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[Chuck]

Any ideas what these are?

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Edited by Louise, 29 June 2004 - 04:30 PM.

[amrit]

i think its a vx220, made by lotux/vauxhall. Pretty good motor I hear. Sorry, Chuck couldn't resist

Edited by amrit, 03 April 2003 - 09:16 PM.

[Ricky2772]

that's some german guy that had the same idea as me...16 inchers front with 195/205's , but still std. susp. it seems. seen those rims before, OZ maybe, or BBS...?

Edited by Ricky2772, 03 April 2003 - 10:42 PM.

[garyk220]

I like the look of these ones. Definitely BBS (may be RFX) but not sure of the sizes or tyres used. They really fill the wheel arches, especially on lowered suspension. PS Great colour and not a hint of orange

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[amrit]

they are BBS - vauxhall had those on the last 51 calibra turbos they made. Look very good but a nightmare to clean off the brake dust

[speedyK]

Yes, they are BBS... look at the centre cap. It's actually a swiss guy. I asked him about those rims last year at Hockenheim. They were very wide at the front and he had used a hydraulic jack against the front bulkhead to get clearance on full lock. . BTW, the other bit of customising he had done was to paint the cam cover the same red as the car. There are a lot of germans and some swiss who think, "the wider, the better" because it looks impressive and put 225's on the front, even on 18" rims. Sadly, it does not necessarily make driving the cars better. All that unsprung weight and loss of subtlety in the steering. Ricky has got it right I'm sure with 195/16" fronts. Still waiting for the report..... They're waiting on the austrian forum too. BTW, they say that moto concept racing are getting ATS racing wheels made specifically for the Speedster and they should be out in about 3-4 weeks.

Edited by speedyK, 05 April 2003 - 12:57 AM.

[speedyK]

The ATS wheels should look something like this:

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[speedyK]

Sizes: Front 7.5x17, rear 9x17 not requiring any alterations on the car to fit. If made by ATS, should be fairly light, but won't beat 16" OZ's. Please note that pic does not depict the ATS wheel, but merely what someone thinks it should look like.. I don't know what it actually is, but have seen a Speedster on 18" Speedlines that looked similar.

Edited by speedyK, 05 April 2003 - 01:35 AM.

[speedyK]

One guy on the austrian forum has ordered these in 8"x18" front and back!!!

See what I mean about bigger = better?

Go here and click on "Forum" and have a browse: www.opelspeedster.at/

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Edited by speedyK, 05 April 2003 - 01:21 AM.

[speedyK]

Moto Concept Racing

also do a Speedline in 7x17 and 8x17 for the Speedster.

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Edited by speedyK, 05 April 2003 - 01:55 AM.

[speedyK]

Chuck, where did you get the photos? Did you take them? Those BBS suit the car, but I wouldn't take a hydraulic jack to my wheel arches!