Xantia wheels, tyres & trims - the complete works!? :–)

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Your favourite Xantia wheel

14" steel wheeltrim s1
3
7%
15" VSX alloy s1
14
31%
15" steel wheeltrim s1
1
2%
15" Activa alloy s1
10
22%
15" steel #1 wheeltrim s2
2
4%
15" steel #2 wheeltrim s2
3
7%
15" Exclusive alloy s2
5
11%
14" or 15" steelies naked [sans trims]
0
No votes
Xantia Exclusive
7
16%
 
Total votes: 45

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Xantia wheels, tyres & trims - the complete works!? :–)

Post by andmcit »

Call this a work in progress. It's not intended to be a PhD! :D
A stab at making some sense of Xantia wheels as a thread for reference
and discussion - I've chucked in a poll for everyone's favourite wheel choice!

The first of the line - s1

14" steels with wheeltrims
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15" VSX alloys
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15" steels with wheeltrims
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15" Activa
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The facelifted era:

15" steels with wheeltrims #1
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15" steels with wheeltrims #2
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15" Activa with solid centre:
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15" Exclusive

s1
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s2
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Wheel specifications:
Make : Citroen
Model : Xantia
Year : 93 to 99
PCD : 4x108
Offset : 15 to 20
Bore : 65.1
Fixings : M12x1.25

Tyre specifications:
165/70 R14 steel
185/65 R15 steel
205/60 R15 alloy
[alternative for 16v - 205/55 R15 alloy]

Your favourite wheel for poll:
option 1 - 14" steel s1
option 2 - 15" VSX alloy s1
option 3 - 15" steel s1
option 4 - 15" Activa alloy s1
option 5 - 15" steel #1 s2
option 6 - 15" steel #2 s2
option 7 - 15" Exclusive s2
option 8 - 14" or 15" steelies naked
option 9 - 15" Exclusive s1 - see Xantia_v6 post

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Post by myglaren »

I'm sure I will burn in hell for this but I can't see the difference in most of them and very few look what I would call 'nice' - they are just round things to roll around on.

I include mine in this - they are crap but I wouldn't part with any money to change them - except maybe to have a set with winter tyres on.

To make matters worse in the heresy stakes, the best wheels I have seen are Alfa Romeo ones on a CX :shock:

I'm nailing the doors shut and I have a sawn off shotgun here, so there!

All those different sizes are as comprehensible as football pools* and cricket rules.


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Post by addo »

OK, who can photoshop some 16" wire wheels onto a Xantia? :shock:
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Post by andmcit »

Yep, in most cases these are simply things that hold the corner of the car off
the floor. Additionlly some later s2 alloys have solid centres which are found
to be a PITA to get balanced satisfactorily.

FWIW, I feel the s2 wheeltrims and the Activa alloys are the most satisfactory
in the aethetics stakes being simple in apperance with some shape in their
cross section so giving the wheel a bit of shape but being easy to clean and
balance!

BTW Steve:
I'd agree with the Cx Alfa alloys as I run nearly all mine on 16" or 17"
5 hole cloverleaf rims myself.

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Post by Xaccers »

I voted Activa alloys, you don't have to remove them to bleed the brakes.
1.9TD+ SX Xantia Estate (Cassy) running on 100% veg
1.9TD SX Xantia Hatchback (Jenny) running on 100% veg for sale
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Then of course there's the DIY alternatives [right Dean? ;)]

C5 rims:
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Some bloke on the IoW's Activa:
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v6 Activa in France:
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Citroen Genuine Accessory trim - IIRC 14":
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CoombeMarshall's now Puggered Activa on 17"s:
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Heavily modded Activa in Germany:
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and the same car - different wheels:
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Post by addo »

The wheels on that purplish French car, look like some of the cheap end alloys sold here. Around $165/cnr will get you something soporific like that.
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Post by Xantidote »

Well, I've voted Activa alloys - think they're the best looking of the Citroen offerings. However, I soldier on with my steel wheels & wheel trims. Problem comes when a wheel trim falls off! :D
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Post by Deanxm »

dont know who's silver Activa that is Andrew but she's a looker :wink: :lol:

I voted MK1 VSX, that would be my choice if i had to run stock rims anyway even if you cant bleed the brakes with the wheels on the car.

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Post by Xantidote »

How interchangable are C5 wheels, on to a Xantia?

I saw a 110 HDI Xantia on eBay earlier this year which had what looked like early C5 alloys - looked OK in the advert
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Personally I like my wheels best, original 15 inch diameter and a half inch wider fitted with standard size tyres.
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Post by xantia_v6 »

The Magny Cours wheels fitted to Mk1 exclusives are so unpopular, they are not even in the poll :(
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Post by andmcit »

I've seen them on the service Citroen listing but never ever any in actual life
- I thought they didn't actually exist - anyone got any evidence that they do
then? I've not gone trawling the net but they'd certainly be interesting to see.

Andrew
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