NEW Alloys

[Barghy]

Hey,

I get my 1 years ncb in august and i was considering getting some new alloys. I have found some i like but that i haven't seen on another car before, quite expensive though...

Kahn RSR 17" Alloy

http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/4x_17_Inch_Kahn_RSR_Alloy_Wheels_With_Federal_205_.php

I was just wondering 1) What you guys thought (style, size, colour, may get re-sprayed in graphite/anthracite) 2) WHere to buy them (topgear.co.uk looked good) 3) If they will fit a mk4 ibiza and what tyres to get

Also if anyoen is good on photoshop and could put them on a red seat like mine (pre-facelift, standard, sport) or use the picture below that would be great

Thank guys

 

[ross p]

nice wheels

but try putting the chop request in the right section mate, you'll get a better response with it

 

[kriso]

I get my 1 years ncb in august and i was considering getting some new alloys. I have found some i like but that i haven't seen on another car before, quite expensive though...

You shouldn't tempt fate mate

 

[heardyboy]

nice alloys!. i personally think black alloys would look better on a red ibiza but thats just my personal preference (and possilble emo/goth tendancys lol)

 

[Guinness]

dont want to sound like im raining on the whole loving the alloys lark. But I think they look a bit baisic like halfords stock, might just be me.

 

[mixupz]

Sometimes less is more...

 

[CUP-RACING]

a mate of mine had those on his 106 gti but were 16". they looked nice but were very weak and he ended up buckling one of them on a small pothole shortly after getting them. I would imagine 17" ones being even weaker. If you go for them make sure to keep an eye on the the road surface.

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

I'd like to have thought Kahn wouldn't buckle! They cost enough and have quite a reputation....

Was it a small pot hole or a small quarry?

I personally like Kei Force 10's. lightweight and sexy!

 

[Barghy]

hmm...you sure they were kahn's?

Cause they use the same wheels on the porsches etc and there even bigger

Yer i really liked the force 10's but the problem is i saw them on a car on here and i really didnt like them. They said there where gunmetal 17's what i was thinking of getting and they looked really average

I think they look good. Im not after fancy alloys also they allow a bigger brake kit to be fitted as i intend on keeping them for other cars + they fill the arches nicely. Also not everything in halfords is crap, all the lohen mini's use pro race 1.2's which can be bought from halfords and there a pretty smart outfit... Each to there own though

 

[Altech]

I had a set of 17” Kahn RSS's on my 306, The powder coat finish is amazing. I do agree with Guinness that the RSR's look a bit standard.

For the money that you pay for them you'd think that they would be able to withstand a pot hole or two, However i managed to buckle a wheel on a pothole that wasn’t even that large! I actually reckon that the vRS alloys that I have on my Ibiza are stronger than the Kahns! May sound weird, but I hit a pothole recently and was sure that the wheel would be buckled…..i checked it and its absolutely fine!

 

[CHR15B]

Very nice wheels.

 

[ScottHmk4]

this was a quick attempt at a photoshop, not very good but hope it gives a good idea

 

[Tommie W]

Honestly I'm not a fan of those alloys, makes it look significantly more like a Rover 200 (which doesn't take much!!)

 

[Damoegan]

I've always had a soft spot for those wheels

 

[mixupz]

Honestly I'm not a fan of those alloys, makes it look significantly more like a Rover 200 (which doesn't take much!!)

Very true...

 

[Rosco906]

talking of bucking mate had them in 15's and buggered 2 wheels

 

[Barghy]

hmm ok i think im going to give them a miss if theres a history of them being weak. Just goes to show you cant trust the big names

 

[Rosco906]

mate had 19's on his megane cdi. looks the nuts and they where soft.

new wheel £200