Different Alloys On Your 205

[Tesstuff 222]

After a look through some of my photos earlier I was surprised to see I had used five different sets of wheels on my car in four years.

 

Is that normal or do some of you change more often than that?

 

The car started with its standard Gentry 14 inch alloys.

 

 

 

Then I fancied a change to the 15 inch 1.9 Speedlines.

 

 

 

I had a weird set up for a short time when I had a little mixture

 

 

 

The change to the 406 v6 Coupe 16 inch alloys came next.

 

 

 

And finally my move to try the c5 steelies.

 

 

 

Anyone had more changes on the same car?

[dcc 855]

1.6's to goodwoods to silver 1.9's to cyclones to c5's And I still fancy a set of s1 rallye wheels

 

 

Ask baz about his colelction

 

p.s. Why isnt there a project thread on the gentry yet !

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Dcc how did you just add a line to your post without it saying "This post was edited by"?

[welshpug 1,657]

do it fast enough

 

less than a minute I guess

Edited January 1, 2012 by welshpug

[harryskid 193]

Can anyone explain whats so special about c5 steelies ?

[Anthony 1,003]

Can anyone explain whats so special about c5 steelies ?

Weight basically - they're not actually steel despite their looks, but rather alloy, and weigh in significantly less than most 15" alloy wheels.

[harryskid 193]

Weight basically - they're not actually steel despite their looks, but rather alloy, and weigh in significantly less than most 15" alloy wheels.

 

 

 

Could be good on a rally car then!

[Tesstuff 222]

1.6's to goodwoods to silver 1.9's to cyclones to c5's And I still fancy a set of s1 rallye wheels

 

 

Ask baz about his colelction

 

p.s. Why isnt there a project thread on the gentry yet !

 

So five sets for you too!! It must be normal then The Gentry is about to be sold so too late now Dan

 

 

Can anyone explain whats so special about c5 steelies ?

 

They are approximately half the weight of a 1.9 Speedline (and about a third the weight of a 406 v6 alloy, as I found out)

Edited January 1, 2012 by Tesstuff

[Anulfo 22]

Could be good on a rally car then!

 

In as much as they will help reduce unsprung weight to the car.

[matt.f 16]

Plenty of rally boys will want the gentry alloys!getting rare now

[u47sb2 27 2 Cars]

Gentry alloys seem to survive best on rally cars. I see a battered old 405 locally with gentry/gtx alloys fitted which annoys me greatly as they're quite difficult to source at a reasonable price.

[Tesstuff 222]

So why do they never fetch much money each time I see them come up for sale on forums or eBay?

[matt.f 16]

They don't fetch a lot really although prices have gone up a bit and the amount of wanted adds have also risen.

I've managed to get 12 incase I damage any but not getting any more

Edited January 3, 2012 by matt.f

[marksorrento205 80]

So why do they never fetch much money each time I see them come up for sale on forums or eBay?

 

It must be a rare part of motorsport, something thats cheap!

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

It's not a 205 but...

 

I have had quite a few sets of wheels on my 106 GTI but I am now onto the 11th year of ownership.

 

 

Original 14" 106 GTI alloys (lent briefly to a mate who wanted to see what they would look like on his Rallye, he then crashed )

 

16" Fox Racing 5 spokes. (Bent these when I found out about the back stepping out and ended up in a field )

 

17" Momo X2's (Fully Pimping with a 55mm drop, it handled like a trolley jack )

 

1.6 205 14" alloys (When I had grown out of my fast and furious stage )

 

1.9 205 GTI alloys

 

14" 306 Diesel alloys

 

405 T16 Alloys

 

[Cameron 16]

My black one had 1.6 alloys, then 1.9 alloys, then 106 Rallye steels, then Pro Race 1.2's.. making my record 4.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

4 sets before its gone anywhere

 

TSW's it came on, 1.6 Alloys, Citroen Visa GTi Alloys, AllyCat's.

[SurGie 54]

They are most likely cheap because they dont look like alloys, they look more like wheels caps and C5 allies look better IMO.

 

I would think C5 allies wont be strong enough to last very long in rallies.

[Tesstuff 222]

It's not a 205 but...

 

I have had quite a few sets of wheels on my 106 GTI but I am now onto the 11th year of ownership.

 

 

Original 14" 106 GTI alloys (lent briefly to a mate who wanted to see what they would look like on his Rallye, he then crashed )

 

16" Fox Racing 5 spokes. (Bent these when I found out about the back stepping out and ended up in a field )

 

17" Momo X2's (Fully Pimping with a 55mm drop, it handled like a trolley jack )

 

1.6 205 14" alloys (When I had grown out of my fast and furious stage )

 

1.9 205 GTI alloys

 

14" 306 Diesel alloys

 

405 T16 Alloys

 

 

7 sets!! Clear winner , but it isn't a 205 so maybe not

[S@m 156]

In the last 4 years, on my 306, i have had 14" Harriers, 17" Black Team Dynamics, 15" 205 1.9 GTI speedlines, a mixture of 1.9 Speedlines and 405mi16 15"s, and finally, a full set of 405 Mi16 wheels.

 

But thats still only 5!

 

Sam