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Which set is the best!

Pollux
2
4%
Castor
0
No votes
Atlas
2
4%
Vega
4
9%
Vesa
11
24%
Taurus
14
30%
Avior
1
2%
Cetus
5
11%
Pictor
4
9%
Canis
3
7%
 
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What are the best wheels!

Post by guitarcarfanatic » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:07 pm

Carrying on from my Pictor/cetus thread here is a poll to find out which is the nicest original alloy...Just to recap we have:

Pollux (affectionately known as Bolux)
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Castor
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Atlas
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Vega
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Vesa
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Taurus
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Avior
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Cetus
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Pictor
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Canis
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Couldnt fit Lyra or Anteres in the poll - sorry!
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Post by Brasco » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:13 pm

First up, 14" are not on my list even tho they are cool designs. Cetus is out cos they are too thin, Canis and Pictor are on 440 & 460's. Taurus are 480 only... so are Vesa's... which I used to love, but when they get dirty they stay dirty. So Taurus. SE or Turbus is rare enough, but 5 spokes means I don't need to get the toothbrush out to clean them. Vesa take a lot of cleaning to get up to scratch and still look a bit BMW-ish... would I swap.... hmmmmm... tough.
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Post by VanDerGraaf » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:57 pm

Canis look from picture as if they would look better on the car- but in real life Taurus wins. :D
Vesa are interesting but not my style.
Atlas and Cetus are both quite nice.

Avior are the worst IMO. Had them on a 480 once and they look fairly shit. Seem to cheapen the look of the car! :kill:
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Post by MGB_GT » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:31 pm

C'mon I own a GT, where you think my vote's at!
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Post by Milosz_480 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:06 am

Pictorsss
Castors are from 3xx they don't go well with any 4xx.
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Post by Big Brother » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:16 am

Cetus for me
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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:25 am

I had to nick the castors off my Dad's old 3 series when i had an MOT, as all my tyres were...well, pretty bad. With it lowered, black plastic bumpers and a grey/blue metallic body colour, they looked pretty cool...

Saw a 480 on eBay a while back on Castors...not a good look! Cetus look nice on the right colour, Pictors look nice too-but the only one i really like is the Taurus. Vesa wheels remind of the Lyra alloys too much...
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Post by Drazyl » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:54 am

MGB_GT wrote:C'mon I own a GT, where you think my vote's at!
Vesa! Vesa! Vesa!
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Post by piper1st » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:17 am

Well, also owning a GT ... i must say i really love the Vesa's ... but my prefrence sits with Taurus (i think!). :D
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Post by Daniel480 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:19 am

VESA ! toegether with the Taurus, Vega en Cetus wheels.

And Atlas, when they would be 15" ;)

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Post by stu chacks » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:08 am


Your missing a set of alloys Rob. Genuine Volvo 480 o/e optional extras from new.....
Check the avatar for no of spokes... :D

My monies with Vesa though 8)

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Post by MGB_GT » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:47 am

Can someone give a proper picture of a Vesa alloy to include? the one above looks like a poor quality childs drawing rather than showing off it's sheer BBS-like goodness? My three are in the garage and in need of a good clean.
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Post by Ral » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:10 am

Voted Canis, although I've only ever seen the Pollux, Vesa and Cetus in the flesh. Canis looks coolest in the pic though :P
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Post by pleasuredomelovesyou » Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:01 pm

for me it would be pollux......or maybe pictor......don't know yet
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Post by stu chacks » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:24 pm

pleasuredomelovesyou wrote:for me it would be pollux........
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Post by JohnTurbo » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:32 pm

You're all wrong. Vega...my god!

Seriously, i'd swap two sets of vesa for a set of vega. Gmmie!!
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Post by coyote1980 » Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:51 pm

For me the Vesa's as well, though I must say that the Taurus are extremely good-looking as well 8)
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Post by Daniel480 » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:38 pm

JohnTurbo wrote:You're all wrong. Vega...my god!

Seriously, i'd swap two sets of vesa for a set of vega. Gmmie!!
I´m a happy man, i have my 3 favourite wheels on my 3 480´s.

But i have to say, that the Vega´s only look great on a black 480! They just look bigger then :?

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Post by martinholmesuk » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:50 pm

Taurus which i'm picking up a set tomorrow!!
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Post by kennymac » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:21 pm

If they had done a 15" Atlas that would be me happy :hopping: , otherwise .................... Vesa - what else! :D
VanDerGraaf wrote:Avior are the worst IMO. Had them on a 480 once and they look fairly shit. Seem to cheapen the look of the car! :kill:
IMHO Avior look like wheel trims :sick:
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