greedy86 Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Evening Lads/Ladies, Just back from a long road trip.....(the Highlands of Scotland - to the lakes) Awesome week away camping - that's beside the point. On the way down, I hit a cracker of a pothole on the motorway....and now that i'm home, noticed the front drivers wheel was needing air! It gets worse....whilst topping up the air in the alloy...I notice the wheel is damaged! :( So I get it home - jack it up for a better look....and yeh....it's kapoot! But.....it gets worse! I found a small weld on the inner rim! Nightmare! So....my question to you lot is - can anyone recommend any good sites to find a replacement alloy? Preferably genuine....but....all things considered? Many Thanks From one....very disappointed Fiesta owner! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 What age is your fiesta? The mk7 alloys are renowned for buckling whether due to bad designed or bad composit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedy86 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Ohh....oops, sorry - left out that vital information. It's a 2010 mk 7 Zetec S - TDCi. Well....it's clearly happened before and somebody decided it would be a good ideal to take a welding machine to it! lol So....any suggestions where I could pick one up? I've found a few for around £145ish... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNath Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 eBay or Ford are you main options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 http://www.fordpartsuk.com/shop/c/fiesta_2008_steel_and_alloy_wheels__416/ You'll need to find the right one to match yours. Id recommend buying a newer set of alloysbor a set of aftermarket though when you can as you'll probably have a similar problem in future unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedy86 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 So......i've still yet to sort this problem out! I've been looking for alternatives.....and i just don't know what to do. I've found 1 alloy for £180 or from ford at £205! Without tyre! Crazy! So....i've been thinking about the advice from DanGers - to buy a full set and sell the 3 good alloys that i do have! I should break even. But what aftermarket alloys are best? I must say....the ones i've got now are my favourites - the 2nd best are probably on the 2012 onwards zetec S. Any suggestions.....? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambooka Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well I went for 17" fox racing fx004s I wanted a sort of rs style 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedy86 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Nice wheels.....bit of a nightmare to clean though! Does anyone know where i could get my hands of the new Fiesta ST alloys....? Other than ford of course....do any companies produce replicas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedy86 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Or even......the nice 5 spokes of the focus St..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Mk 2 / 3 focus are 5 studs so no good on the Fiesta :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedy86 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yeah - i'm aware of that. Is there nowhere that does aftermarket replicas though? To suit the Fiesta.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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