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 Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:34 pm |
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Alright guys,
What are your thought on a set of white saxo wheels on a Obsidian Black 206? At the minute it's standard height but is going to be lowere in the next year! Debating buying the alloys and waiting until it's lowered because I dunno how they'd look at standard height :/
Thanks for any replies,
Paddy!
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:24 pm |
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ive been thinking about white votex on my silver 137?and maybe some white pug detailing like the bottom of the doors wing to wing.....like the proper pug ones on ebag??i think ive seen the white on black and as long as there big enuf...16"+ but prefer 17".....nice
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:09 am |
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Imho, Saxo wheels are far too small to look good on a 206.
I had 15's on my 206 when I bought it and they looked tiny, couldn't wait to get some 17's on there.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:22 am |
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15" alloys look fine if the rest of the car suits it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:42 am |
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| Quarmbo wrote: |
| 15" alloys look fine if the rest of the car suits it. |
That's what I'm hoping, it's a black car, white wheels could be a bit much but f they are I'm just gonna plastidip them, a mate do it to his mini wheels and they look awesome!
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:40 am |
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will look nice if the car is lowered. 15" wheels = massive arch gap and with the white wheels it could look a bit tacky. Where you gunna buy your plastidip from?
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:44 am |
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| LiamGTi180 wrote: |
| will look nice if the car is lowered. 15" wheels = massive arch gap and with the white wheels it could look a bit tacky. Where you gunna buy your plastidip from? |
Yeah that's what I thought, the wheels are nice, but the arch gap could be a bit much, and along side the colour it could look quite chavvy, so they'll probably end up plasti dipped! I dunno really, is it you with the plasti dipping business mate?
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:11 am |
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I never thought white wheels looked right on a black car, it works the otherway around
I put my Nimrods on before I lowered mine, it looked a bit silly with nice wheels and big arch gap
I'd save up and lower it first
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:25 am |
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his car is 1.1,so it can't handle more than 15"
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:37 am |
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| Paddy1795 wrote: |
| LiamGTi180 wrote: |
| will look nice if the car is lowered. 15" wheels = massive arch gap and with the white wheels it could look a bit tacky. Where you gunna buy your plastidip from? |
Yeah that's what I thought, the wheels are nice, but the arch gap could be a bit much, and along side the colour it could look quite chavvy, so they'll probably end up plasti dipped! I dunno really, is it you with the plasti dipping business mate? |
Yeah I have got a website selling cans at the moment but looking to sell liquid dip in tins soon. If youre interested in cans I could sort you out a discount code. PM me
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:39 am |
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| Timon2210 wrote: |
| his car is 1.1,so it can't handle more than 15" |
So is mine, I reckon it could probably have 16s with the right tyres on haha.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:12 pm |
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| Timon2210 wrote: |
| his car is 1.1,so it can't handle more than 15" |
This is a slight misconception in my opinion, the radius of the alloy does not matter so long as the overall rolling radius remains the same as standard. It's the additional weight that puts strain on transmission which makes people think it's because of the alloy size. But you could fit 17" lightweight alloys that weigh the same as normal 14/15" alloys, with 205/40r17 tyres and it would be fine.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:47 pm |
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| Andrew wrote: |
| This is a slight misconception in my opinion, the radius of the alloy does not matter so long as the overall rolling radius remains the same as standard. It's the additional weight that puts strain on transmission which makes people think it's because of the alloy size. But you could fit 17" lightweight alloys that weigh the same as normal 14/15" alloys, with 205/40r17 tyres and it would be fine. |
Yeah, am I right in saying that basically if the wheel and tyre diameter is the same size as the originals it will work? Obviously as long as the wheels aren't too wide for the arch.
So me having 175/65-14 and changing them to 185/55/15s will work fine?
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:01 pm |
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Should do...or even maybe 185/45/16 might work as its still the same outer circumfrence???
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:06 pm |
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| bezford wrote: |
| Should do...or even maybe 185/45/16 might work as its still the same outer circumfrence??? |
They'd work alright, would have -1.7% difference, so your speedo would run lower than it actually is I think.
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