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stubbsy05
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Right. Went to Ripspeed (Halfords) today. Spoke to the bloke there and I am looking at getting a set of Team Dynamics Phantoms in 15" in antharite.
He assured me that they will come in et45, fair enough. however he went on to say that I need 195/50/15 tyres. If I go for 195/45/15 the speedo will read wrong. I said it doesn't really matter coz I did the same on my Nova. He said it does coz it could read 30mph when I'm really doin 40mph! I'm sure most people go for 195/45/15. My car is a Corsa B.

He quoted me £380 for the wheels in antharite with 195/50/15 tyres. And £480 for em in antharite with 195/45/15 tyres.

Advice appreciated. I can also get the wheels on interest free finance for 6 months.

Cheers,
Alex.
DanielJ
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they dnt cum in et 45, on the 17s cum in tha offset, the 15" offset is et 38
M2RTY
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says 45 in the book
lee mitchell
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speedo wont be that far out. im sure 195.45 would read closer and they look better
DanielJ
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na marv i got told tha 2 m8, ad them an they were et 38, didnt make a diff tho cos they r only 15s
M2RTY
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profile that is
kerzo
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what is the best profile for a corsa in 15s? would the 50 be a bit too bulky looking?
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45's are the better to get

more expensive thou - less chance of catching
DanielJ
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45's look mint in 15's
jay@ffwd
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it may through out by 10% at around a hundred, but thats it.
Halfords really know there stuff!!! PMSL
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45 series profiles aree better if ya want to go low....
I've got 45 series tyres and have had no problems at all with my speedo.
his talikng crap.

halfords aint got a clue most of the time....
up to their poor efforts

[Edited on 21-05-2003 by B19 GAV]

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195/45 will look much better, will give a truer speed (the bigger tyre will be more likely to have you speeding when you don't realise).

Also if you lower it the extra 5% can be handy...
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et38 is highest in 15s i promise u

45 profile is recomended
DanielJ
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iwudnt tlk jay i ad my 15s frm ffwd an they told me they were et 45 an they wernt lol
kerzo
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so 45 it is then when I do get around to getting some!
Jason Iles
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quote:
Originally posted by lee mitchell
speedo wont be that far out. im sure 195.45 would read closer and they look better


Yeah lee's right the lower the profile the closer the reading.

45 would look 10 times better as well IMO
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Your speedo will not be out by 10mph if you are doing 30mph for example, the guy is talking out of his ass!
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lol really... some dodgy sales assistant i guess
Mikorsa16v
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u will be going 30.000023 mph instead of 30 (just a guess)
DanielJ
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this was about a yr ago wen i was gettin really in2 it, didnt matter tho
Adam
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a 195/45/15 is exactly the same height as a standard 13" corsa wheel and tyre
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were the fook do halfords employ their staff.....
they must look at the CV's and see jack sh1t about cars so hire them.

nice bit of inof there Adam
didnt know that.

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stubbsy05
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So these wheels in 15" DO NOT come in et45??
PVD have said they don't, FFward have said they do??
DanielJ
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it dont make much diff m8
stubbsy05
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I want the best handling as poss, so I'm keen for et45-49.
What wheels could I get, poss 6, 7 spoke design like the Wolfrace UR7 in et45-49. Preferably in antharite?

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