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[Danny]

quite a radical idea and probably not to anyone else's taste but if i keep my omega i'm toying with the idea of taking the 6 spoke MV6 alloys off just one side of my car and replacing them with elite flat face alloys, because i like both styles, and you can only ever see one side of the car at any one time!

am i likely to experience any problems at all?

[JamesV6CDX]

As long as the size, profile, ratio, speed rating etc is the same on each axle, then you'll be ok from a legal / technical perspective.

[tunnie]

They are both 17", so as long as the same tyres are on all 4, should be fine, may look a bit odd though!

[Danny]

They are both 17", so as long as the same tyres are on all 4, should be fine, may look a bit odd though!

well it wont though, cos you wont ever see both styles at the same time!

[Shimmy]

[Del Boy]

They are both 17", so as long as the same tyres are on all 4, should be fine, may look a bit odd though!

well it wont though, cos you wont ever see both styles at the same time!

But you could see in a car park for example, anyway you can have as long as the tyres are the same on each axle it's not a problem 

[Bent valve]

Theyr'e sure to be a different weight from each other which could lead to the car pulling to one side, and in the event of an accident for whatever reason your insurance company would take a dim view, and if you decided to tell them beforehand they would probably refuse to insure you

[tidla]

just seen this on "odd one in" so cannot claim it.
 
that idea would be "terry  bull"

[mathewst]

I would agree with Bent valve here.
Even a small difference in alloy weight will have significant impact on the handling.
Remembere that the wheels spin rather fast and the forces produced by different mass of alloys can be big, and will grow with speed increase.

[mkirky]

I agree  two different rolling mass weights on the same axel will cause various problems

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I keep reading this thread and getting a great vision!

Why not go the full hog in having two different styles of alloys and fit small ones at the front and huge ones on the rear?  A Omega Hot Rod is created !!! although perhaps the engine will need to be uprated!!

[Danny]

i had in the back of my mind that the different alloys would possibly be different weights, which if true, means i just wouldn't do it

the idea came from a mazda RX7 we had at Japan North 2007. it had a chrome deep dish alloy on the rear on one side and a standard dish on the front, and on the other side it had black alloys, deep dish on the rear and standard at the front. it was only when i looked at the photos that i noticed it!

[sport]

Hi i have two differant wheels on the front than the rear.

[cem_devecioglu]

Theyr'e sure to be a different weight from each other which could lead to the car pulling to one side, and in the event of an accident for whatever reason your insurance company would take a dim view, and if you decided to tell them beforehand they would probably refuse to insure you

yep..

[omegabsw]

No one has mentioned that the offset my be different therefore giving the car a wider track on one side only.

My Flat faced elite 17's are ET39 where as my Irmscher MV6 wheels are ET33. In real life you are not going to notice 6mm tho

[Danny]

you'd be surprised how noticeable just 6mm can be

they'll ll be standard alloys, no irmscher or aftermarket of any kind, but as said, its the individual alloy weight that'll be the only obstacle

still. its a distant idea unless the car sells

[omegabsw]

you'd be surprised how noticeable just 6mm can be

they'll ll be standard alloys, no irmscher or aftermarket of any kind, but as said, its the individual alloy weight that'll be the only obstacle

still. its a distant idea unless the car sells

Have you checked the offset on both wheels are the same? Even standard Vauxhall wheels can have different offsets.
I would imagine that the old MV6 with the Irmscher wheels that I had came with a 6mm lower offset to widen the track and make the handle "sportier"

Edit
Just checked and the facelift 17's were all ET39, only the Irmscher MV6 wheels were 33.

[unclelicklug]

Must be the OCD but I couldn't do this....

Some Austin 1800s were supposed to have left the factory with brown coachline down one side, black on the other!

[mathewst]

Not to many problems if the wheels on the front are not the same as the wheels on the back (both front are the same, both back are the same wheels).
But if drivers side are different than the passenger side that is not the car I would like to be in especially if driven faster and on twistier roads.

Hmm never seen a mig with bigger alloys on the back than those on the front (something like early corvette models had), wonder how it would look like?

[omegabsw]

Not to many problems if the wheels on the front are not the same as the wheels on the back (both front are the same, both back are the same wheels).
But if drivers side are different than the passenger side that is not the car I would like to be in especially if driven faster and on twistier roads.

Hmm never seen a mig with bigger alloys on the back than those on the front (something like early corvette models had), wonder how it would look like?

Bigger or wider?

[mathewst]

Bigger or wider?

Both

[2woody]

different offset will be noticeable even when as small as 2mm. Expect ABS to be confused, too.

[Danny]

i might just refurb one side charcoal grey and keep the other side silver!

[sport]

Not to many problems if the wheels on the front are not the same as the wheels on the back (both front are the same, both back are the same wheels).
But if drivers side are different than the passenger side that is not the car I would like to be in especially if driven faster and on twistier roads.

Hmm never seen a mig with bigger alloys on the back than those on the front (something like early corvette models had), wonder how it would look like?

I have 17 on rear 16 on front