wheels and bodykit ?

1. sebm26999 L-plater Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 37

   #1 3rd May 2006, 03:07

   hi, i have a saxo desire 1.1 and i really want to fit a body kit and big alloys on it, at the moment i have got 15's and it has been lowered 50mm.... but i want 18's on it, how hard is this to achieve with the kit on? and does anyone know of any good body shops around hertfordshire that can do this? and how much do you think it will cost? thanks guys
2. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #2 3rd May 2006, 12:03

   18's?
   
   that really is massive for a saxo especially one with flat arches.
   
   You'll need the arches/extending - expect to pay a fair bit of cash for that.
   There will be an awful amoumt of scrubbing even with some fairly drastic arch mods.
   
   
   
   Still progress was never made by copying everyone else
3. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #3 3rd May 2006, 14:19

   definatly Ad but, IMO they just look too big! 17s look big enough.
4. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #4 3rd May 2006, 16:07

   well if im being honest 17's look way too big for a saxo anyway.
5. Karl Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2006 Ashford Posts: 25611 LY R26

   #5 3rd May 2006, 16:45

   buy a quicker saxo could be a better option
   then your car wont be all show and no go?
   But that could be just me? x
6. liamk15 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2005 North east Posts: 6123 Type-r

   #6 3rd May 2006, 19:51

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Soulless buy a quicker saxo could be a better option then your car wont be all show and no go? But that could be just me? x

   has kind of a point.A 1.1 engine will be struggling to turn those 18s
7. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #7 3rd May 2006, 20:06

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by liamk15 Quote: Originally Posted by Soulless buy a quicker saxo could be a better option then your car wont be all show and no go? But that could be just me? x has kind of a point.A 1.1 engine will be struggling to turn those 18s

   stuggling to do any apart from stay still to be honest.
   
   Acceleration is going to suffer.
   Tyres are going to cost a bomb
   Increased stress on drivetrain
   Wheels themselves will cost a bomb
   Kit will cost a bomb
   Bodyshop will charge a bomb.
   etc.
   
   It does require a lot of effort on your part dude, people do have saxo's on 18's so it is possible but your starting with a 1.1 and therefore already starting with a slight disadvantage. If you have the money then anything is possible
8. VTSKris Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2006 Wigan United Kingdom (England) Posts: 764

   #8 4th May 2006, 01:50

   If you want 17's i have some for sale
9. Y4n Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2004 North Shields Posts: 511 02' Corolla T-Sport

   #9 4th May 2006, 01:54

   i think 17's are big enough mate! But 18's would be mental lol
10. vtrrudeboy Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2005 South United Kingdom (England) Posts: 461

    #10 4th May 2006, 06:27

    bye a vtr! or a vts lol