Providing you can get the correct offset/PCD/centre bore there should be no problem as long as you make sure you fit correct size tyres.

the wheels are 205/40/17". and they fit my car perfect. just i dont want to loose my warrnty with fiat
they said that the box will blow with the strain the wheels will give them

this has been a bit of a big topic in the grande section, mosey on over there and serch m8

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bigderv said:

the wheels are 205/40/17". and they fit my car perfect. just i dont want to loose my warrnty with fiat
they said that the box will blow with the strain the wheels will give them

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Providing the overall diameter of the wheel+tyre is no different to the original then there is no extra strain on the gear box. Ride might be a little harsher but with more feel for the road. Acceleration and braking should be the same.

Are your wheels 17'"? mine is a 1.3 derv active wi stripes lol

Thats my car? hopefully i have done it right lol. but the wheels in the picture are the ones i want lol. they are just on because i was trying to see if they fitted. at the moment i have 15|active sport wheels on. and i only got them cos they was for sale at 80quid. with brand new original tyres

wow smashing deal

aany way yes they are 17" no problems at all my loacal dealer says they are fine and when it went for its 1st service they said "nice wheels m8" lol!

there has been problems with 1 or 2 people's cars due to this and that but there are many many more like me that have had no problem at all! and other people have put subs and induction kits and so on in theres!

www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto

well i recently got off the phone wi fiat, and they say that if the box does blow then fiat wont pay for the warrenty. but yet they will sell me a set 17's to me from thier showroom.......hmmmmmm....
i dont know what to do to be honest

fiat as in FIAT of fiat as in the fiat showroom you got it from?

my dealer fiat, lol they will sell me a set of 17" sporting wheels, and they say it shouldnt blow the box, but if i put my 17" on it will
its 636quid for the rims then i have to pay for tyres if i get them from my dealer

well if you wana play it safe try ebay for the showroom rims

basicly i would say they are trying to make you buy more stuff from them

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIAT-PUNTO-GR...ageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m118

and you can get the tyers from http://ssl.delti.com/mytires/start.html be shur its 205/45/17 not 205/40/17

As long as you get the correct sized wheels, i cant see 17" being a problem on the Grande Punto.

Although speak to fiat and maybe get something in writing to say that they will voer it should anything happen to do with your waranty (and then you have a comeback)

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i cant see this mate can your forward it to [email protected]? thanks

i wouldnt of thought there was any problem doing this, but the car is 07 (9mths old ) and covered 13654 miles and basically i dont want it going bak to fiat dealer for a box lol. ive had loads of trouble wi it already

sent it m8 what problems u had with it?

thanks for that mate. erm after picking it up 3 days later the boot started to leak, then they fixed it, 2 weeks later the rear heated screen wouldnt work, that took them 7-8 week to fix, then the boot started to leak agen another 3-4 times, which resulted in a new boot lid or something, then the n/s front shocker SNAPPED the the electric window on the near side stopped working, central locking stopped working, it failed to start one morning, its had 3 sets of pads and discs due to disc warping, and now it needs a clutch due to it juddering in 1st and 2nd gear lol

all done for warrentey right?

yeah under warrenty like, but it aint the point lol. shortly after the boot was done i reveresed into a raised curb and damaged the bumper