Ian1987
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Can anyone recommend any light weight black alloys for my red punto sporting. I would like all black, without any chrome trim or anything on, preferably 17" that weigh less than 8kg. cheerz 
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Can anyone recommend any light weight black alloys for my red punto sporting. I would like all black, without any chrome trim or anything on, preferably 17" that weigh less than 8kg. cheerz
i think you can get get 'pro race 1.2' in black
Ian1987
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i think you can get get 'pro race 1.2' in black
aye, cheers, they look sexy those. the fact they say 'ultra light weight' means they wont drain the juice either, but might be a little dodgy on the grip, but its a sacrafice I am willing to make
i wouldnt ofthought the it would of made any difference to the grip its the tyres i would of said if you get a good set of tyers youll be fine
Actually due to a lower unsprung weight the car should handle and accelerate better than it would normally.
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I have the Pro Race 1.2 on mine, seems to have a better ride on the country roads by where i live aswell
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I have the Pro Race 1.2 on mine, seems to have a better ride on the country roads by where i live aswell
What width Pro Race 1.2's have you got? I was looking at the 17 x 7.5, with some 215 tyres
i went from stock, to wolfrace, to zcw alloys, all 17"s. the zcw were approx 1/2 the weight of the wolfrace and it took a bit of time to adjust to the car. the difference was similar to turning on the city button after i fitted the lighter wheels. dont know about faster / better handling, just a bit different. the main thibg for me was the looks tbh. if i had the extra £ i would have gone for gloss black pro race 17" with some grippy tyres......
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The ZVW look great...what tyres you got on them? I am thinking about some 215/45/17 but not sure what make to get
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i would stick to 205/45 or 40 or i think 215/40?
i got 215/40/17 on em i think, without going out in the garage im not 100% ....
anyway im going on to 18`s when i get my shares out in march. im either geting the same again but in black and 18`s or as i said i think they do pro race in gloss black 18`s at 7.5 wide. if money were no object the oz wheels are really sweet too .......
anyway im going on to 18`s when i get my shares out in march. im either geting the same again but in black and 18`s or as i said i think they do pro race in gloss black 18`s at 7.5 wide. if money were no object the oz wheels are really sweet too .......
They are not exactly light though are they, my m-jet alloys weigh a fair bit more than my pro 1.2's.If you are after some black 17s, why got ye some cheap curbed mjet ones off ebay and have them power coated black. They can handle 205 or 215, as ya can see they go well with the gp.
They probably are like 5 kg heavyer per alloy but you can buy them alot cheap then the 1.2s to and an extra 20kg isn't going to make much differance TBA. If ya that bothered about weight you wouldn't allow passengers in the car and you would only put 10 liters of fuel in at a time.
I do agree, I have my ones powdercoated black and they look nice, plus they are not a modification so you don't have to declare.They probably are like 5 kg heavyer per alloy but you can buy them alot cheap then the 1.2s to and an extra 20kg isn't going to make much differance TBA. If ya that bothered about weight you wouldn't allow passengers in the car and you would only put 10 liters of fuel in at a time.
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I fancy getting these. they look pretty sweet
