S40 (New) Wheels/Tyres : - 18" Medusa Alloys just over £60

Womphorn · Sep 5th, 2007, 00:17

hi Guys,
Have a look at the link. Don't know if these are genuine but I emailed the company to see if they ship to Scotland (will get hammered by import duty) Should still be much cheaper than here.

http://parts.bostonvolvo.com/product...cat=262&page=1

Used the shiping calculator on the site and the cost of shipping 1 wheel is more than its cost! Ba***rd. Too early in the AM for me, need sleep to top up my fantasy of a set of these beauties. Nite nite.

Archer · Sep 30th, 2007, 19:15

That price is right, earlier this year i brought a new 18'' Medusa form the US. It took about 6 weeks to get here. I think in total including tax this end, the wheel cost me £130.00. Main dealers over here wont £480.00 +vat each wheel.

mjcourtney · Oct 3rd, 2007, 13:45

Apologies if i'm just about to ask a really stupid question, but here goes!

If I were to fit these onto my S40 (which just has the standard 16" Volvo Alloys), would I need to get the ECU reprogrammed for the wheel size so that the speedo reads accurately? Or is the overall diameter the same due to the lower profile tyres?

iainmd · Oct 4th, 2007, 15:08

The overall rolling circumference will be nigh-on the same assuming you use the correct tyre size. No need for any ECU alteration.

Sep 5th, 2007, 00:17	#1
Womphorn New Member Last Online: Oct 19th, 2020 23:24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glasgow	18" Medusa Alloys just over £60 hi Guys, Have a look at the link. Don't know if these are genuine but I emailed the company to see if they ship to Scotland (will get hammered by import duty) Should still be much cheaper than here. http://parts.bostonvolvo.com/product...cat=262&page=1 Used the shiping calculator on the site and the cost of shipping 1 wheel is more than its cost! Ba**rd. Too early in the AM for me, need sleep to top up my fantasy of a set of these beauties. Nite nite. Last edited by Womphorn; Sep 5th, 2007 at 01:26. Reason: Update*

Oct 4th, 2007, 15:08	#4
iainmd Member Last Online: Yesterday 08:06 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fife View Photos By: iainmd	The overall rolling circumference will be nigh-on the same assuming you use the correct tyre size. No need for any ECU alteration. __________________ Present: 2009 Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe SE Past: 2004 Volvo S40 T5 SE

Sep 30th, 2007, 19:15	#2
Archer New Member Last Online: Dec 29th, 2007 06:47 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rickmansworth	That price is right, earlier this year i brought a new 18'' Medusa form the US. It took about 6 weeks to get here. I think in total including tax this end, the wheel cost me £130.00. Main dealers over here wont £480.00 +vat each wheel.

Oct 3rd, 2007, 13:45	#3
mjcourtney VOC Member Last Online: Feb 24th, 2014 18:11 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Isle of Wight	Apologies if i'm just about to ask a really stupid question, but here goes! If I were to fit these onto my S40 (which just has the standard 16" Volvo Alloys), would I need to get the ECU reprogrammed for the wheel size so that the speedo reads accurately? Or is the overall diameter the same due to the lower profile tyres?

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