Wheel swop

[viceroy]

Ive currently got these on my mk1 172205/45 16"

http://www.mintys.com/images/mags/267.jpg

I was thinking of swapping for these 195/50 15"

http://www.tsw.at/tsw/felgen/hockenheim-r/hockr_1.jpg

What do you reckon?

http://members.fortunecity.com/viceroy1/hocks.jpg

 

[bigmoose]

My personal opinion (for what it is worth) is keep the top ones on.

 

[viceroy]

Thing is I hate those wheels...they came on the car when I bought it.

 

[SteveJJH]

the rolling radius would be smaller wouldnt it?

 

[viceroy]

it would take the rolling radius back to factory spec.

current = 581.9

default = 576.0

Theres not a lot of difference

The other wheels Im considering are these

http://www.tsw.at/tsw/felgen/imola/imola.jpg

I had them on my 1.4 16V Clio and I really liked them

 

[Tom]

Thats better

 

[GR7]

The bottom ones are gorgeous!! Are they TSW Imolas?

I thought that they had stopped making them!!

 

[Daz]

Both look nice.

Daz.

 

[geordiepaul]

What is wrong with the one you have on? They look the best of the bunch. Those multi spoke one look like cheap super ts, that big bolt thing in the middle looks hideous!!!

Have you got a pic of your car as it is now to compare?

 

[Robby]

The bottom ones (dtm?) are very dated now so look a bit cheap, i had a set of them (tsw versions) on a 5 series bmw and all 4 wheels buckled on the inside rim (ok heavier car). I went to 4 places to get them straightened and all said tsw wheels are notorious for this and couldnt be refurbished.......

 

[viceroy]

Yep the two alternatives are TSW, the bottom ones being Imolas and the top ones being Hockenheim R.

Ill try get some pics of the wheels on the car and post them.

They look of from a distance but up close I really dont like the studs.

ps. GR they did stop making them.