Just took delivery of my brand new se-l dsg fabia. Lovely car.

Issue is the wheels are too small. 16” but look tiny, probably because the arches are so big.

Does anyone have a link to a good Skoda parts supplier so I can source some 17/18” from the accessories ?

I’ve seen a company in Czech that has good stocks and choices but not sure if they are a reliable company.

Thanks

The wheel arches will remain the same size and the circumference of the tyres you put on 17 or 18" wheels will be pretty much the same as the 16" tyres. Only they will be lower profile.

Lowering the car might be 'Simply Clever'.

I understand that but they won’t look as puny. More rim, Less tyre

One non-standard option for 16" wheels on the Fabia MK4 is 205/55R16 6Jx16 ET38 from the Scala.

One non-standard option for 17" wheels on the Fabia MK4 is 205/50R17 6.5Jx17 ET40 from the Scala.

Another non-standard option for 17" wheels on the Fabia MK4 is 7Jx17 ET46 from the Fabia MK3, with either 205/50R17 or 215/45R17 tyres.

Outside diameter of tyre

195/55R16 620.9mm (Fabia MK4)

215/45R17 625.3mm (Fabia MK4)

215/40R18 629.2mm (Fabia MK4)

205/55R16 631.9mm (Scala)

205/50R17 636.8mm (Scala)

205/45R18 641.7mm (Scala)

Rim specification

6Jx16 ET45 (Fabia MK4)

7Jx17 ET51 (Fabia MK4)

7Jx18 ET51 (Fabia MK4)

6Jx16 ET38 (Scala)

6.5Jx17 ET40 (Scala)

7Jx18 ET39 (Scala)

6Jx16 ET38 5/100 57.1 alloy rim MONTADO 654071496AH FL8 (from Scala)

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-montado-16-scala-kamiq/p/654071496AHFL8

6.5Jx17 ET40 5/100 57.1 alloy rim PROPUS 654071497AG FL8 (from Scala)

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-propus-17--scala-kamiq/p/654071497AGFL8

7Jx17 ET46 5/100 57.1 alloy rim TORINO 5JA071497AA JX2 (from Fabia MK3)

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-torino-17-fabia-iii-rapid/p/5JA071497AAJX2

Edited 30 October, 202530 Oct by Carlston

Thank you for the info.

I believe the new fabia is et51?

This is what it states in the brochure

11 minutes ago, Simcity47 said:

I believe the new fabia is ET51?

This is what it states in the brochure

On the Fabia MK4, the offsets vary depending on the rim diameter.

As you can see in the chart below, the Fabia MK4 offsets range from ET38 (for the 14" rims) to ET51 (for the 17" and 18" rims).

Offset for Fabia MK4 rim

185/70R14 5Jx14 ET38

185/65R15 5.5Jx15 ET40

195/55R16 6Jx16 ET45

215/45R17 7Jx17 ET51

215/40R18 7Jx18 ET51

Edited 30 October, 202530 Oct by Carlston

That is very helpful - thank you.

That website you linked has some excellent wheels. Including the ones attached.

Shame I can’t speak Czech…

And the transport costs plus the customs clearance

1 hour ago, Simcity47 said:

That website you linked has some excellent wheels. Including the ones attached.

Shame I can’t speak Czech…

And the transport costs plus the customs clearance

The alloy rims on that Czech website can be ordered from any VAG parts department in the UK...because those rims are in the Skoda accessory catalogue.

Edited 30 October, 202530 Oct by Carlston

The Skoda alloy wheels catalogue can be found here:

https://www.skoda.co.uk/_doc/91603989-bb80-4c40-b3e9-a13932071c3f

For the Fabia, 15", 16", 17" and 18" diameter wheels are shown and the ET (offset) and tyre size are provided for each wheel.

These earlier forum discussions related to lowering a Fabia Mk 4 Monte Carlo model

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/525531-lightly-modified-fabia-iv/

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/534680-does-the-car-sits-too-high-and-is-it-worth-getting-it-lowered/

and the photos may give some idea of the 'wheel arch' look.

The Fabia Mk 4 130 model has no-other-choice 18" Libra black-painted diamond-cut alloy wheels (with smoke top coat) and a -15mm lowered suspension 'sport chassis'.

This side-on image shows the effect

and, for comparison purposes, a Fabia Mk 4 SE L with the standard 16"-diameter wheels.

Edited 31 October, 202531 Oct by DerekU