don't know their taste. just wanted to put more ideas than halfords
General after market 15" alloys for a 1.2 Pop recommendations sought!
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General after market 15" alloys for a 1.2 Pop recommendations sought!
don't know their taste. just wanted to put more ideas than halfords
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Some nice looking wheels on that link and some scary prices !
Did you have any particular ones in mind for the OP ?
$1,250 per wheel !!!!!Bit outta my budget!
Thinking more retro than sporting in looks,
polished would look good (IMHO) with the chrome seeing I'm a BNW pop!
16"
£500 max including tyres (know less about tyres than I do about alloys! - but that's a whole new thread...)
Don't think the Abarth petals would suit my car but I like the simple design of the spoked wheels.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-Fiat-5..._tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item2a2078e9b5
Thanks again for the links and suggestions
This is really helpful
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I just put an advert up for some Abarth 17's with tyres if anyone is interested.
https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=27323&cat=17
https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=27323&cat=17
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Great wheels and sensible money too
would love 'em if I had a TwinAir!
would love 'em if I had a TwinAir!
Yes indeed. Go for a nice set of 15"s and the ride and handling will improve. If you're not after ultimate performance and silly tyre prices stick to 50 profile tyres and in 15" the ride is much improved.
Team Dynamic Pro race 1.2's. The lightest option by far (without spending thousands) and Toyo T1R's in 195/50 15" to go on them are £36 each from various online places:
In my experience fiat alloys are heavy lumpen things that jump out and bite the gutters. Especially the 16" O spokes.
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Did you ever check the weight the 5o-spokes and the Pro Race 1.2 ?
Hope you don't mine me saying this but that's an ugly looking set of wheels you have on the 500. :devil:
Aside for the insurance headache of the 50 profiles they're probably THE best choice in a set of wheels for handling, comfort (Bilsteins
) etc. on the 500.Not yet. Been lazy. But I know the pro race ones as per the pic above are the lightest 15" you can get for the 500 without going for custom forged ones.
You're confusing mean and awesome with ugly again
Aside for the insurance headache of the 50 profiles they're probably THE best choice in a set of wheels for handling, comfort (Bilsteins
50 profiles suit my driving style. They tend to break away progressively and let you slide a bit more. I don't like very thin profile tyres on the 500. It tends to hold on them break away suddenly.
no, I do believe they're ugly
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If you're looking for light weight, then you'd do OK with rota wheels. I believe a few of their 15" models are less than 6kg. They start about £110 each
When I was looking (3 years ago) the Rotas that came in 4x98 were horrid and not their lightest ones. Special ordering them in 4x98 was absurd money. Like 15% of the value of the car money. And even then they were only a kilo lighter. Wasn't worth it.
You don't like 4x100 with wobble bolts? Plenty of people use them.
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Thanks for all your advice and suggestions, having just missed out on a set of genuine sport alloys on ebay I'm looking at cheaper alternatives.
Seen these in the classifieds, bit unsure which offset etc will fit, here's the specs on the latest candidate:
15" 5 spoke alloys 4x98 pcd suit fiat etc, set of 4
Made by BWA, with centre caps
nice condition with 195/50 R15 tyres, 2x4mm, 1x5mm, 1x6mm, 3 of them are Kumho's
PCD 98
ET 38
6.5J
56mm centre bore
Would these fit without any extra spigots, rings or wobble bolts?
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Thanks for all your advice and suggestions, having just missed out on a set of genuine sport alloys on ebay I'm looking at cheaper alternatives.
Seen these in the classifieds, bit unsure which offset etc will fit, here's the specs on the latest candidate:
15" 5 spoke alloys 4x98 pcd suit fiat etc, set of 4
Made by BWA, with centre caps
nice condition with 195/50 R15 tyres, 2x4mm, 1x5mm, 1x6mm, 3 of them are Kumho's
PCD 98
ET 38
6.5J
56mm centre bore
Would these fit without any extra spigots, rings or wobble bolts?
1. Centre bore for a 500 and for most Fiats (apart from the Grand Punto) is 58.1mm. AFAIK to get those alloys to fit would involve getting them machined out.
2. Have an odd tyre 'out' and being a Kumho there would be little value on those tyres. For me personally I was not able to get my own insurance company to agree to a size that was not specified in the owners manual.
3. J width on the 15inch is 6J and since these are 6.5J is 'messes up' the offset. Get the impression that if one goes 7J and E30 it would be equivalent to 6.5J and E35. E38 would probably need to be a little less i.e. E33 to give a slightly wider stance. (Hopefully someone will confirm if I'm correct on this).
In relation to the bi-colour Sport alloys that I recommended - in the Alfa MiTo range if you get the 17 inch Veloce wheels in the bi-colour (slightly Black colour) it costs an extra £500. This used to be exclusive for the Cloverleaf model. So those Bi-colour ones for the 500 are actually very good value for money if the reduced price is still on offer.
So even though you'll be spending a little more on a set of wheels it will 'save' on the insurance premium since you're opting for 'standard' Fiat alloys. A new set of 185/55s in 15s could be got cheapish once you're not looking for a performance set of tyres.
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Given the number of 500 owners & ex-500s returning to the fold and buying A500s I thought these alloys were something to dream about. A500s don't seem too worried about what sizes are mentioned in the manual. They look very similar to the wheels on the 695 model which funnily enough have the same hubs off the GP.
http://roadracemotorsports.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=76_92&products_id=1103
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-500-...Car_Rims_ET&hash=item2a215cc12e#ht_692wt_1165
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-500-...Car_Rims_ET&hash=item2a215cc12e#ht_692wt_1165
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They've been 'up there' a long time and the ad gets renewed.
They're a copy of the A500 17 Multispokes but in a 16.
Can't recall anyone buying a set on the FF.
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Thanks loveshandbags, being uber cheap wheels I would have renewed the tyres but if they're not right 'out of the box' I will leave well enough alone in terms of fittings.
Those 17's are lovely with a price to match BTW!
@ chas, I'm already watching the arbath copies
Every time I get together enough cash for a purchase summat comes up, last month it was a vanity plateyuck which may never see the front of my current 500 (T500 JWM anyone?) seemed a good idea at the time though:devil:
This month the laptop is in need of some repairs. Oh and I'm moving too alledgedly
If I could stop cash falling out of my pockets I might've made an offer on deeyups wheels
Those 17's are lovely with a price to match BTW!
@ chas, I'm already watching the arbath copies
Every time I get together enough cash for a purchase summat comes up, last month it was a vanity plate
yuck which may never see the front of my current 500 (T500 JWM anyone?) seemed a good idea at the time though:devil:This month the laptop is in need of some repairs. Oh and I'm moving too alledgedly
If I could stop cash falling out of my pockets I might've made an offer on deeyups wheels
