Cabrio Wire Wheels

[marlinmick]

Hi All,
I see from a previous post that a member was enquiring about fitting wire wheels to a Cabrio. Did anything ever come of that enquiry?
I am now seeking the same information.
There are pictures of Cabrio's in Dave's gallery of several Cabrio's sporting wire wheels so somebody must know something.
Please could an owner of such a wire wheel adorned vehicle please share some information.
Firstly where they originated from ie MWS or similar and are they directly bolted on in place of an original 4 stud wheel or are they fitted via bolt-on splined centre-lock adaptors.
I would like to see a picture or pictures of wire wheel adorned Cabrio's from the front to see if centre-lock wheels protrude past the edge of the wings and by how much.
A rim offset/inset size would be very handy from the inner rim edge to the face of the of a wire wheel mounting hub. I have been in contact with MWS and they may be able to supply me with a set of wheels but they need this basic information.

I would go to MWS but its a bit of a trek from Derby to Slough.

I have 7" x 15" Cosworth alloys fitted atm which do cause the 205x65 x 15" tyres to protrude past the edge of the wings, but as I am in the process of searching for new tyres I'm fancying a change of wheels in the process, hence this enquiry.

Thanking you in anticipation for any help, info or advice,

Regards to you all.
Mick.

[dave_kitson]

See FAQs at the top for recommended wheel/tyre sizes.

Personally, I would not fit wires to any car, given the choice. Unless there has been a big improvement in their manufacture over the years, they need to be tubed, and as such, they could suffer rapid deflation in the event of a puncture. Tubeless tyres usually deflate much more slowly. Also wires are a pain to keep clean, especially with disc brakes.