Introduction
Here is my 85 TwinAir City Racer.
Plan a lot of changes and upgrades.
Plan a lot of changes and upgrades.
A "Mat Grey" colour choice would ending up looking something like this.
That's a nice color.
I do like darker better, like this "Mat Graphite".
Meh... look like winter wheels
Still looking for a powder-coater that can do this.
But so far no luck.
I'm thinking about getting a set of these Bravo 16in alloys.
Are you able to do your photoshop magic putting these on a silver Panda? View attachment 172766
Look wise I think the LM's look better then the steel wheels. The color is fine with your car al though a different (not matte dark ) color will realy make them stand out. Or fit some silver mirror caps to tie in the wheels. But I understand if you feel the steelies ride better (all though I don't think the realy broad tires feel better compared to say 195/45). So it's all a bunch of trade offs and your the best person to decide wich are most important.
My, 4 Bravo LM wheels, 2x 215/40R16" Fulda and 2x 225/40R16" Fulda tires, cost me all-in under the car just € 519,- just by surfing sites like Ebay and good contacts to some tire centre's.Wow — thank-you!
They look better than I thought they would.
So my goal is better grip than tyres available in the std 175/65R14 (all of which I can get in Austraila are eco tyres, and the profile is too tall for good steering response anyway) while also not too heavy (like my 17in Ritmo alloys — aka Bravo in other markets).
I also don't have a big budget. So if I buy the set of $350 15in Panda Lounge alloys available ATM, they need new tyres, another $400+.
If I can find a set of Ritmo (Bravo) 16in steel rims (very few were sold here on steelies) then that's maybe $100 plus time to sand back and paint silver ($60) and then tyres, maybe $500.
Or the 16in Ritmo alloys above, if I can buy them cheap enough...
I start to like the look of the LM wheel better on my Panda.
Especially with the 225/40R16" tires, i don't like stretched tires, and i like some tire protection for the rim.
215/40R16" does not do the job very much and it is 0.81% smaller then the standard 175/65R14" tire circumference wise.
I think 225/40R16" is a perfect fit.
That would look something like this.
And you could use Falken tires.
That looks pretty good. Have been looking at a dark/silver version ofnthat wheel more then once and I have to say they realy look good.
On Marktplaats there is a all new set for sale Black/Polished.
They look OK with just very small marks here and there, because they are not new and they where certainly not maintain very well in there life.You could offcourse just learn how to park
I realy like the stretched tyre, hellaflush, stanced, bagged and excesive camber nonsense but I could never commit to do something like that myself as there is just no practical use.
As I said before the wheels look fine as they are and I wouldn't bother with the color especialy as they have no damage or marks on them if I understood correct.
Personaly I feel 225 is a bit much for a 85hp car but as long as you like it who cares.
I would like to see some pictures of the whole car from the rear and 3/4 of the rear to realy get a good impression on how the car sits. Preferably pictures taken from a low perspective .
That would look something like this.
And you could use Falken tires.
That size is also available as Falken Ziex ZE914, another very nice tire is the Dunlop Sport BluResponse with CAA label, Fuel/Wet/Noise, but a bit more expensive.We have fewer tire size choices here in Australia. The only size that stays close to original diameter, and for which there are many different performance tyres available, is the 195/45R16 size.