Wanted- Roadwheel.

tom · Post by **tom** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:22 pm

Standard BX roadwheel wanted, Tyre not important as I will reshoe it.
Watford or Southampton area please if you have one.

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:18 pm

Doesn't the roadwheel vary dependent on the BX Model

M · Post by M » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:27 pm

Bleeding Hell Tom - you have to be at the wrong end of the country - I have a small pile of both Mk 1 and Mk 2 wheels you could have for gratis.

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:20 pm

Need a spare myself for the TZD, pref the later black wheels with wholes in!

Tyre not important either, but legal preferred!

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:54 pm

I think the black ones with holes are used on ZX and maybe Xantia - but - be careful - BX hack hubs have a locating pin and ZX rims don't have the hole - as I found out when I thought I'd nick a wheel from the ZX for our holiday a couple of years ago.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:43 pm

Hi,

I have a spare, the normal one...

But it's located 6m north of Luton, if that's not too far, pick up for free..

Cheers

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:16 pm

The later black wheels where fitted as standard to some of the later BX models, TZDs had these as did some of the TX series cars, I dont knwo what benefit they had, maybe it was to streamline it along with some of the peugeot models at that time.

tom · Post by **tom** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:10 am

Thank you very much Brian, PM sent.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:39 am

Tim, I may have one here. I`ll check this afternoon or evening and let you know. Incidentally, haven`t forgotten about the alloys so will keep you posted on those too.
If I have got a spare steel it`ll be free to a good home (you) mate!

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:19 am

The solid centred BX wheels have always surprised me a bit - as I thought that an opportunity to get some brake cooling had been missed at the expense of dirty wheels.

Citroen can't have regarded this source of cooling as useful as the 16 valve alloys dpn't encourage air circulation either.

I expect the change was a manufacturing rationalisation - and may have saved a few pence for no loss (or even an improvement.)

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:28 am

Thanks Cavmad.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:59 am

jeremy wrote:The solid centred BX wheels have always surprised me a bit - as I thought that an opportunity to get some brake cooling had been missed at the expense of dirty wheels.

Citroen can't have regarded this source of cooling as useful as the 16 valve alloys dpn't encourage air circulation either.

I expect the change was a manufacturing rationalisation - and may have saved a few pence for no loss (or even an improvement.)

Jeremy, sorry to sound pedantic but I always thought solid centre wheels were like the Pug 205 1.6 GTi wheels where there was no actual centre hole meaning on car balancing only?
I think I know the BX wheels you mean though, later ones seemed to have changed to `holey ones`!

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:24 am

Hi Tom,

PM replied to...

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:11 am

Hi Tom,

Another PM sent.

Cheers

Toddman · Post by **Toddman** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:59 pm

I definitely have a very good spare wheel from a valver which is FOC to anyone collecting it and I think I still have 2 std steel rims with shot tyres that are also FOC for collection.

Mid Lincs though LN10 5ET

Cheers
LUke