Corsa B Alloys

**ashleycalibra** · 30-12-2005 23:06

i have a 97 corsa 1.2 8v and i need rims for it, i need 17s bt cant find many wheels with the right offset, and the stud thing (100 or something, not too sure wt its all about) i need to find some 17s soon, and prefrably under £500 seen as im on basic aprentice pay (£2.41 an hour!!)
if u can help ill be really greatfull, thanx

**Rcb** · 30-12-2005 23:16

Get some 15"s and slam it.

Looks silly if you have 17"s on a Corsa IMO.

**CraigG** · 30-12-2005 23:24

erm, u never heard of minimum wage? its like 3.58 for 16-17y/o 4.25 for 18-21y/o and 5.05 for 22+ get it sorted.

secondly, you dont NEED 17's they look far too big on corsas, some 16's would look nice as long as u get the right style, allesio2's look minted on corsas for example.

is the car lowered? if it aint, do that before even thinking about big wheels, cause it will just look sh!t with big wheels and no suspension.
have you got bigger brakes yet? corsa brakes are quite crap tbh. get some 2.0l calipers on there. much better. not only that, if u do get 17's with standard brakes it will look pap, cause all u will see is fresh air through the wheels.

**Rcb** · 30-12-2005 23:35

Originally Posted by CraigG

erm, u never heard of minimum wage? its like 3.58 for 16-17y/o 4.25 for 18-21y/o and 5.05 for 22+ get it sorted.

secondly, you dont NEED 17's they look far too big on corsas, some 16's would look nice as long as u get the right style, allesio2's look minted on corsas for example.

is the car lowered? if it aint, do that before even thinking about big wheels, cause it will just look sh!t with big wheels and no suspension.
have you got bigger brakes yet? corsa brakes are quite crap tbh. get some 2.0l calipers on there. much better. not only that, if u do get 17's with standard brakes it will look pap, cause all u will see is fresh air through the wheels.

**Djw Dave** · 30-12-2005 23:40

Originally Posted by CraigG

erm, u never heard of minimum wage? its like 3.58 for 16-17y/o 4.25 for 18-21y/o and 5.05 for 22+ get it sorted.

secondly, you dont NEED 17's they look far too big on corsas, some 16's would look nice as long as u get the right style, allesio2's look minted on corsas for example.

is the car lowered? if it aint, do that before even thinking about big wheels, cause it will just look sh!t with big wheels and no suspension.
have you got bigger brakes yet? corsa brakes are quite crap tbh. get some 2.0l calipers on there. much better. not only that, if u do get 17's with standard brakes it will look pap, cause all u will see is fresh air through the wheels.

Agreed. Slam it and get some nice 15" on there. Then some valver brakes. Im just waiting on mines coming. Ahem

**ashleycalibra** · 30-12-2005 23:54

thing is, the front bumper is very low to the deck, about 4-5 inches, and its not lowered yet, and im worried that if i put 16s on it and lower it (prob. 40mm) it will b too low 4 me 2 get out of my road!

**Djw Dave** · 30-12-2005 23:57

Originally Posted by ashleycalibra

thing is, the front bumper is very low to the deck, about 4-5 inches, and its not lowered yet, and im worried that if i put 16s on it and lower it (prob. 40mm) it will b too low 4 me 2 get out of my road!

No such thing as too low! Mines

**ashleycalibra** · 31-12-2005 00:13

lol

**ashleycalibra** · 31-12-2005 16:28

this is an old pic bt it shows how low the bumper is lol

**JamesMcbride** · 31-12-2005 16:47

that bumper is FAR to big for the car imo

**ashleycalibra** · 31-12-2005 16:51

well sometimes bigger is better, it looks well wide in that pic cos of the way it was taken

**speed3632002** · 31-12-2005 17:29

you dont get minimum wage when ur an apprentice coz i started on 2.41 and my wage has gone up to 3.58 its coz the government pays the wages not the company u work for. thats wot i was told

**Benelli** · 01-01-2006 13:03

Originally Posted by Djw Dave

Agreed. Slam it and get some nice 15" on there. Then some valver brakes. Im just waiting on mines coming. Ahem

the way I think too: 15" are nice, when I'll put Calibra turbo brakes and lower the car the'll even look great

**Benn** · 01-01-2006 13:05

[QUOTE=Benelli]the way I think too: 15" are nice, when I'll put Calibra turbo brakes and lower the car the'll even look great

[QUOTE]

dont get cally or cab turbo brakes,
get v6 stuff as its cheap to buy disc and pads from vauxhall

**Benelli** · 01-01-2006 14:07

Originally Posted by Benn

Originally Posted by Benelli

the way I think too: 15" are nice, when I'll put Calibra turbo brakes and lower the car the'll even look great

dont get cally or cab turbo brakes,
get v6 stuff as its cheap to buy disc and pads from vauxhall

I've already got turbo calipers, as I couldn't find any v6 ones in Italy...I know about redrilling discs, spigot rings and different prices of 284/288 discs/pads, but it's less costly to buy 284mm items here than buying a v6 complete kit from England with delivering

**SimonP** · 01-01-2006 17:40

Originally Posted by JamesMcbride

that bumper is FAR to big for the car imo

Totally agree. Don't 'understand' these huge gapping bumpers were you can see all the box section and rusty pipework through them. Even with mesh you can see it all....and as for mesh.......

You'll not get very good 17's for £500. Least not ones with decent tyres anyway.

Some very cheap ones ebay though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-ALLOY-WHEEL...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-INOVIT-BLAD...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/17-MAK-RAVE-4-...QQcmdZViewItem

**GaryVaux** · 01-01-2006 17:48

Give the guy a break. If he likes his bumper and wants to keep it then i would recomend 17"s.
You will get a second hand set of 17" with decent tyres for around £200
You are looking for wheels 6inch wide with 4x100 stud pattern, and an offset of ET45. There should be plenty about

Either that or sell the front bumper, and get a set of 15"s, and lower it 40mm on a full suspention kit. But at the end of the day, do what you like, as its your car!

**Matt Gleadow** · 01-01-2006 19:00

Wouldn't say my 17" alloys are too big for my Corsa! Suit the car very well IMO.
16" Allesios or Irmscher Softstars also look good. 15s are a bit small unless its lowered at least 60mm.

**ashleycalibra** · 01-01-2006 21:00

i agree corsas look sweet on 16s slammed to the dack, bt ive seen quite a few about, and i want to be a bit different. (i kno ther r a few corsas with combat 2 kits, thats y im gonna do a lot of other stuff 2 set it apart from the rest)

cheers 4 the links simonp, im thinking of bidding on them, thanx alot!!!!

**ChrisWood** · 01-01-2006 21:06

this a pic of my old Gsi lowered 40mm on 14" wheels the Gsi bumper is lower than most and has a 2" splitter on and it hit the ground when parking in car parks where they have kerbs in the front.

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