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"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
12/07/2016 at 15:19 • Filed to: None

Friend took me wheel shopping, I don’t want to change the wheels but he says my car is too boring. What say you OPPO?

DISCUSSION (36)

Tripper > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:22

I love the “pretoria” wheels on your car (first pic). I’m not a big fan of the others on any VW.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:23

I like the two on the left in the background.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:23

Option #1 looks meh. Option #2 looks really good, almost looks factory.

TheRealBicycleBuck > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:26

I would refrain from changing the size of the wheel. Keep in mind that the suspension is tuned with the stock size tire in mind. Bigger wheels with smaller sidewalls will result in a rougher ride. To get back to a softer ride involves getting softer springs and shocks. That, in turn, will lead to more body roll in the turns.

If you don’t care about a rough ride, then rubber bands on giant wheels will be fine.

LongbowMkII > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
12/07/2016 at 15:27

Looks like a third gen eclipse.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:27

Golf R wheels belong on the Golf R, or some horrendously stanced VW trying too hard.

Your wagon looks stock. Don’t put 19-inch wheels on it.

S65 > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:28

Kinja'd!!!

but

pjhusa > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:28

I think that the Pretoria style looks good, not the Cadiz though.

DrJohannVegas > S65
12/07/2016 at 15:30

CORRECT.

Milky > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:32

High end VAG or gtfo.

Kinja'd!!!

TysMagic > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
12/07/2016 at 15:35

I was thinking the same thing for both sets. Then I went to google

Kinja'd!!!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:38

How is the quality of the average road in Brazil? If it is terrible I think staying with the stock rims might be best, though I think the first option also looks nice, how big are those? The second option looks way too big for a stock Passat imho.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
12/07/2016 at 15:40

But golf r wheels look terrible on a golf r. They look good on a Passat.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
12/07/2016 at 15:41

If said Passat is horrendously stanced and trying too hard, then sure.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:44

If you don’t care, don’t waste your money making your ride a bit more harsh. If your friend insists that you must get new rims tell him he’s free to buy them for you :)

Really, it’s up to you, if you value having a certain look that much or not.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:46

Your current wheels look alright to be honest and in my humble asshole opinion your Passat looks kinda downscale without xenon headlights anyways. Fancy wheels wouldn’t help much imo.

Maxima Speed > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 15:50

Stock wheels......or those gt7s in the background.

Arrivederci > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 16:14

I like it with the Golf R style wheels. I’m also a big fan of the BBS CH-R (I think) on VW’s.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > S65
12/07/2016 at 16:38

Kinja'd!!!

DynamicWeight > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 16:43

All of OPPO (as well as a significant portion of the enthusiast community) will disagree with me, but aftermarket wheels on an otherwise unmodified car never look good. Aftermarket wheel look classless. Occasionally swapping out different OEM wheels will look nice. I also hate headlight and exhaust modification.

That goes out the window if you have a “modded” car. But, stock apart from headlights/wheels/exhaust? Ghetto.

S65 > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential
12/07/2016 at 16:44

Kinja'd!!!

Because they look good

Svend > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 17:03

I quite like set two.

Set one look similar to mine.

But not enough for me to like them.

Kinja'd!!!

My citroen won't start > DynamicWeight
12/07/2016 at 18:41

I fully agree with you, those wheels are OEM

My citroen won't start > S65
12/07/2016 at 20:07

I want to keep things OEM.

My citroen won't start > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
12/07/2016 at 20:16

I’m going to put real wagon wheels on it.

Kinja'd!!!

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > My citroen won't start
12/07/2016 at 22:00

Those are some epic dubs, yo.

Haters be seeing you rollin by and damn

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > My citroen won't start
12/08/2016 at 08:53

1st pic.

DynamicWeight > My citroen won't start
12/08/2016 at 16:01

Yeah I thought the first set looked okayish. I still think the wheels you have now are the same if not better. I guess they are better if you’re trying to stand out. The second set is right out imo.

Did you end up buying new wheels or still considering?

My citroen won't start > DynamicWeight
12/10/2016 at 17:44

Probably not, just new tires.

My citroen won't start > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
12/10/2016 at 17:44

The Range Rover look-alike wheels?

My citroen won't start > pjhusa
12/10/2016 at 17:45

Pretoria is the first one right?

My citroen won't start > Tripper
12/10/2016 at 17:45

Me too, it looks ok sized and almost stock (I like that)