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      07-05-2009, 08:53 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by apespud001 View Post
thanks for the reply,

I currently have 16" wheels and quite fancy getting larger ones to improve the look of my car.

the tyre size is 205/55/r16 which is smaller than the tyres that come with alloys (does this make any difference?)

the continentals for approx £350.00 ish are the exact run flat replacement of the ones that came with the car new.

i am not bothered regarding having run flat or otherwise but based on the falkens you suggested i would rather just replace the exact same continentals

i am aware that the tyres that come with the alloys on ebay are probably crap and that is my main concern

cheers
I might have a set of 17 x 8.0 Style 284 light-alloy wheels, 225/45R17 Front/Rear Tyres, Bridgestone "Turanza" EL42 available towards the end of the month. The tyres only have about 4500 miles on them. You can see them here and here. They're 19mm in diameter (538mm vs. 519mm) more than your 205/55R16s which would make your speedometer show slower than your actual speed by a couple of mph.
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