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2014/10/01 18:47:15 (permalink)
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15" RS alloy replicas

Hello all,
Reading through an old classic ford mag (2009) and found an ad from image wheels that were selling a 15" RS alloy replica, not cheap, 220 quid each back then but what they hell.... sent off an email to see if they still make them.....
Has anyone come across these before and if so what was the quality like?
I'm thinking they should measure the same height as the 13's with the old high profile tyres?
Need to do a bit more research on available tyre widths in 15" to work out which rim width I need... That's assuming they still make them.....
Any thoughts?
Cheers Drew............

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    Re: 15" RS alloy replicas 2014/10/01 19:23:15 (permalink)
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    195/50R15 is what you want to achieve the original rolling radius Drew.  Seven inch width with ET12 is pretty much ideal, and this combo of wheel and tyre is one you can use on MkIIs without needing to roll the guards.  Being a UK wheel, I expect the 7" wide ones will be ET06, which keeps the backspace the same as the English factory wheel.  This will probably require rolling the guards unless you stretch skinny tyres across them.

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    Re: 15" RS alloy replicas 2014/10/02 13:47:06 (permalink)
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    Were the 15" image wheels a one piece or modular with an RS look-alike center?
     
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