Styling Which alloys ?

[Benjy]

Hi, I have not got a clue about styling but I know my black 02 stilo looks naff with its 15" steels and wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction for changing to alloys...the tyres are ok and I have read you can use them on some alloys....any pics of your alloys with helpful links would be really appreciated............
Ben

 

[chrisunoman]

These would be a straight swap, enabling you to keep your existing tyres:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72250&item=7989283152&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

These are going quite cheap and would fit:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72254&item=7990007421&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

 

[Benjy]

Cheers Chris....gonna have a sniff at them links right now mate !

The ones on ebay where on my watching list hehe ..... you think thats a good price?

 

[DOG]

the fiat claws are very popular and look great on a black one. they are 17" though.
here are mine.

 

[Benjy]

Yummy yummy.....very smart dog,
methinks I will wear these tyres to the death and then upgrade with a package of alloys and tyres but will stick to 15" because I was told in halfords the steering is slightly heavier with 17".
What d ya think Dog ?

 

[DOG]

i have never had 15s benjy, i went from 16-17" on my abarth. the steering is going to be a bit heavier because the tyres are wider, but i feel the steering on mine is light enough. i would go for 17s when the time comes, they fill the arches a bit better than the 15s.

 

[wolfracepunto]

Imo, no wait 15s actually do look tiny on a Stilo. I doubt you will notice the difference in steering- the Stilo comes with huge tyres standard and will probably weigh the same as a set of 17s. There wasnt even much difference when I changed to 17s on my Punto

 

[StiloSport]

How about some like I have? They suit the Stilo very well, if I may say so myself...

 

[Koa]

IMO the Stilo suits straight lines. Something not too fussy and without too many round edges. Like the original 5 spoke 17s' or anything similar to that.

TSW wheels always look good on Stilos as they tend to use a lot of straight edges on their designs.

Or even Alessio wheels as they are Italian designs.

Mille Miglia EV-Rs' are a nice choice for the Stilo too, you'll have to excuse that weird grey lump of metal that these one's seem to be stuck onto

 

[Benjy]

Aye.....straight seems better, I do like the fork effect in them Mille Miglia EV-Rs' .......... I have not seen the original 17" are they similer to the 15" on ebay selling for £220 ?

 

[activematt]

Or even Alessio wheels as they are Italian designs.

I can second that suggestion!

 

[Benjy]

Are these any good ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72254&item=7990211173&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

 

[Koa]

Yep, perfect size for the Stilo and the design would look very nice on it. Good price too

 

[Benjy]

K...gonna try and smooth talk our lass....I had a read of that bible link you posted in another thread...pheewwweeee ! Bit much for me to take in hehe !

 

[Stemondo]

Get some 18's, theres so much space under there, use it!

 

[Koa]

Too much space by the looks of it

 

[Benjy]

I have a mate at work selling a set of 5 wheels,
wolfrace multi stud 17" with tyres 205/40/zr17 they are on his astra 1.6 sxi,
is there a glimpse of hope that they may fit my active?

 

[Koa]

I have a mate at work selling a set of 5 wheels,
wolfrace multi stud 17" with tyres 205/40/zr17 they are on his astra 1.6 sxi,
is there a glimpse of hope that they may fit my active?

Possibly yes, depends entirely if his Astra is a 5 or 4 stud design. iirc they come in both guises. If it is the four stud then the Astra has a PCD of 4X100 so they would fit with wobblies. What wolfrace wheels are they ?

 

[Benjy]

I dont know which wolfrace they are K......I will take a photo of them today at work, he dont know nothing about them either but they are 4 bolt,
tiny bit of kerbing but nothing major and the tyres are in good nick.
He want £200 for them so them and some wobblies would save me a fortune if they would fit.

 

[chrisunoman]

You will need some new spigot rings too, fit in the back of the alloy to centre it on the hub.

I think the offset of those alloys will be 45mm, so you will need some 5mm spacers. Otherwise they may catch on something, and look to far into the arch.