Hy guys
hm... i found out what maybe most of you still know
It is NOT POSSIBLE to find ANY Rostyle looking wheel that fit's a P6 and isn't a Rostyle...
Damn!
I learned a lot of things during my tire/wheel research:
The body shell sets the limit for wider tires and offsets.
There are 3 possibilities to solve this
- jack the d-posts out (gets you 3-5mm)
- cut the d-posts and weld them (gets you 5-6cm)
- go underdiameter with the tires
The minilites 14x6 with ET +30mm are the widest original wheels for the P6.
Most of you guys drive them with 185mm tires, if someone wants to go wider you have to to modifications like above..
Some minilite drivers (Richard P from v8forum) changed to vitesse wheels because they didn't like the steering geometry and handling with minilites.
Most of you who fitted vitesse wheels wrote that a P6 with vitesse wheels and 205/65 R15 is a much more handsome car.
But i also read that you have to skim 3-3.5mm from the alloy to fit them.
The conclusion for me is:
The 15x6.5" width wheel with around 42-43mm offset and 205/65 R15 is the best choice.
What should i do with that information and the wish to have Rostyle looking wheels???
I don't know exactly...
Where should i go searching for original rostyles.
I don't care about the condition.
If someone has really bad condition 15" rostyles there would be a possibility for me a to weld them into new 6.5 or 5 rims. A company at home could do this for me, so i could reproduce vitesse wheel settings and go for 265/65 R15.
I search through ebay.com and for-sale.uk everyday. Do you have any tipps/market sites for me?
Thanks Simon