(Lots of questions so Ill number it all to make life easier!)

Hi all, just looking for some alloys and on a low ish budget. I went to halfrauds today to get some ideas and seen some nice ones for about

1) Yep fine.

2) Will look silly

3) Should be fine (although illegal by MOT standards if fitted to the car)

4) You pays ya money

5) As above really.

I have a set of Fabia vRS alloys in brand new condition with 1000 mile old Bridgestone Turanza (OEM vRS) tyres on them for sale...

They'll fit straight on fine, they came off my 06 vRS when it was 2 months old.

Price I am looking for is around your budget too, and you won't have to lower the car either, AFAIK the only difference between your suspension and vRS suspension is the spring rate (i.e. how stiff the springs are).

Mike......The wifes Silverline Estate, on 185/60/14 now wears my Furbie vRS wheels with 205/45/16 Tyres and in my opinion the road holding has been transformed. Holds the road alot better and made the steering a little heavier as we thought it was too light. When these tyres need changing might try 215/40/16 as the tyres are alot cheaper. Still carry the 14" steel spare as it's almost the same rolling radious.........It's a "Get u Home".........Will post some piccies tommorow if you remind me....Hope this Helps........Andy...[.PS I have 7.5X17 Fox Alloys on my vRS................Good wheels, there as good as any other]

Started to look at 16's now and just struggling to find branded tires in the north east :( - They seem to run at the same price as 17's. Still, 17's look too big for my liking and would cause me too many problems.

So, has anyone had any problems getting 16" tires?

Thanks all!

Mike Pembo

How about order from mytyres.co.uk, then get a local garage to fit them.

I also drive a green 1.4 16v, and fitted a set of VRS alloys. Well pleased.

Louis

Did you see my post about the 16" vrs wheels I have for sale, Pembo?

They already have nearly new tyres fitted. Take the wheels and tyres for £450!

Mike, try C&S tyres in Boro. I use them for replacing my tyres.

Got my 205/45 16 Toyo T1-R's from them.

Will be getting some 205/40 17 T1-R's from them pretty soon too.

Mike, try C&S tyres in Boro. I use them for replacing my tyres.

Got my 205/45 16 Toyo T1-R's from them.

Will be getting some 205/40 17 T1-R's from them pretty soon too.

I tried calling them but they are closed at the moment as there was a death in the family. Im thinking of going for some Team Dynamics monza's in 17" now and they will be with 205/40/17 so if you dont mind me asking, how much are your tires costing you?

Mike Pembo

C&S tyres have quoted me £75 each for Toyo T1-R 205/40 17's. That's pretty reasonable I think.

Mike - can I just point out these that I saw over on SCC? I know they're not in your immediate area, but at that price.

Think they'd look pretty good too

Steve

Thanks Steve, it looks like a good deal but I think the tires would have to be changed as they are 205/55 and I think I would need 205/45 but its worth me thinking about.

Im still confuzled as to 16's or 17's so I might wait till after winter to make my choice.

Ive heard lots of different pros and cons for people so here they are:

Pros for 17's

They look mint

You wouldnt be dissapointed with the size

Low profile tires easy to get

Quite easy to sell on

Cons for 17's

Slightly bigger rollout radius,

resulting in speedo alteration

and loss of acceleration performance

Would probably need lowering to look decent

Pros for 16's

Doesnt need lowering as the rollout is about the same

No loss of acceleration performance

Speedo isnt knocked out

Cons for 16's

Dont look as "wow" as 17's

Id probably always wish Id payed extra and got 17's

Not as "sellable" as 17's

Harder to get tires for

Choices, Choices, Choices :confused: Hence the reason why Ill wait a bit and make sure I have the money to spend. I even seen a non vRS furby on the site with 16's unlowered and it looked quite high still. I was originally looking at 15's but after seeing 17's I felt "whats the point".

Thanks everyone for the help:thumbup:

Im even more confused now. Wardy, you posted that at 13:39 today (and its 12:55 now so its impossible) and my reply's have gone above you because you posted from your TARDIS in the future. :eek: Its the halloween ghosts I swear...

Mike - can I just point out these that I saw over on SCC? I know they're not in your immediate area, but at that price.

Think they'd look pretty good too

Steve

Mike - it's because the time on the server went a bit wonky. If you head over to the Site Feedback section, you'll see I posted about it last night. Then I had replies about it above my first post!

Scary :sofahide:

Steve

P.S. Fair point about the 55 profile, hadn't noticed that - would knock your speedo reading out slightly and will be a bit more comfy

Steve

I got my P Zero Nero 205/40/17 tyres from mytyres.co.uk - Tyres for PASSENGER CARs cheap, bargains, look + save for £64 each IIRC and got them fitted and balanced for £16 at tyre place on North Road, Middlesbrough. Can't remember the name of the place now..