C5 Larger Wheels

[citrophile]

Does anyone know if the C5 (2005 vintage) had an option for larger wheels/tyres. Mine have 16" but I'm going to need a full set of new tyres soon and just thinking about whether 17"/18" ones were available as optional when new. There seems to be plenty of room under the wheel arches.

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[Johndouglas]

Does anyone know if the C5 (2005 vintage) had an option for larger wheels/tyres. Mine have 16" but I'm going to need a full set of new tyres soon and just thinking about whether 17"/18" ones were available as optional when new. There seems to be plenty of room under the wheel arches.

 

The Mark2 C5 came with 16" steel or a choice of two alloy 16s. No other size was offered. Guess you'll have to look at aftermarket ones.

[paul.h]

If you do go for larger wheels with lower profile tyres you may end up with road noise - the new C5 tourer / saloon has been noted for this. You may also partly lose one of the best reasons for the C5, its smooth ride.

[citrophile]

Thanks Guys

I agree that the ride might suffer and I would only want to fit wheels which the car could have had when new, so guess that leaves me with the 16s.

[qman3428]

I actually feel insulted by Paul H, My 2009 C5 Exclusive saloon does not suffer from road noise, in fact the large amount of sound proofing coupled with the double glazed windows and the fact that it doesn't come with low profile tyres means that it whispers along on its magic carpet ride.

[paul.h]

Interesting post qman3428 and maybe you have helped demonstrate the point - at the end of 2010 I changed to a heavier caravan and was looking for a heavier car than the mark 1 C5 hatchback we had. I was seriously considering the new C5 tourer but had read that if fitted with the optional larger wheels and lower profile tyres it suffered from tyre/road noise and this was shown to be the case when we had a test drive in a new exclusive with 19 inch wheels. So if it had the standard 17 inch wheels it would have been ok. In the end we got a mark 2 C5 estate and not a tourer since to get the self leveling suspension needed for towing we would need an exclusive model and with a reasonable mileage these are too expensive but more importantly we found it was too wide to fit through our garage door. Edited July 17, 2012 by paul.h