Bought some of Blades yesterday - I can confirm that they do in fact fit the Fabia and they do look scrummy (pics to follows)

I can also confirm that the Octy 205/50/17 tyres fit ok on the fronts, rear right BUT NOT THE REAR LEFT A piece of arch liner rubs badly and I wasnt prepared to dremmel it. I was prepared to put up with the rolling radius difference and get 205/40/17's when they wear out but hey ho.

So, anyone want some 205/50/17 tyres cheap? - see the for sale section NOW SOLD.

I tried some 18's with 225/40 18's last week, no way...lol.

The 235/35 19's wouldnt even fit in the arch!

When I suggested 18"s on a Fabia and you said they were a no-no I thought "yeah right"

I stand corrected!

Im sure it would drive terrible aswell

Heres a pic with the 17" and 16" wheels for comparison

Ignore the disgusting state of the car!

17" fills the arch better - IIRC there is actually a 3% or so difference in the rolling radius, so it actually is filling it better.

Hehe - the first time I saw the piccie I thought nothing was different until I read the text below and looked a bit harder.

It never really dawned on me how similar the designs of the Fabia and Octy wheels are.... cant decide what would look better as a 17" yet.

I wanted a subtle change and I think I got it!

The 205/50/17's fill the arches too well - one rubbed badly at the rear so I'm getting the correct 205/40/17's

They will look so much better on low profile rubber (not that they look bad )

The wheel will look bigger if you get me but will fit nicely.

looks alot better IMO... hope no one takes this the wrong way but the fabia vRS alloys always looked a bit like trims to me...

Has anyone else been to this tyre calculator -

http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html

It's quite useful...

I'm sure it is in the links section...

I wanted a subtle change and I think I got it!

The 205/50/17's fill the arches too well - one rubbed badly at the rear so I'm getting the correct 205/40/17's

Would 225/40/17's fit do you think? IIRC, the larger tyre is a lot more common (and cheaper) than its 205 counterpart ?

i know the 225/40 R17's go on the octy vRS so they would go on those wheels.

the difference between the 2 tyres is minimal though as the 50 and 40 wall depth is purely a % of the tyre width.

the difference between the 2 is near enough 1 inch. The 225's being the smaller IIRC.

The problem with the 205/50/17 tyres is the height of the sidewall - it rubs on the rear left wheel against the wheelarch liner

You may well get away with a 225/40/17

IIRC, the more common tyre size is 225/45/17 and 225/40/18.

Phil (pivuk) could confirm.

you know i think he's right... i remember there being less difference in the 2 sizes than an inch... it seemed alot when i looked at the tyre calculator link

IIRC running 205/50 R17 as opposed to 205/40 R17 entailed more than a 10% difference in rolling radius... :eek:

IIRC running 205/50 R17 as opposed to 205/40 R17 entailed more than a 10% difference in rolling radius... :eek:

I think its about 7%

I think its about 7%

'tis indeed. I remembered I was doing from steel 185/60 R14 to the 205/50 R17... which is just a bit over 10%