Questions about tyres and other bits and pieces.

[Chris_B]

Hi all.

I am a new member here and a proud new owner of a Seat Ibiza 1.2 S (I'm learning to drive).

I bought the car just a few days ago and already love it to pieces. However, the wheel's that came with the car are pretty awful 14" non-alloy. I would like some 17" alloy's and currently have my eye on the 7x17" Wolfrace Hybrid Wheel's.
However, I am unsure what tyres would be best and would appreciate some recommendations.

I would also like the following accessories but have been unable to find them, so if anyone knows where I can get them, please let me know!

Chrome grille kit, chrome vent surroundings, performance air filter, fog lamp kit, and also colour-coded wing mirrors.

Thanks in advance.
Chris (UK)

 

[davels]

i would put some 16's on with 205/50/r16's on em, i think you might find the weight of 17's being spun by the 1.2 engine would affect your accelaration a fair bit, the FR's only run 16's with 205/45's on the pre facelift models but i think 50's will fill the arch more and be a bit quieter. as for the accesories you listed, apart from the air filter, they are all dealer jobbies so you'll need to grab the part no's from the MK4 faqs section and make a visit to your local SEAT garage or try ebay for some slightly cheaper. and finally for the airfilter, green filters are used by most people without causing any troubles with exessive oil, but i would drop a email to badger5 and ask whats best for your engine, they are fairly priced and deliver, plus they are site sponsors so have there own section on this site, hpe this helps a bit at least mate and welcome to the site

 

[Guinness]

yep 1.2 here u dont want 17s really, if u r botherd 2 much about the look just lower it a bit, and a bet thats a hard car 2 learn in. O and I have fitted fog lamp kit and all chrome acc 2 my 1.2. and seat dealer give u em no probs part numbers in faq area

 

[Chris_B]

Thanks for the quick replies.

I think I will take you're advice and go for some 16's then.
Do you know roughly how much the accessories cost?
Thanks for the link davels. I won't be buying the fog kit or induction kit just yet, just the wheel's and a few accessories until I have at least passed my test.

 

[shirudell]

Tyres

Hi,

Just thought I'd add my experience of WANLI tyres. I have been running these on my 130PD Alhambra for a year and they are abslutely fine. Not the best in the wet but very long wearing and plenty of grip in the dry. I regularly bash my alhambra up and down autobahns in Germany at high speed too and no problems at all. The 225/45 R17 S1088 Extra Load 94W rated tyres are only £53 delivered from mytyres.co.uk too!

 

[tommmineh]

Wolfrace alloys make me sad

Do a search there's tons of info on all the accesories!

 

[gazjones]

davels if you fit 205 50 16 tyres they are the wrong profile you need 205 45 16 same as an fr if it 17 you want 205 40 17

 

[Guinness]

so is it 205/45/ for 16s? not 50. Personaly 45 sounds better 2 me tyres r cheaper haha

 

[gazjones]

fr tyres are 205 45 16 they will be more than 55's or 50's as they are lower profile

 

[Chris_B]

Would the new tyres create more road noise or make the ride more bumpy? Or will it be barely noticable?

How much do the FR wheels and tyres cost?

Cheers,
Chris.

 

[Guinness]

depends on the width of tyres for road noice shouldnt be noticible really.

 

[Ibiza02]

Hi all.

I am a new member here and a proud new owner of a Seat Ibiza 1.2 S (I'm learning to drive).

I bought the car just a few days ago and already love it to pieces. However, the wheel's that came with the car are pretty awful 14" non-alloy. I would like some 17" alloy's and currently have my eye on the 7x17" Wolfrace Hybrid Wheel's.
However, I am unsure what tyres would be best and would appreciate some recommendations.

I would also like the following accessories but have been unable to find them, so if anyone knows where I can get them, please let me know!

Chrome grille kit, chrome vent surroundings, performance air filter, fog lamp kit, and also colour-coded wing mirrors.

Thanks in advance.
Chris (UK)

hey chris!!! we have the same name, same car and i have wolfrace hybrids on my ibiza (205/40/17) and they are great!!! lol i have the following on my car:


Mods – Wolfrace Hybrid 17 inch, Chrome vent surrounds, Chrome gear surround, Chrome grille kit, Seat sport gear knob, Seat sport door sills, FR honeycomb grilles, Fog lamp kit, Colour coded wing mirrors, Eyebrows, Fr rear valence, Demon tweeks exhaust tip (with extended pipe), Green cotton performance air filter, TT-pedals, Debadged rear boot with new Ibiza badge, Cupra handbrake, Vagcar sticker, New rubbing strips that need painting!, Alpine head unit, 2*12 inch Subs, 4 channel amp (520W), 2 channel amp (1200W), Powercap, 6 ½ component speakers with tweeters in front and 16cm JBL’s in rear

To come – paint brake calipers and drums and backbox!


have a look at my link in my signature see what you think...


chris

 

[Guinness]

pretty much same mods as me, was the green cotton filter worth getting? and easy 2 fit?

 

[Ibiza02]

paid £40 for it from work and just helps the engine breath a bit better but when its cold first and second gear you can hear a sort of growl from the engine low down revs sounds great but yeh if i dont go to uni away then im going to purchase a green cotton induction kit just a single one and try and put it in the spot behind the battery as they are small and long and perhaps stick a cold air feed from the grills to it possible be about £100 to do it like but well see...

 

[Guinness]

not going 2 bother with the induction kit on mine dont think its worth it for a 1.2. lol o and how much the exhaust tip n valence cost u icl fitting?

 

[Ibiza02]

i got the exhaust tip from demon tweeks for £30 inc P+P and got the FR rear valence from the stealers for £17 with family discount lol

but i got the extended pipe made up at catipiller at peterlee lol as next door neighbour works there and got a pipe that fitted flush wiht the original tail pipe however on the 1.2 ibiza the standard backbox pipe goes down so you have to saw the end off so its straight. this is why i needed the bit of pipe as it was too far in the bumper without it so...

 

[Chris_B]

Hi Ibiza02.

You're car looks very, very nice!
I'm not sure if I can afford the wheels yet and I am still undecided. I think I might go for the 16's instead.
Do you know what the Team Dynamic wheels are like?
I'm new to all this and don't really know all the different brands, etc.

 

[Ibiza02]

yeh well i work for halfords and work on the ripspeed part of the shop so i sell the alloy wheels, cd players car mod stuf etc... yeh team dynamics are ok depending on what you go for i like the monza R's in 17inch look really nice and can get them in silver, white and pink lol have a look at fox alloy wheels they are pretty good and a lot cheaper than most other brands...

 

[tommmineh]

Open you're eyes a little more

www.dubmeister.co.uk

I know some on there are alot more expensive, but I'd encourage you to step away from 'halfords style' sorry ibiza02

Keep an eye on the classifieds on here and other sites and you'll maybe grab yourself something more unique and tasteful (IMO)

http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showforum=50

 

[Ibiza02]

nor mate its ok fair point we have a 'limited range' of 'high quality wheels at competitive prices' lol yeh try different places might get some wheels a lot cheaper and better chance of getting some you like try rochfordtyres a lad off here (paul26892) whop has red leon got some rs6 wheels 18inch in black and they were pretty cheap so...


hope it helps

chris