XM on C6 18" Alloys.

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:08 pm

Just spotted these on the web - what do we reckon? Not seen this done before...

ICCCR 2008 086 by UFO1966, on Flickr

I'm just trying to imagine that Series 1 in Black, with the wheels a shade of black too... It's already got a bodykit too...

IMO I don't think the picture of the Blue XM is very flattering of them, but I wouldn't mind the Series 1 V6...

So unless they've put some sort of converters on, then the XM and C6 must have the same PCD etc then...

CitroJim · Post by **CitroJim** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:54 pm

I have to say Franklin that I rather like them. For some reason they look much better on the Mandarin car..

Still nowhere as nice as a set of wobbly webs but quite acceptable all the same...

Post by **russ92xmsed** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:58 pm

I prefer the 7 spokes to the 5. The tyre profile looks better on the mandarin / maroon one.
The blue one looks like it has train wheels!

I much prefer XM's with heavier looking wheels. Seems to ground them. Interesting though.

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:20 pm

Well spotted Russ - I must admit that I didn't realise that each XM had a slightly different style of wheel...

I've just done a bit more searching and found a few more pictures of the Mandarin XM:

I think that the slightly darker colour (or is that just dirt!) of the 5 spoke alloys doesn't help but in the pictures the 7 spokes on the Mandarin car definitely swing it for me...

Interesting though and there's a C6 here not doing too much but with the 5 spokes on it...

CitroJim · Post by **CitroJim** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:24 pm

Duke wrote: Interesting though and there's a C6 here not doing too much but with the 5 spokes on it...

Don't tell your dad Franklin but it might be interesting to see how a C6 looks on XM wheels

Post by **robert_e_smart** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:03 pm

I saw a XM with C6 wheels on it at Citromobile a few years ago. I didn't like the look of it. The wheels are too busy looking for my liking. I think 407 Coupe 5 spoke wheels would look class on the XM.

I'll have to try it out when I put my winter tyres back on the estate!

Thanks again to John for collecting these and bringing them to the X rally last weekend.

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:23 pm

I've not got Photoshop on this laptop at the moment, but those 407 alloys could look smart!

What size are they Robert?

Post by **robert_e_smart** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:45 pm

They are 18s Franklin. I look forward to seeing them on a XM.

Post by **Dieselman** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:49 pm

That Mandarin car looks good, the blue one...less so.

Post by **robert_e_smart** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:11 pm

Thats those pesky series 2 cars for you!

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