New rims for V8

190SETOURING · 1st June 2014, 22:33

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Rick-sta · 1st June 2014, 22:36

I like them

really suit the car

T16 · 2nd June 2014, 10:35

Oh god, what are you doing to this poor car?!

Get a set of Apex's and call it job done.

190SETOURING · 2nd June 2014, 11:25

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Originally Posted by T16

Oh god, what are you doing to this poor car?!

Get a set of Apex's and call it job done.

Im doing what i want with it, i think ZT's are dated and tired looking and anything that can be done to improve them is fine by me. If rover were still running and the zt was in production still do you think they would leave them looking like old mans cars? I think not but its your taste and your choice to leave yours as is

T16 · 2nd June 2014, 11:28

yeah but come on..

Nothing suits the car better than the OE Apexs.

Its that simple.

Do you want it looking like its crashing into halfords?!

We are dealing with a rare future classic here.

dissy1810 · 2nd June 2014, 11:41

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Originally Posted by 190SETOURING

Im doing what i want with it, i think ZT's are dated and tired looking and anything that can be done to improve them is fine by me. If rover were still running and the zt was in production still do you think they would leave them looking like old mans cars? I think not but its your taste and your choice to leave yours as is

If you like them that's all that matters, but personally I think they look a lot more dated than the apexes and with them being a vw offset which is about 35mm as opposed to the mg which is 50mm your handling will be affected and you'll have a heavier load on the bearings

Seafrost · 2nd June 2014, 15:11

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Originally Posted by Rick-sta

I like them

really suit the car

Yeah I agree, I like them, I did have similiar on my 45, but with more chrome, more bling, I like deeper dishes.

If I could find a decent set of aftermarket rims to match my rover 75 tourer I would, but so far, nothing looks as good as the standard Forked ones.

Rick-sta · 2nd June 2014, 15:45

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Originally Posted by 75tourerSE

Yeah I agree, I like them, I did have similiar on my 45, but with more chrome, more bling, I like deeper dishes.

If I could find a decent set of aftermarket rims to match my rover 75 tourer I would, but so far, nothing looks as good as the standard Forked ones.

Those alloys are nice. Bet they looked awesome on your 45. I have to agree that dish alloys are the way to go. I spend ages trying to find some aftermarket alloys that would suit my ZT and the only ones which would look good are deep dish alloys. Its quite hard to find a set of alloys which really suit the 75's or ZT's.

Sonic ZS · 2nd June 2014, 16:05

Each to their own with things like this. However...

I read somewhere that it was only ever Apex's and Straights/11 Spokes fitted to the MG V8 models, as these were the only wheel styles strong enough to safely handle the extra power/torque.

As both these designs have many spokes (hence directly spreading all the additional load around the body of the wheel), can you be sure your new ones will be strong enough, especially with just 5 spokes ?

I appreciate this is a somewhat simplistic way of looking at it, but could get interesting if you were to crack the centre from an aftermarket wheel

Good luck whatever you choose

johan190 · 2nd June 2014, 16:29

I think they look great on your car! 19 inch wheels really suits the ZT and I think that MG/Rover should have made that an option when buying. Even the launch showcar had 19 inch wheels!
I would love to fit genuine 19" BBS Challange wheels to my 190. That would be the perfect choice I think.

1st June 2014, 22:33	#1
190SETOURING Posted a thing or two MG ZTT 180se,MG ZT 260se Monogram Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 1,413 Thanks: 215 Thanked 263 Times in 169 Posts	New rims for V8 Post deleted. Last edited by 190SETOURING; 2nd June 2014 at 19:27.. Reason: Reason for editing post removal

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Rick-sta This is my second home MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 7,534 Thanks: 2,718 Thanked 2,827 Times in 1,462 Posts	I like them really suit the car __________________ How to retrofit Cruise Control on a diesel with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to retrofit heated electric memory seats with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to operate FBH and ATC via text Link How to restore cloudy projector headlights Link

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Sonic ZS Posted a thing or two 75 Conn CDT Tourer, 75 Conn SE V6, 75 Conn V6, 75 Conn CDTi Tourer, ZS 180 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Devon Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 1,287 Thanked 963 Times in 534 Posts	Each to their own with things like this. However... I read somewhere that it was only ever Apex's and Straights/11 Spokes fitted to the MG V8 models, as these were the only wheel styles strong enough to safely handle the extra power/torque. As both these designs have many spokes (hence directly spreading all the additional load around the body of the wheel), can you be sure your new ones will be strong enough, especially with just 5 spokes ? I appreciate this is a somewhat simplistic way of looking at it, but could get interesting if you were to crack the centre from an aftermarket wheel Good luck whatever you choose __________________

2nd June 2014, 10:35	#3
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	Oh god, what are you doing to this poor car?! Get a set of Apex's and call it job done.

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T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	yeah but come on.. Nothing suits the car better than the OE Apexs. Its that simple. Do you want it looking like its crashing into halfords?! We are dealing with a rare future classic here.

2nd June 2014, 16:29	#10
johan190 Avid contributor MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sweden Posts: 236 Thanks: 61 Thanked 64 Times in 26 Posts	I think they look great on your car! 19 inch wheels really suits the ZT and I think that MG/Rover should have made that an option when buying. Even the launch showcar had 19 inch wheels! I would love to fit genuine 19" BBS Challange wheels to my 190. That would be the perfect choice I think.