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Looking for 16" V40/S40 BBS Style wheels

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Old May 30th, 2020, 12:36   #1
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Hi all,

A seller has let me down on a set of wheels I was picking up.

I'm looking for a set of 16" BBS style wheels from the V40/S40 for my camper van project. I'm in South Wales but could arrange for a courier for the right wheels.

(I'm not totally alien here. I owned a V40 last year and drove it Cardiff to Barcelona and back for charity, great car, sorely missed).

Thanks in advance.
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Old May 31st, 2020, 15:33   #2
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Hi all,

A seller has let me down on a set of wheels I was picking up.

I'm looking for a set of 16" BBS style wheels from the V40/S40 for my camper van project. I'm in South Wales but could arrange for a courier for the right wheels.

(I'm not totally alien here. I owned a V40 last year and drove it Cardiff to Barcelona and back for charity, great car, sorely missed).

Thanks in advance.
I think Danny still has a set, will message him to check this thread
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I think Danny still has a set, will message him to check this thread
Sadly had a set scapped by accident so only got one set left, which I might use on mine if I don't brake it
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Are these the Crater style BBS you are after?

There is a set on eBay at the moment ....
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Oh come on! You can't leave that there like that! You must tell us more.
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Hi all thanks for the replies. I've managed to find a set at a breakers in Somerset £60 for rims and £30 for courier, think it's a good deal!

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Oh come on! You can't leave that there like that! You must tell us more.
So after sitting in my mates VW Caddy weekend van at a rainy festival, I fancied throwing my hand at a conversion... I just didn't want to spend VW prices. So I'm building on a less familiar platform... and scored a 2013 Nissan NV200 1.5 DCi with just over 100k on the clock for £2000.

It's a great little van, I've been commuting 500 miles a week in it for 4 months with no issues. It looked a bit sad in its past life as a builders van. Nothing that stripping the interior and attacking it with a rug doctor won't fix!

The plan is to build a weekend van, for camping, mountain biking or hiking. I'll have to-
-Insulate the rear
-Carpet the rear
-Install 2kw diesel heater between front seats
-Fit 2 leisure batteries (free salvage from a telephone exchange thanks to a family friend)
-Design a modular extending camper bed system (including cooker/washing station, battery compartment and lots of storage)
-12v lighting system and charging points
-BONUS: If money allows, rear speakers and aux amplifier


So far I have-
-Religiously cleaned the van
-Cleaned it again (do not under estimate the filth of a builders van)
-Painted any bare metal/removed small rust spots
-Stuck on sound insulation on the wheel arches and largest rear panels
-Glued batons to the rear floor (for attaching the ply floor
-Installed quick charge relay system
-Installed fresh air vent in the roof.

As I've said above I'm changing from the standard 14 inch wheels (175/70/14) to 16" Volvo BBS craters 195/55/16. In a weird twist of fate, one of the few cars that uses the old 4x114.3 old style Japanese is the Volvo V40. I owned one of these cars last year for a banger rally, fantastic car, but on the way back we'd realised how far gone it was, and is now rusting in peace in a yard in Llanelli.

The end goal is to have a weekend van that can support two people, or possibly act as a support vehicle for larger group mountain bike getaways. So there's a fine balance between having usable storage space and suitable amenities for living.

Very fortunate to be working from home (engineer) during this madness, so I'm havign an extra 2 hours a day from not commuting, so plenty of time for working away.

Cheers everyone
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