New wheels have arrived.... I was going to use the donor wheels as I liked the deep dish look. However due to a great offer and the fact the wheels needed recon and new rubber I got a set of OZ ultraleggera with toyo T1-R's. 17" as the offer only applied to the one set at a bloody good price. Yes I might be 0.5 seconds slower on track but hey!


Just not sure if i'm sold on them in the flesh.... are they a little too bling?

Personally I wouldn't have 17's, but that said, they do look nice!

No they look great
Jacko

they look pretty good to me!

they are the best wheels ever...........i've got them too! 15 inchers for me

I've got them on mine albeit in 15" they look ok but my main concern was weight 5.1kgs

the 17" are only 7.5ish kg's. I know 17" aren't everyones choice but it was down to cost and I wasn't sure 15" would go over the brakes at the rear.

Very nice

They look very nice

But i wouldn't want to go any bigger than 15's on a 7 tbh

I like them

I have 17s one mine and i think they are ok, the difference in performance wont be really noticeable either.
By the way, the wheels look great.

pass side

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I'm not worried about the tiny fractions of a second smaller wheels would save me. These are lighter than most 15" wheels.

i prefer deep dish alloys...

I like them, and have had no probs with 17" on my car!!

ATB

Simon

i like the style of wheels, but i dont like the look of 17" wheels on a 7'esque car.

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Originally posted by Davey D
i like the style of wheels, but i dont like the look of 17" wheels on a 7'esque car.

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I like them wheels too

IMHO not too bling but yes too big

Personaly i prefer 15's but they are very
nice.Good choice

Andy

I'm now sold on them, a good 45 minutes staring at them has done it! The finish is top notch.

There not too big either Functional is what i'd say. I'll enjoy the 1" extra ground clearance.

17 is not big
if i went any smaller on my viento i would drag it along the ground

plus you can get MUCH bigger tyre choice and much more width

with those 17's you need to get bigger brakes, just doesn'tlook right for me. fill the rim.

Nah they are rubbish

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look fab but as others have said 17's are too big for 7. IMO of course!!!

If it was mostly for track then I wouldn't have gone so big but they look good and look fairly easy to clean which is always a consideration for me!

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Originally posted by ian86
with those 17's you need to get bigger brakes, just doesn'tlook right for me. fill the rim.

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Originally posted by franky
I'm not worried about the tiny fractions of a second smaller wheels would save me. These are lighter than most 15" wheels.

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Originally posted by franky
I'm not worried about the tiny fractions of a second smaller wheels would save me. These are lighter than most 15" wheels.

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Not only will you be slower, 17's will ruin the handling and ride of a seven. Maybe they look nice, but bouncing off into the weeds on a bumpy country road when the rear end lets go unpredictably is not my cup of tea

Each to their own I suppose

- Paul

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Its all a matter of relative scaling.

You really need a Bigger CAR

Like a Viento, then they will look fine