anyone have these 16" BBS Alloys?

i_am_ray · Post by **i_am_ray** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:32 pm

ok so im sure your all aware how much i want some 16" alloys like ollies and chris and CymruPolo.
but im really new to alloys and i cant really see the pix too well that are up of their cars.
so i know (well i think) ollie has the RXii's. but does CymruPolo have these on his?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... otohosting

thanks

can people with allys similar to these please put some pictures up of their car with allys CLEARLY visible lol.
and if ya wanna be really nice add some pix of just the alloys to i can see up close.
i know i wont get a single pic but its worth a try!

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:20 pm

Ok, trying to decipher all that.

Right: Ollie, Cyhliu, way z and myself have 16" RXIIs that look like this:

RXIIs are a two-piece rim, note the bolts around the outer edge that holds the two pieces together.

CymruPolo and MouseGTi have 16" BBS RXs. These are a single piece version of the RXII and as such do not have the bolts around the outside.

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:14 pm

be warned, i'd wanted these alloys for ages and watched many sets go on ebay for Â£300+!! abit of a story behind how i managed to get hold of mine tho..was at the hand carwash and was in a queue behind a Golf mk4 cabrio with body mods and the RXIIs, started chattin to guy about his car and just so happened he was looking to change alloys to bigger size...

so without making it obvious i was desperate, enquired wat he was gonna do with the RXIIs and he said he just wanted to get rid of them cuz the rims had corroded! not put off i said i'd take them but he was only reluctant cuz he had just put new tyres on 2 of them for Â£90 each, otherwise he'd just give them to me! so after much haggling, agreed to compensate him Â£150 for the alloys with tyres, 2 brand new!?

the rims of the alloys need a good polish otherwise the centres are fine![/img]

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:31 pm

It looks like cyhliu is interested in them. IIRC, he damaged one of his wheels recently, and is on the look out for some. I still reckon you should have another look at the Keskin KT4 wheels.

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:36 pm

by the way, redline (sorry i don't know your name!) is it me or don't you think with these RXII's the rear wheels need spacing out abit, like 15mm each side??

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:39 pm

way_z wrote:by the way, redline (sorry i don't know your name!) is it me or don't you think with these RXII's the rear wheels need spacing out abit, like 15mm each side??

My 16" RXII's are spaced out 20mm on the back and 15mm on the front. Looks a lot nicer than without spacers.

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:42 pm

how much did the spacers set you back?

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:43 pm

yea i noticed your car before on another post about spacers, really does look alot better.. wide & low, how a dub should be!

but i don't know if i'd space out the front ones tho, haven't lowered mine as much as yours, only 35mm yours is 60mm drop right?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:41 pm

way_z wrote:by the way, redline (sorry i don't know your name!) is it me or don't you think with these RXII's the rear wheels need spacing out abit, like 15mm each side??

Yeah, I think they would probably look better with spacers. To me they look ok as normal, but wider can only be better

One of those things that I sometimes think about doing, but then never actually get round to!

i_am_ray · Post by **i_am_ray** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:30 pm

wow thanks for all the replies already. im touched

lol
ok so i want the ones that ollie, way z, Cyhliu and redline have. (sorry i dont know names

)

now,
are THESE them?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

and will they be ok on my car?

thanks again

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:39 pm

Ollie_R wrote:
way_z wrote:by the way, redline (sorry i don't know your name!) is it me or don't you think with these RXII's the rear wheels need spacing out abit, like 15mm each side??
My 16" RXII's are spaced out 20mm on the back and 15mm on the front. Looks a lot nicer than without spacers.

ollie? have you had any probs with the spacers, i'm only on 5mm spacers, but would like to run about 20mm on all 4 corners. Will i need the longer bolts? and iv heard that going for big spacers can pretty shag your wheel bearings?? is this true?? lemme know

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:52 pm

i_am_ray wrote: ok so i want the ones that ollie, way z, Cyhliu and redline have. (sorry i dont know names )

now,
are THESE them?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

Yes, those are them

They should go on with no problems at standard height.

Cheers

i_am_ray · Post by **i_am_ray** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:56 pm

woohoo!
lol, right let see if i can afford to buy them on ebay then get them refurbed

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:16 pm

Dee-vub wrote: ollie? have you had any probs with the spacers, i'm only on 5mm spacers, but would like to run about 20mm on all 4 corners. Will i need the longer bolts? and iv heard that going for big spacers can pretty shag your wheel bearings?? is this true?? lemme know

I've had no real problems with the spacers really. Just a lot of rubbing

If you go with hubcentric spacers, I don't think they'll shag the bearings. It's only with the pikey universal fit ones you get problems with the bearings. 20mm sounds like a good call. You will need longer bolts, but they're usually supplied with the H&R and Eibach kits, which are, in my opinion the best you can get.

samil87 wrote: how much did the spacers set you back?

The ones I have cost Â£60 a pair. It really depends on how wide you want them, to be honest.

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:32 pm

i_am_ray wrote:wow thanks for all the replies already. im touched lol
ok so i want the ones that ollie, way z, Cyhliu and redline have. (sorry i dont know names )

now,
are THESE them?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

and will they be ok on my car?

thanks again

yea those are the ones and they'll fit straight on... mind you if your planning on lowering better set aside budget for some low profile tyres, they look better too! the tyres on these wheels are gonna rub once lowered and they'll look as bad as this..