Halford's wheel deals.

Six of One

Thinking of going up North for these for my Colt.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_563697_langId_-1_categoryId_165649#BVQAWidgetID

4 x 15" Ripspeed alloys, wheels and tyres. Seems like a good deal to me, what do people think? Does anybody know what price the same package is going for in Halfords down South?

SV

Tis a good deal alright.

Pity they look crap but..yeah, good deal.
think they're going for 450/500 down here.

L-M

Not a great wheel imo, but that's to your own taste.

Cheap wheel all the same.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Limerick-man wrote: »

Not a great wheel imo, but that's to your own taste.

Cheap wheel all the same.

+1

If you like them, go for them. But if you have a bit more money to spend you could pick up a second hand of much nicer alloys

colm_mcm

ClioV6 wrote: »

Tis a good deal alright.

Pity they look crap but..yeah, good deal.
think they're going for 450/500 down here.

Pretty sure I saw them for 299 before xmas. horrid looking wheel, but you're getting (equally nasty) tyres as well.

Six of One

Thanks all! Find it as hard to distinguish between nice looking alloys as I would nice looking teabags. Actually thought these looked fine. Either way, I've bald tyres and 200 euro so they will do the job nicely! They'll have to! I'm sure they'll look better then my current hubcapped wheels anywho.

Yakult

for 200 euro you could keep buying a pair instead of buying tyres haha.

They look grand really. Wouldnt be my cuppa but Im sure they'd look just grand.

RonnieT

Not to put a dampener on things, but your tyres are the only point of contact between your entire car and the road... and I can't see the manufacturer's name anywhere in the Halfords post or even read it from the pic.

Good or bad tyres and made a HUGE difference to the handling, braking ability and overall driveability and safety of your car. Putting these on could really change how your car feels to drive.

You're getting plenty of opinions on the look of the wheels, but few on the performance of the attached tyres.

Seriously - see if you can find out what tyres these are supplied with (I'm guessing they don't say as it might vary from day to day) and google the name for a few reviews. They could be a pleasant surprise... or they could be plasticy rubbish with next to no grip.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

RonnieT wrote: »

Not to put a dampener on things, but your tyres are the only point of contact between your entire car and the road... and I can't see the manufacturer's name anywhere in the Halfords post or even read it from the pic.

Good or bad tyres and made a HUGE difference to the handling, braking ability and overall driveability and safety of your car. Putting these on could really change how your car feels to drive.

You're getting plenty of opinions on the look of the wheels, but few on the performance of the attached tyres.

Seriously - see if you can find out what tyres these are supplied with (I'm guessing they don't say as it might vary from day to day) and google the name for a few reviews. They could be a pleasant surprise... or they could be plasticy rubbish with next to no grip.

+1. This man speaks the truth

colm_mcm

all well and good saying that lads, but he's on a tight budget.


But there's truth in there, I'd go with a good set of tyres now and look for the wheels later.

tu2j2

A set of "Kinforest" tires on those halfords wheels in the picture......... Hmmmmm..

I'm sure you can get better tire's on your chosen wheels in halfords but that probably doesn't apply to special offers.

Six of One

Just to say thanks for the thoughts. Good points made about the tyres. In the end I just bought two decent tyres for the front wheels and will think about new wheels when I can afford to!