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Panda 2012+ Panda 85 Lounge, Grigio Argento (Metallizzato)

Introduction

Today i bought a replacement for my "total lost" Panda 403 Turquoise.
It's a Panda 85 Lounge from november 2012 with a little over 28.000 km on the clock, it has all the nice extra's.
Some changes will be done i due Time.
I will collect it in two weeks time, later more. :D
I've never experienced the Premium or Sport Contacts as very noisy allthough there are quiter tires out there.
But as my stereo is always on something like 25 to 30 when I drive alone I'm not gonna notice anyway :D
But with the current premium contacts you can talk to each other at normal volume without the need to raise your voice at highway speeds.
 
Got my hand on a 7Jx17" ET31 Bravo wheel and a 205/40R17" winter tire, for cheap. :D
It is just for a fit objective, to see how this combination of wheel and tire play out on the Panda.
With a Bravo size tire my Panda will not role a inch, because the tire size sit completely stuck in the arches, because of the lowering i have done. :D

It could look something like this if i leave the wheel in original color.
 

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That's a very good looking wheel! Wonder if the rear won't rub on the outside with ET31 and 205 tires. Very curious of what your findings will be with this combination.
The photo shop looks very good.
 
That's a very good looking wheel! Wonder if the rear won't rub on the outside with ET31 and 205 tires. Very curious of what your findings will be with this combination.
The photo shop looks very good.
My steel wheels are 7Jx16" ET31, and they fit with both 205/45R16 and 215/40R16" tires.
Don't see any problems TBH.

Comparison:
 

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I believe 97 Km/h, i will check it tomorrow for certainty

Cool. I would have thought that the speedo would read above gps but you never know.
What kind of tire pressures are you running. I was running 2,5 bar front and rear(witch is on the high side) but noe I'm running a little less and that gives less nervousness while going straight and a bit more comfort as well.
 
Cool. I would have thought that the speedo would read above gps but you never know.
What kind of tire pressures are you running. I was running 2,5 bar front and rear(witch is on the high side) but noe I'm running a little less and that gives less nervousness while going straight and a bit more comfort as well.
I’m not certain what tire pressure i ran, i believe 2.4 bar.
 
Tomorrow i wil put the tire on it, to see how that wil look.
The weight will be killing the driving experience IMHO.
With tire it will weigh 20+ Kg.

Cool! Realy would love to see the end result.
Yeah the weight will be high but I personally don't mind with my O.Z.'s. It does feel different(but of course a bigger diameter and flatter tire will also have a big effect) but I shure wouldn't say it has killed my driving experience. The car is just realy planted and very stable in turns. For the rest I realy don't notice much difference except for a slightly different steeringwheel feel.
 
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