Out of the blue I got a response from one of the sellers, that's a 8 week delay.
Now to see how long it takes to get an address to go and collect.
Smaller lightweight wheels vs larger heavier wheels
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Woohoo, finally go the wheels !
Based on reported figures via google, my current wheels are 10.4kg (7x16) and these wheels are 7.9kg (7.5x16) each.
Not a massive saving as it turns out the 16s I have now are reasonably light to start with.
Now to decide what colour I should respray them...
Based on reported figures via google, my current wheels are 10.4kg (7x16) and these wheels are 7.9kg (7.5x16) each.
Not a massive saving as it turns out the 16s I have now are reasonably light to start with.
Now to decide what colour I should respray them...
Last edited by NGRhodes on Sun May 09, 2021 11:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Ah OK - that makes rather more sense. 
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2.5kg is a decent saving! IIrc some tyre tests have their weights listed, if you were that way (ahem) inclined.
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I was just looking and going up to 17 inch wheels would be 11.8kg (and the tyres would weight roughly the same, as though lower profile, wider).
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Been pondering over wheel colour and mocked up what my wife decided was the best shade to go for (not my car, but same colour, just grabbed a random image off google). I personally want to go a little bit darker, but not as dark as gun metal/anthracite.
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I would like to remind you of the satin-finish anthracite that @Maurice did on his (old) ‘xige.
Last edited by mik on Mon May 17, 2021 11:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Thanks, that looks spot on.
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Had a bit of fun working out how to get the tyres off, youtube was a good help.
Sadly whilst I was popping the bead off with my car, managed to catch and bend my mudflap, which in turn bent the bumper, its mostly straightened out, but got a crease on it, so will have to look out for a replacement bumper.
Sadly whilst I was popping the bead off with my car, managed to catch and bend my mudflap, which in turn bent the bumper, its mostly straightened out, but got a crease on it, so will have to look out for a replacement bumper.
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There are places with actual tools for removing tyres!
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that photo is hilarious 