Hello,

 

Mum managed to hit a kerb super hard yesterday with front and back wheel.

Front has 2 chips and a several buckles and rear a chip, minor buckle.

Getting the rear repaired, but front wasn't cost effective.

 

Part number is 6V0601025A, but not seeing many of these available second hand, there are ones with a slightly different offset or different rim number - Is a different rim number, but same offset a problem?

Obviously an expensive future awaits, just trying to see what's feasible.

 

Welcome.

 

First one that came up when i typed that into a search engine was £109 on ebay. 

 

EDIT. i see ends in C.

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Is it one like this & in Silver and for a Mk3 Fabia? 

 

@Carlstonmight be able to help. 

 

 

Edited 15 May, 20233 yr by toot

I get a complete different five spoke with that no.:

 

 

Gaz

 

3 hours ago, Michaelro1 said:

Part number is 6V0601025A

 

As you can see below, it's a 15" rim called the MATO.

 

6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 alloy rim (from Fabia MK3)

	6V0601025A 8Z8	Aluminium rim	6Jx15 ET38
		Diamond silver			MATO

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/FAB/797/6/601/601050

 

The 6V0601025A OEM part number is a factory rim, and is listed in the Skoda parts catalogue.

 

However, the same rim is also available in the Skoda accessory catalogue using part number 6V0071495 8Z8

 

Rims from the accessory catalogue have a different part number compared to the factory supplied rims, and are often cheaper.

 

When searching for 6V0071495 8Z8 you can search for just 6V0071495 instead of 6V0071495 8Z8

 

The 8Z8 on the end, is simply the 3-digit colour code. 8Z8 means "diamond silver".

 

6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 alloy rim MATO 6V0071495

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-mato-15-rapid-fabia-iii/p/6V0071495++8Z8

 

185/60R15 fitted to a 6J rim, won't give you much rim protection from kerbing damage because the tyre's sidewalls don't bulge out much. Fitting 205/55R15 would help a lot, but this is quite a rare and expensive size. Uniroyal 205/55R15 are about £90 each, and cheap Kumhos are about £60 each in this size.

 

You might want to look at 5.5Jx15 ET40 5/100 57.1 rims from the Fabia MK4, and fit 195/60R15 tyres. This would give significantly more rim protection than the standard 185/60R15 fitted to the standard 6J rim. 195/60R15 is common and cheap tyre size, and slightly cheaper than the 185/60R15 tyre size.

 

Skoda accessory catalogue (for rims)

https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/639a0118-4da5-446b-a786-86e1f789b57b

 

Edited 15 May, 20233 yr by Carlston

8 hours ago, Michaelro1 said:

Is a different rim number, but same offset a problem?

Not if the wheels are the same size, width, offset, same (stupid) wheel bolt hole spacing, it's just appearance.

 

15" Mato was standard fit to my wife's 2015 Fabia Mk3 SE and optional on the 'S' trim level.

 

It sounds like your mum had an accident rather than is really that bad at parking kerbside, if she really is that bad then you might want to notify SpecSavers or the DVLA, but if not no need to waste on wider tyres.

 

Have you tried scrap yards or vehicle dismantler and auto recyclers (I assume, might be wrong, they can sell wheels).

 

They can sell wheels.

 

 

2 hours ago, nta16 said:

 

It sounds like your mum had an accident rather than is really that bad at parking kerbside, if she really is that bad then you might want to notify SpecSavers or the DVLA, but if not no need to waste on wider tyres.

 

@michaelro1 Don't want to worry you, but get to an optician urgently, I know someone that did this because didn't judge kerb, never happened before in decades of driving. Turned out they had pressure on optic nerve caused by a tumour.

3 hours ago, nta16 said:

It sounds like your mum had an accident rather than is really that bad at parking kerbside...

 

Some drivers park by feel, so if their tyres' sidewalls don't bulge out enough, they damage their rims and/or wheel trims.

 

If the tyres' sidewalls are high enough, the rims will clear the top of most kerbs.

 

The rims on this Suzuki Jimny don't look too exposed to kerbing damage.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny#/media/File:Suzuki_Jimny_(4th_generation)_1X7A6314.jpg

 

Edited 15 May, 20233 yr by Carlston

The balance weights are useless though on those same style rims as the last generation Jimny for offroad use,

The old generation had 205/70 R 15 tyres, the new ones 195. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, Carlston said:

Some drivers park by feel, so if their tyres' sidewalls don't bulge out enough, they damage their rims and/or wheel trims.

True but that's potentially instead of damaging their tyres.  You may remember I think of a 70 profile tyre as the low profile option so most wheel and tyres on modern cars to me are too big, over-wide and too low profile for their needs, it's just fashion.

 

There's been nothing to say the OP's mum is that sort of a bad driver.  I saw an Audi, fashionable wheels and tyres on, hit and ride over kerb where I was about to walk let his mate's out and as I walked passed I heard hissing as the tyre deflated.  I had no sympathy as there were plenty of places he could have parked on the road and he approached the kerb at greater speed than needed or sensible for the unnecessary manoeuvre - but obviously he had to as he was the driver of a black Audi.