wheels

[abdul]

which are better aftermarket or original

[T5ER]

my opinion is original,but my opinion dont count for squat mate

[abdul]

i have been told the afternarket wheels dont hold the car the same

[Murphy]

I too like the genuine Volvo stuff :)

[arbee]

i must admit, volvo have a decent choice of rims in the larger sizes, therefore I like oem stuff on our cars. I'm not against aftermarket tho, taste dependent!

[BlackBeast]

which are better aftermarket or original
Define better?

[stuAWD]

Gen Volvos definately, aftermarket are usually bit thinner in the section so they dont usually stand up to much thrashing especially on the roads that we have to use in the N West.

[Evil Edna]

id love to say original volvo stuff, but they failed to release any nice 4-stud's for the s40. Apart from some nice 17's...but ive only seen them twice..?

[aeroresh]

Only aftermarket worth having IMO is HEICO but its even more expensive than OE Volvo stuff!:cuckoo:

[abdul]

Define better?
will the car handel better with aftermarket wheels or worse

[Azza]

Surely the difference, whichever way, would be neglible (unless you got some really shocking wheels!), but it seems the consensus would be no, worse with aftermarket wheels..

Azza

[BlackBeast]

Handling wise, if you had a set of aftermarket wheels in the same size and with the same offset etc, then the only other thing that would affect handling would be the weight of each wheel.

[volvolised]

I have been running some e-bay replica pegs for some 2 years now, had no probs thus far and trust them at all speeds and on any road :saythat:

[TheButler]

How much can you pick up replica pegs for ?? I've seen proper ones for sale at £1175 I think this is quite expensive ??

[Al115]

About £500 no tyres for a set of 4 is a ballpark... IIRC...

[TheButler]

For replicas i'm guessing ;)

[GregE102]

So what are the best tyres to get then for 17"
anyone?

[arbee]

So what are the best tyres to get then for 17"
anyone?
standard size for original 17s is 205/45/17 - quite a lot of people run 215 width tho :)

[volvolised]

How much can you pick up replica pegs for ?? I've seen proper ones for sale at £1175 I think this is quite expensive ??

Hi Mr B. Paid £580 for 5 wheels but the tyres actualy cost more (from my local garage), where's the justice in that !!

[gillespie]

I got a set of replicas for £525 and tyres were £300

[volvolised]

Couldn't help myself was so happy with the saving had to get some top of the shelf Michelin 205 45 17's :rice:

[TheButler]

the ones the tyres on the car atm are goodyear eagle F1's or something. Are these good ??