Any CX experts faimiliar with the MK2's out there?

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 25 Jan 2011, 00:30

BTW, this lot above took ages to work out and I'm very happy with the results.
The 17's don't feel too rigid actually and the sharpness they add to the feel
of the immense direct steering and DIRAVI can really spoil you with anything
else. The 16's are the best everyday rims and I run a 25TRi estate on some.

Andrew

Citroening · Unread post by **Citroening** » 25 Jan 2011, 18:33

I do think that some Alfa alloys really suit the CX (agree with you Andrew about the 'Selespeed' wheels), but the best that I have seen Alfa-wise are these 17s (excuse the picture quality but it's a scan):

...this T1 1/2 really was a great looking car with the alloys and also the body coloured bumpers, mouldings and sills cover.
Here's a picture of it wearing some 'Mille Miglia' alloys too:

...although the Alfa wheels are very nice, I do prefer my Azev's:

CGAT used to run Azev's too but they were bigger than mine pictured above.

Unread post by **myglaren** » 25 Jan 2011, 19:32

I like those. I wonder if I could clag some on a C5 ?

Or possibly some T-slots?

Citroening · Unread post by **Citroening** » 25 Jan 2011, 19:58

myglaren wrote:Or possibly some T-slots?

...you said T-slots??!!

Citroen CX T Slot wheels CGOO by chevronsaver, on Flickr
...yes, I know the bonnet is not shut!

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 25 Jan 2011, 20:09

Yes, yes put them away, the tyres cost silly money.

The florantine car may be nicer in the metal but doesn't do anything for me
all colour coded up - take the door capping off instead then and DEAR LORD,
LEAVE THE SILL TRIMS BLACK - the car looks too heavy fo me. Jury is out
on those 17's it's wearing - there's not exactly much of them to see either
and there's no real change in the cross section profile whereas the Selespeed
has a lot of shape to it - especially from the centre out on the 5 spokes.
I'm not a big fan of flat square rims/spokes.

These have a dramatic pattern and some shape about them - I have a set
of the large cloverleaf ones and they look amazing on the Cx but I'm still
not sure about them!!

Pleased to see your car wear the rear spats Franklin. It's part of what a
Cx is all about and is visually compromised with them removed to accept
bigger rims. Yes, the car will look butch and show off it's new wheels better,
yet for me, it amounts to the same thing as an Sm without it's spats - just
not done!

Andrew

Citroening · Unread post by **Citroening** » 25 Jan 2011, 20:37

It was a beautiful looking car when I saw it in the flesh - the pictures don't do it justice!

Being colour coded it really gave it a 'lift' and sort of modernises it too.
A previous owner of that car was also a very good mechanic and he fitted a watercooled turbo, tweaked it here and there to give a boost in performance.
Roger said to me that it was quicker than a standard Turbo, but not Maikonics standard.

...unfortunately though, I have learnt that the florentine car has been written off, but is being repared. Had black leather too.

Just had a look on DVLA, and it seems it's Taxed - which is brilliant news to find out!! $\:D/$

Yep, luckily my Azev wheels aren't "curb-crawlers" as I call them (!), and don't stick out.
That florentine car had the 'Mille Miglia' alloys fitted first and as they were curb-crawlers Roger had to modify the spats.
IIRC, he called them "Sports-Spats" as he cut enough out so they didn't catch, and it gave it a different look as it was a 'different' car.

One style of Alfa wheel that I don't like that I've seen fitted though is the telephone dial.

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 25 Jan 2011, 20:58

Yep, know exactly what you mean. They're the quite common 15"s aren't they?
I'm not a fan of them at all. I'd call these 16" the teledial though:

and 17" version:

The 7 hole 16" looks great in the flesh (so to speak) if a little restrained
comapred to other rims. I'd happily have a set of the 7 hole ones although
they'rw not a common sighting.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-ROMEO-156-16 ... 0403731393

Andrew

CGATCX25GTITURBO · Unread post by **CGATCX25GTITURBO** » 25 Jan 2011, 21:23

my wheels fill the space , this is an old picture 11 years ago infact when the paint was first done

CGATCX25GTITURBO · Unread post by **CGATCX25GTITURBO** » 25 Jan 2011, 21:29

I like these wheels because they're plain odd and like the paint ..not to everyones taste but it's my taste and the car lives on

CGATCX25GTITURBO · Unread post by **CGATCX25GTITURBO** » 25 Jan 2011, 21:39

and on a night with the LEDs an neons on you can see into the engine bay through wheels and arches

was kidding ...no neons or LEDs 'well on the the fuel pump tell tale

CGATCX25GTITURBO · Unread post by **CGATCX25GTITURBO** » 25 Jan 2011, 21:43

the wheels have flush valves too

andmcit · Unread post by **andmcit** » 25 Jan 2011, 22:05

Surprised about the show through enginebay.

Thought you'd have the arch rubber splashguards on to stop crap messing
up the engine bay after your getting it into spotless shape Neil!? Did you need
to "rearrange" the inner wings on the back much or does it just settle gently
the wings onto the tyres when it's flat?

Andrew

SwissSPEC · Unread post by **SwissSPEC** » 25 Jan 2011, 22:13

Fantastic photo's, with really nice alloys fitted.

If i decide to go for 16's, should i be getting 6j, 6.5 or 7?

I presume that i need 5 bolt rather than 4 bolt wheels?

CGATCX25GTITURBO · Unread post by **CGATCX25GTITURBO** » 25 Jan 2011, 22:17

it gets blathered in WD40 then washed off and replaced regularly.. it gets a liitle hot under there and the shields were removed to help cooling.

It had a little customising under the arches or it wouldn't roll when its flat
and it would lock the rear wheels under hard acceleration.

these have a slightly different off set to the Azev's and aren't as tight to the spats

CGATCX25GTITURBO · Unread post by **CGATCX25GTITURBO** » 25 Jan 2011, 22:21

7's should be okay, 5 bolts pcd 5 98 or 5 x 100 with wobbly bolts, mine are on 5 x 100 with wobbly bolts