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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: VXL V6 on 24 September 2017, 23:40:33

Title: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 24 September 2017, 23:40:33
Having a car running on 18" Sportstars (required to be able to fit the larger front brakes underneath) I now need to source a spare. Wouldn't be a problem under normal circumstances but with the larger brakes an 18" wheel is the minimum requirement, even then, I believe certain 18" wheels are too tight on the caliper.

I believe I need something with these specifics:-

PCD: 110
ET: 30 (Or use a spacer plate)
Size: 18"
Width: ideally 8J

I notice Vauxhall Moka wheels are 18" but think the are 7J, really need something cheap that I could slap on until I got to a tyre place...

Anyone have any ideas, I would buy another Sportstar if I could find one but they all appear to be in sets of four.
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 25 September 2017, 00:43:08
Fit the standard spare to the rear and swap the original rear to the front :y
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 September 2017, 13:17:13
That's the whole point of my post, I do not want to have to do that.

If I was going to do that I wouldn't have posted.
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: Vega on 25 September 2017, 13:52:23
I have the same problem.
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: Nick W on 25 September 2017, 14:06:57
That's the whole point of my post, I do not want to have to do that.

If I was going to do that I wouldn't have posted.


It's what you have to do on Saabs with the factory big brakes.
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 25 September 2017, 15:35:27
There's someone on ebay selling a set of four 18" 8j et 33 Irmscher Stila for £190ish... at least two are cracked and one buckled and all are scuffed...

Won't fit in the wheel well on the saloon though, which will be more annoying than having to potentially change two wheels ::) especially as half the boot has an lpg tank in it.

Incidentally, when was the last puncture you had and how many miles ago?
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 September 2017, 17:07:21
No LPG tank in that car, car not used for work, therefore not a problem having wheel in boot Tbh.

Last puncture on daily driver was a month ago so about 3K. Why?
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: Vega on 25 September 2017, 18:43:14
It's what you have to do on Saabs with the factory big brakes.

A bit difficult with 8J front and 9J rear.

There's someone on ebay selling a set of four 18" 8j et 33

8J won't fit in the spare place in a saloon boot.
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: annihilator on 25 September 2017, 19:29:56
the nearest you are going to get from "modern" vauxhalls are vectra C VXR 8X18 ET35mm /astra H/zafira B/meriva B 7.5X18 ET37mm all insignia/mokka/astra J/K are wrong pcd  :y
John
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 September 2017, 20:01:00
the nearest you are going to get from "modern" vauxhalls are vectra C VXR 8X18 ET35mm /astra H/zafira B/meriva B 7.5X18 ET37mm all insignia/mokka/astra J/K are wrong pcd  :y
John

Cheers John
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 September 2017, 20:03:00
That's the whole point of my post, I do not want to have to do that.

If I was going to do that I wouldn't have posted.


It's what you have to do on Saabs with the factory big brakes.

As I said, I'm looking for a spare 18 inch wheel, as per the original post.
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: serek on 25 September 2017, 20:58:04
No 18 but works
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL-RONAL-ONE-ALLOY-WHEEL-R-19-235-35-19-IRMSCHER-GT-STAR-OPC-WXR-SRI-/322419521292?hash=item4b11b3770c%3Ag%3AjswAAOSwx6pYnfIS&_trkparms=pageci%253Aa916b353-a22b-11e7-a5c6-74dbd180f6b6%257Cparentrq%253Aba9d04de15e0abda5f0a254bffe873fe%257Ciid%253A1
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 September 2017, 21:47:05
No 18 but works
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL-RONAL-ONE-ALLOY-WHEEL-R-19-235-35-19-IRMSCHER-GT-STAR-OPC-WXR-SRI-/322419521292?hash=item4b11b3770c%3Ag%3AjswAAOSwx6pYnfIS&_trkparms=pageci%253Aa916b353-a22b-11e7-a5c6-74dbd180f6b6%257Cparentrq%253Aba9d04de15e0abda5f0a254bffe873fe%257Ciid%253A1

On watch now :) cheers
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: serek on 25 September 2017, 22:07:29
Or 18 Evo star do job
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 25 September 2017, 22:20:07
Cool. Cheers

Ps. Gave the brakes a bit more bedding in on Sunday  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: 18" Spare
Post by: VXL V6 on 08 October 2017, 17:43:31
No 18 but works
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL-RONAL-ONE-ALLOY-WHEEL-R-19-235-35-19-IRMSCHER-GT-STAR-OPC-WXR-SRI-/322419521292?hash=item4b11b3770c%3Ag%3AjswAAOSwx6pYnfIS&_trkparms=pageci%253Aa916b353-a22b-11e7-a5c6-74dbd180f6b6%257Cparentrq%253Aba9d04de15e0abda5f0a254bffe873fe%257Ciid%253A1

On watch now :) cheers

Bought, cleaned, now in spare wheel well, cover doesn't quite click into place much the same as when you put a full size 17" road wheel in. a slight modification needed.