Lyra 16x6.5 Alloy wheels off Ocatavia Elegance

[brad]

Selling as a set or individually (if I can get sufficient buyer interest).

See this thread.

[muggo05]

hey Brad,

What wheels did you buy?

These are what are on my car and a few of mine are a bit S%$@. clear coat coming off and rubbish.

What did you get? cant decide whether or not to buy these to replace mine with "new" ones, or buy a new and bigger set.

[brad]

What did you get? cant decide whether or not to buy these to replace mine with "new" ones, or buy a new and bigger set.

Initially i bought a 2nd hand set of BBS 17x8 ET35 with 225/45x17 kumhos. Except when they arrived they were a bit more knocked about than what the seller had described. Also, the offset gave them a little too much poke at the front which also affected the handling slightly (IMO). When the tyres wore out I sold them at a small loss. Loved the light weight though - only a fraction heavier than the Lyra+205/55 combo.

Then I bought an "as new" set of Audi A4 16x7.5 ET50 with 225/55x16 michelins. They also needed hub rings & some Skoda decals. They still aren't ideal. The wheels are a pain to clean - they have a weird groove running behind the spokes. Also, they are at least 3kg heavier than the Lyras. So when the tyres wear out I will look for something else.

Currently, I need to empty my garage. I'm a bit of a hoarder & it's a bad thing.

Open to offers on the rims/tyres

[muggo05]

haha fair enough mate.

I'll let you know what i decide but i think i might be going down the used Audi route as well.

[brad]

If you can get them stupidly cheap then go for it. Next time round I'll be paying more attention to both wheel & tyre weight.
As a guide:
16x6.5 Lyras = 8.5-9kg; CSC2 205/55x16 = 8.5-9kg. Weighed total = 17.3kg
17x8 BBS = 7-7.5kg; Kumho KU31 225/45x17 = 10.5-11kg. weighed total = 18kg
16x7.5 Audi = 9.5-10kg; Michelin 225/55x16 = 9.5-10kg. weighed total = 20kg

I'd like to aim for a 7kg rim with 9kg tyre. I think it's do-able without spending a fortune.