Mi16 wheels - 14" or 15"?

djoptix · Post by **djoptix** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:44 pm

Which are they? I know the early ones were definitely 14s. What about later ones like these...?

Post by **Jezziebx16v** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:35 am

I thought they were all 15's

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:45 am

so did i!!
not 100%though! i know the later ones thathad the same wheels as the 30 xsi and early gti-'s were 15's but not sure about them!

Mandic · Post by **Mandic** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:59 am

First time I see them in 14"

I have these in 16" version on my T16, they came as standard, so it is quite possible 14" version also existed.

Cheers

Ziga

ed_straker · Post by **ed_straker** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:02 am

I thought they were all 16s

So what's the tyre size on them?

Post by **Toddman** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:15 pm

I also thought they were in 15" only

Cheers
Luke

Mandic · Post by **Mandic** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:06 pm

I know they came in 15" with Mi16 and in 16" with T16, never seen them in 14",

Will do some research and get back to You...

Cheers

Ziga

Mandic · Post by **Mandic** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:40 pm

Asked my frined about it and he said yes, they were produced in 14" version, but they look slightly different to 15 and 16" versions (which also seemed to me when I look at the pic), they can be found on Mi16 from 88 to 89.

Cheers

Ziga

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:32 pm

Early ones were 14in, but those are 15's. The 14's are still 5 spokes, but look different.

kriskarrera · Post by **kriskarrera** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:35 pm

Gawd listen to you lot.
What you shoulda done is come to me, the BX forum's Mi16 expert.

14" til 1990 boys, then 15 inch after. Both are ET29.

djoptix · Post by **djoptix** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:11 pm

Yeah, the 14s looked different.

Good to know these are 15s though. Picking them up soon. Whoop! Anyone interested in buying them off me?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:16 pm

My BX came with those wheels when i bought it. They look ok I think.
http://www.bx16valve.co.uk/forum/garage ... mage_id=59

The 16" on 405 T16 does not look exactly the same, there are small diffrences.

djoptix · Post by **djoptix** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:15 pm

Hey, those look cool! I didn't think they'd look that good on a BX!

Will post more pics of these when I pick them up, but they should have legal tyres and will probably be for sale.

kriskarrera · Post by **kriskarrera** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:14 pm

TheDagger wrote:My BX came with those wheels when i bought it. They look ok I think.
http://www.bx16valve.co.uk/forum/garage ... mage_id=59

The 16" on 405 T16 does not look exactly the same, there are small diffrences.

Indeed. They are a better look in my opinion, the spokes don't have that indentation and so go to the edge of the rim which helps make them look bigger. Also they are ET19 like the 205/309 Gti alloys, as against ET29 on the Mi wheels.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:18 pm

kriskarrera wrote:
TheDagger wrote:My BX came with those wheels when i bought it. They look ok I think.
http://www.bx16valve.co.uk/forum/garage ... mage_id=59

The 16" on 405 T16 does not look exactly the same, there are small diffrences.
Indeed. They are a better look in my opinion, the spokes don't have that indentation and so go to the edge of the rim which helps make them look bigger. Also they are ET19 like the 205/309 Gti alloys, as against ET29 on the Mi wheels.

The ET29 is not so good on a BX, the wheels comes too long in to the wheelhousings. But its clear with 195/50, but not much more. Thats the main reason i sold my wheels and got ET15 7" instead. The car looks wider with them.

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