chuck 0 Posted May 5, 2003 In the past few weeks I've gone full circle (geddit??) on the issue of wheels to replace my 14" (!!) ones. I had originally thought of 16" replacements. THen to 15" original G60 BBS ones. I had even agreed a price with a guy in England. Looks like this deal has fallen through, and these BBS wheels are like hens teeth, so its back to 16". And now a couple of treads are getting a bit(!) low, so I need to do something. I've found a set on internet for very good price. £299 inc VAT and Postage. 16x7J and 4x100 and ET42. Do I definately need 5mm spacers? Can I use standard wheel nuts with that or do I need to buy longer ones? Anything to be careful about with 'cheap' alloys? Its from performance alloys.com. who I think are a reputable dealer. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted May 5, 2003 Well here is a shot of very very similar wheels on Bill Aitkens lurrvely Blackberry VR6. They definately suited the car imho! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted May 5, 2003 BTW.. spot andyg60 at the front there :) If you happen to read this Andy, what was your take on those wheels? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted May 5, 2003 that is a lovely colour imho very clean car!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted May 5, 2003 i need to go and put a few more hrs in on mine now :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted May 5, 2003 You should have seen it mate.. it was mint. I had a stroll round the car and couldnt find anything wrong with it at all. Plus it had the black leather interior, with electric recaros... sweet. Check this picture of the engine bay.. as if the outside wasnt clean enough... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted May 5, 2003 yip i'm a member of the "bill aitken Corrado vr6 appreaciation society" too plus he's a top bloke too........his car is one of the best subtly modded C's i've ever seen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted May 6, 2003 very nice.... look foward to seeing it at inters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted May 6, 2003 Yeh, top wheels Jim- BBS are quality. I believe I'm in the second pic of that amazing engine bay too :D Got any more piccies from the AmD day? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck 0 Posted May 7, 2003 Well, thanks for piccy Jim. That persuaded me to buy. Along with a set of Toyo rubber. And to my surprise, performancealloys.com is based 30 mins up the road from me! so I pick em up on friday! At last, a set of decent wheels!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted May 7, 2003 Yeh, top wheels Jim- BBS are quality. I believe I'm in the second pic of that amazing engine bay too :D Got any more piccies from the AmD day? Andy, I got about 8 or so... how do you wanna get em? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted May 8, 2003 Hey Jim, Could you email them to me please mate? :D I'll PM you my email. Or you could post 'em on here in the gallery? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted May 10, 2003 Ah good old BBS RCs, very nice. Halfords are very reasonable on wheel and tyre packages at the moment, about £500 for a set of 16" BBS RDs (5 spoke) with Toyo Proxes tyres. I only wish you could get Speedlines in 16 or 17" size. Kev 94 VR6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyMan 0 Posted May 23, 2003 anyone know where he got that almost mirror like VR DOHC cover from? My engine bay is approaching that level of shininess but really want that cover!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
