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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Sonic_Boom on 13 August 2007, 15:40:22

Title: Which Tyres?
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 13 August 2007, 15:40:22

I just bought these alloys:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Cossie735/OmegaIrmsherAlloys.jpg)
What tyre size should I fit? Should I have wider ones on the rear?
Someone said 235/45/17 would be the best but i'm not really sure.
Cheers Rich

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 August 2007, 16:28:27

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I just bought these alloys:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Cossie735/OmegaIrmsherAlloys.jpg)
What tyre size should I fit? Should I have wider ones on the rear?
Someone said 235/45/17 would be the best but i'm not really sure.
Cheers Rich

They look like the facelift 17s to me, so that would be 235/45ZR17.

Strangely, that particular size has a different setting on the instrument cluster and on the MID.

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: Danny on 13 August 2007, 17:56:02

Yes they're 17" elite facelift alloys and TB gives the correct tyre size

are they the ones that were on ebay?

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: A380 Elite on 13 August 2007, 18:00:15

Nice, picture of car when wheels are on please, cheers  :o

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 13 August 2007, 18:05:52

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Strangely, that particular size has a different setting on the instrument cluster and on the MID.

Do I need to change the settings? And if so how?

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are they the ones that were on ebay?

Yes, I asked him how much he wanted for a buy it now price and he said £120 so I ripped his hand off!
Went and did a 5 hour round trip to pick them up today.

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Nice, picture of car when wheels are on please, cheers  Shocked

I'll sort one out

Cheers Rich

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 August 2007, 18:14:09

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Strangely, that particular size has a different setting on the instrument cluster and on the MID.

Do I need to change the settings? And if so how?

No idea if you need to - I guess its down to rolling diameter...

If you do need to, MID is Tech2, instrument is Tech2 after 98.

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 13 August 2007, 18:51:15

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If you do need to, MID is Tech2, instrument is Tech2 after 98.

All thats gone straight over mate head mate, whats that in laymans terms?
Mines a M Reg 1994 2.5 CDX if that helps
Cheers Rich

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: TheBoy on 13 August 2007, 20:47:50

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If you do need to, MID is Tech2, instrument is Tech2 after 98.

All thats gone straight over mate head mate, whats that in laymans terms?
Mines a M Reg 1994 2.5 CDX if that helps
Cheers Rich

In laymans terms, theres nought you can do on an M reg, so don't worry about it. Just be aware that presumably speedo and fuel computer may be inaccurate

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 16 August 2007, 22:07:15

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Nice, picture of car when wheels are on please, cheers

As requested, still no centre caps though

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1187298397/0#0

Rich

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: Jay w on 17 August 2007, 00:33:01

they set the car off nicely  :y, I have seen the later Elite wheels on many other vauxhalls with 5 stud fitting and they always look the part.

Title: Re: Which Tyres?
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 17 August 2007, 01:43:32

Could do with lowering 40mm now I think
Rich