alloys with the right centre bore size...

1 hour ago, langers2k said:

I think you're looking for spigot rings rather than hub adaptors.

 

I'm not expert but given plenty are made from plastic, I don't think they do much apart from help locate the wheel. As long as they are decent quality and don't prevent the wheel sitting flush against the hub, they should be perfectly safe.

 

IIRC the Octavia centre bore is 57.1 and I'd be surprised if you couldn't find a decent set of Skoda/Seat/VW alloys with the right centre bore size...

Cheers for the reply! 

 

I've been looking for months. I can get 18s with the correct centre bore easily enough, but with manufacturers only tending to start putting 19s on later models, the hubs are 66.something mm as opposed to the 57.1 of the octy. 

 

My car is currently sitting on 16" steel wheels with Halfords wheel trims and looks like a fecking taxi 🤣🤣

 

I have my original vrS wheels there but they're an utter mess in need of a refurb and 4 new tyres. So I basically thought I could get a wee upgrade to 19s for 5-600 quid from gumtree rather than forking out around fhe same for 4 x refurb and new boots for the original 18s.

Try the Classifieds here. There's a set of Superb 19"s for 600 quid on there.