mikeyb Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 15" Cosmics - can't make up my mind whether to fit em to the PI or the Stag - what do you think? :-)(don't worry Darren, they're not your ones!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Looks excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian 93957 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Yep suit the stag, not sure they would look as good on a pi.Nice car by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 thanks for the positive comments so far - I must admit, I thought that they would look great on the PI but was unsure if they would look ok on the Stag, but now fitted I really like em! A pain to clean though! I'll try them on the PI in a week or so. Reckon they would look stunning on a Mk 1 too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian 93957 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Yep agree they would look good on a mk1. I remember working on a couple of Lotus Elan +2`s a few years ago that had these wheels fitted, very sixties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenA Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 mikeyb wrote:(don't worry Darren, they're not your ones!)Are you sure? ;DThey do look good though, although I think they'll look better on a dark blue Stag ;)Are there any problems with clearance on the rear wheel arch, it looks like it might be a bit close in the top pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Reckon they would suit a darker colour really well!Clearance is actually tighter on the n/s due to the fact that I managed to get the whole rear subframe/diff assembly 1-2cm closer to that side when I refitted it all a couple of years ago. Dont forget that as the suspension is compressed, the top of the wheel tucks inwards. Having bounced the rear up and down it looks like it will be ok on the offside but may be close on the n/s. I have got stiff springs as well though! Could be more of an issue on the PI?I've just worked out that they are a pain to clean :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Not sure...They would look bloody good on a Mk1 Pi though.:-)Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 yeh but no good with a lighter colour . . . . :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Keep them on the Stag - they look really cool. And have you painted your hardtop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagnant Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Sorry, but they look hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 sparky_spit wrote: And have you painted your hardtop?no it's the original one - not yet made up my mind which one to keep! Def looks better in Pimento than Saffron though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 badshead wrote:Sorry, but they look hideous.no prob, no offence taken - I never expected everyone to agree! Other than standard, what else would you fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Anything as long as its not wire wheels. W/W's on a Stag, no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanChatterton Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 (puke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Not sure I like them.... I think they look a little big.What size tyres are they? Maybe it would look right if it sat a little lower but as you've said clearance would be an issue then.Look nice on a mk1 2000 in a nice dark colour....perhaps blue? ;DYou could save them for your mk1 pi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Sorry but I also think original stag alloys look betterAndy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagnant Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 MikeyB wrote:no prob, no offence taken - I never expected everyone to agree! Other than standard, what else would you fit?Other than standard, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveKent Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 15" revolution 5 spokes look great on a stag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles H Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I prefer the steel wheels and trims for Mk1s. I am missing a spare on mine!! Anyone got one? Also I could do with another wheel trim or two! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAJ Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 131 wrote:I prefer the steel wheels and trims for Mk1s. I am missing a spare on mine!! Anyone got one? Also I could do with another wheel trim or two! ;)I'm with you Charles, in fact I'm trying to gather these bits together to fit on the pi. It came with 'S' alloys when I bought it as did the estate(obviously!), and they aren't my favourite wheels in all honesty. The pi is now on my MOMOs and it looks better already, what a shame that tyre manufacturers don't make 185/13s like they used to, I would still prefer the pi with it's original Rostyle trims.Colin.I don't think the cosmics are the worst wheels I have seen on a Stag though, perhaps a little lowering would make them look better........don't be tempted to paint the black bits in body colour though, and I don't think they would look any good on the pi, big saloons do not seem to wear wheels in the same way as Stags, must be to do with the contrasting wheel arch shapes.(IMHO!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAJ Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Infact for two cars that are so similar visually and with as many common or interchangeable parts, it's amazing how different they are!The stance of a lowered saloon (or estate) is very different to that of a Stag, with the space around the wheels and wheelarch clearance, width wise, being more akin to a modern car than a Stag's is.The Stag has coke bottle hips, which may have something to do with it, and when viewed from the rear is not slab sided like a saloon, but has a more pronounced roundness. I also believe that if you think of the colours used with the Stag, what looks good would not automatically look good on a saloon and vise-versa.Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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