What colour RS5's should i get?

1. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

   #1 9th January 2007, 09:56

   Get payed on the 18th and my tyres are runnig low and want some alloys soon so rather than by new tyres i am just going to get the wheels i want. Decided i want the lenso rs5's but cant decide what colour? Opinions please, i have a blue vtr.
   
   
   White?
   
   
   Black?
   
   
   Gun metal?
   
   
   Sorry if the pics are big!
   
   Opinions please. Would of set up a poll thing but i dont know how.
   Also 15z or 16z?
   Cheers Chris
2. Ad_Raz Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2006 surrey Posts: 144 saxo 1.1, saxo vtr

   #2 9th January 2007, 11:09

   i like these wheels a lot and look good on the saxo, i would say the white ones mate just because they are different and get 16's with low profiles to fill the arches better
3. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

   #3 9th January 2007, 11:13

   yeh i like the white ones. Not seen them on a sax in white yet.
4. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #4 9th January 2007, 11:14

   i like the white ones
5. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

   #5 9th January 2007, 11:22

   I can get the 16 inch wheel and tyre package for £490 with 195/45x16 tyres.
   or
   the 15 inch wheel and tyre package for £385 with 195/50x15 tyres.
   
   Wot do you reckon?
6. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #6 9th January 2007, 11:25

   Can you try and get the 16s with 195/40/16s would look spot on with those.
   
   Again...white looks nice, havnt seen them in white yet
7. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #7 9th January 2007, 11:26

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Chris_Ward_vtr I can get the 16 inch wheel and tyre package for £490 with 195/45x16 tyres. or the 15 inch wheel and tyre package for £385 with 195/50x15 tyres. Wot do you reckon?

   you need a lower profile tyre 45 for 15s and 40 for 16s
8. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

   #8 9th January 2007, 11:28

   So for these to fit i need lower profiles on both sets?
9. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #9 9th January 2007, 11:31

   well if you will get less chgance of rubbing with lower profile tyres
10. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #10 9th January 2007, 11:35

    my car is still standard ride height etc. Would they fit? Wots the likelyness of them rubbing though i rarely have a car full etc.
11. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #11 9th January 2007, 11:36

    16s would look daft imo without it lowered
    
    5s would be a safe bet if your not lowering
12. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #12 9th January 2007, 11:37

    i want to get it lowered eventually.
13. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #13 9th January 2007, 11:39

    how low
    
    you will neeed toget a lower profile tyre
14. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #14 9th January 2007, 11:41

    Not to low i just want the wheels to fill the arches nicely and still have a nice ride.
    
    How about getting these with the tyres they have and when i get round to lowering get the appropriate size then?
15. dannyjay Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 Retford, Notts Posts: 5491

    #15 9th January 2007, 11:51

    Gunmetal:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Black:
    
    
    
    
    
16. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #16 9th January 2007, 11:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Chris_Ward_vtr Not to low i just want the wheels to fill the arches nicely and still have a nice ride. How about getting these with the tyres they have and when i get round to lowering get the appropriate size then?

    supose you could do but will be expensive
17. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #17 9th January 2007, 11:58

    k cheers all. Have emailed the dealer to see how much they will be with different tyres. Rep given
18. GaryVTS Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 169

    #18 9th January 2007, 13:09

    Hi Chris
    
    we will be able to get you a great discounted price on these. Drop me an email at sales@rimstyle.com with the colour and size you require and tyres and ill get a price over to you.
    
    Gary
    Rimstyle Autodesign
19. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #19 9th January 2007, 13:28

    Cheers mate. Pm'd.
20. Dave_M Established Member Joined: Apr 2006 birmingham Posts: 1110 Mk 1 VTS

    #20 9th January 2007, 13:50

    Dannyjay, they 15's?
    
    Personally think you should go with gun metal or black in 16s with 40profile tyres. Thats what i was thinkin of doing when i looked at these alloys other day. I got a posi blue saxo aswell.
21. dannyjay Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 Retford, Notts Posts: 5491

    #21 9th January 2007, 13:53

    Yes matey, any bigger and it wouldn't of handled aswell or looked as euro! Smaller the better.
22. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #22 9th January 2007, 13:57

    either
23. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #23 9th January 2007, 14:54

    Photoshop of my car with the white lenso'z Courtesy of Predator VTR lol.
    Opinions please.
    
    
24. GaryVTS Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 169

    #24 9th January 2007, 15:45

    pm replied to
25. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

    #25 9th January 2007, 15:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dave_M Dannyjay, they 15's? Personally think you should go with gun metal or black in 16s with 40profile tyres. Thats what i was thinkin of doing when i looked at these alloys other day. I got a posi blue saxo aswell.

    yeah his are 15s
26. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #26 9th January 2007, 16:01

    they do look very nice, what about a photoshop with the gun metal ones?
    
    15" or 16"?
27. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

    #27 9th January 2007, 17:03

    Get them in white!
28. platty Established Member Joined: Jul 2004 Stockport/Sheffield United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1569 RS 182

    #28 9th January 2007, 18:43

    defo white look ace mate. i will give you rep for buying them!
29. ChrisJ Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 Widnes United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3517 Saxo furio

    #29 9th January 2007, 18:50

    If you are colour coding the car, i would buy the white ones without a doubt. If your not coding, i would choose the gunmetal ones.
30. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #30 9th January 2007, 19:04

    I f**king love these wheels. gun metal all the way.
    
    The white are interesting, never seen those before.
31. Chris_Ward_vtr Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Welwyn Garden City Posts: 640 2000 Citreon Saxo VTR 1.6i

    #31 9th January 2007, 21:41

    I AM buying the white ones in 16z with 40mm profile tyres. And yeh i will be getting the car colour coded, smooth out the original bumpers to. Should look good. Hopefully ordering on the 18th so will post pics up as soon as their fitted!
32. ChrisJ Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2005 Widnes United Kingdom (England) Posts: 3517 Saxo furio

    #32 9th January 2007, 23:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Chris_Ward_vtr I AM buying the white ones in 16z with 40mm profile tyres. And yeh i will be getting the car colour coded, smooth out the original bumpers to. Should look good. Hopefully ordering on the 18th so will post pics up as soon as their fitted!

    Will look shexy when complete. Good choice.