Berlingo Van Which Wheels?

nickmurphy · Post by **nickmurphy** » 13 Sep 2009, 10:41

Decided to look for some alloys for my berlingo van, it's a 2003 facelift model and at the moment it has the standard steels with 175s on it, anybody know which wheels are a straight swap? only looking for simple stuff like off a 206 or the like, just don't know what size i can go to or if i need special bolts, anyone done it?
cheers in advance

nickmurphy · Post by **nickmurphy** » 14 Sep 2009, 09:21

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Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 14 Sep 2009, 14:30

I think most things will fit from the smaller Citroen range, im sure ive seen them with the 14" Saxo VTR alloys on, they must be cheap on ebay now.

I cant remember if the 206 has the same wheel fitment as the saxo, if so there are some nice wheels.

I have the 15" 'Sirocco' style wheels on my 206 which i do like, 195 tyres should fit in the rear arches of a Berlingo?

Also i think range topping Berlings came with the Xsara Picasso wheels from new, so they are probably an option too. Which means most Xsara alloys should be ok too, although im not 100% sure.

Check around on ebay, but find out your required offset and stud pattern before hand.

You will need new wheel bolts, as most alloys require special bolts. They are around £1-£2 each from the dealers usually.

Ross_K · Post by **Ross_K** » 14 Sep 2009, 15:17

Saxo 'Toulouse' alloys fit, as do the four spoke ZX Volcane ones

nickmurphy · Post by **nickmurphy** » 14 Sep 2009, 17:00

thanks for the advice, i'll get looking!

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 14 Sep 2009, 18:07

Not bad for a little over £10 with 4 hours to go!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-xsara-sax ... 286.c0.m14

Should fit i would think, being Xsara wheels, but not 100% sure on that. You would need the bolts though.

Saxo VTR wheels:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-PEUGEOT-S ... 286.c0.m14

Saxo VTS:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-SAXO-VTS- ... 286.c0.m14

One thing you might want to think about is tyres, if your van carries a lot of weight you might need to upgrade to higher spec reinforded connercial tyres. As you ideally need the right spec for your van.

Ross_K · Post by **Ross_K** » 14 Sep 2009, 21:38

Citroenmad wrote:One thing you might want to think about is tyres, if your van carries a lot of weight you might need to upgrade to higher spec reinforded connercial tyres. As you ideally need the right spec for your van.

Good point. My van failed its last DOE (equivalent of the MOT) for having tyres with the wrong load rating on, ie. car tyres.

dieseldoggy · Post by **dieseldoggy** » 15 Sep 2009, 01:24

Hi they all fit if 4 stud zx/zanty/xsara/peugoet/even fords but they wont fit on has bore is smaller than psa fittings thats the hole in middle. but they are all 4x108 which is the measurement between studs/bolts. you could go upto 15"+ just need to work out ratio/sizing.has if you go to big you could end up having to go to wide.and vans normally suffer in the rear arches for width ie inside floor side.but you should be able to find plenty cheap. steel wheels use diff bolts to alloys esp if older psa ones has they had flat seats in bolt holes and later used tapered bolts.
plus if you don't have an alloy spare remember to carry 4 bolts to fit spare wheel!

uniroyal do a 580 xl tyre which has a higher load rating

nickmurphy · Post by **nickmurphy** » 15 Sep 2009, 05:51

well that's interesting to know, load rating isn't an issue to me as the van is my wifes daily runabout and the heaviest thing she carries is some shopping and a wet dog!
thanks for all the help

Ross_K · Post by **Ross_K** » 15 Sep 2009, 13:39

It wasn't an issue for me either, but the MOT tester thought differently...

vince · Post by **vince** » 15 Sep 2009, 22:17

You know what, i have a thing for Berlingo steel wheels with the small black centre caps adorned with chevron logos.... When they are clean I think they look awesome 8)

That said im very much into OE spec clean vehicles

Keep the steels

nickmurphy · Post by **nickmurphy** » 15 Sep 2009, 22:32

to be honest my wife can't understand why i want to change them, ours is a very original van, poverty engine 225k and totally unfaultable, even the leccy windows and remote locking work ok. i spose i'm just bored and want to mess around with it!

KP · Post by KP » 16 Sep 2009, 08:44

Vince is the OE King from what i can see