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 morbidio
Junior User  Location: Sweden Registered: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 69 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Me and som buddies of mine were discussing the other day why almost everyone on this forum loves the Cyclones? We all own a 306 in different models (mostly 6's ofc) and we all more or less hate the cyclones.  So all you englishmen, what's the deal with the cyclones??  ________________________________________ Peugeot 306 Dimma Coupe N/A -95 |
 Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 17:11
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heliosphan
Senior User  Location: UK Registered: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 949 Status: Offline |
Post #2
 They suit the lines and general shape of the car really well. Some cars just suit their OE wheels. MK2 golf GTi's, E30's are a good example for the BBS wheels, in my opinion. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 17:13
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Good to look at, shite to live with, rather like Cheryl Cole I imagine.________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 17:15
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mattgti6phase2
Seasoned Pro  Location: inside my 6 abusing the tarmac!! Registered: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 2,371 Status: Offline |
Post #4
They compliment the 306s shape very well IMO. But if I had the the cash available then it's TD pro race 1.2s FTW!!!!  ________________________________________ Team Nile 6 Team: 40.2 MPG  5 x a 306 owner! currently abusing type r's in a town near you  I truely live for the 306 ® Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car midweek madness  |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 18:01
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nashy
Sarcastic Tw@  Location: Nuts deep Registered: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 14,788 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Had 2 6's and didnt have cyclones on either, not a fan of them, but they have grown on me since not owning a 6  ________________________________________ Pete Sims - R.I.P buddy!PS£ id - onenashy |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 18:15
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ballardpaul
Seasoned Pro  Location: Croydon Registered: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 4,135 Status: Offline |
Post #6
I really like them, like people have said they really suit the car. I think most poeple only give them up to weight save or to fit bigger brakes If only they made them in 16s  ________________________________________ Phase 2 Blaze GTi 6 (Standard) SoldPhase 3 Supercharged China GTi 6 (249.8 BHP) Sold Phase 3 Supercharged Diablo GTi 6 (443 BHP)Sold Nissan 350Z (300 BHP) |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 20:39
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justinaccurate
Seasoned Pro  Location: Cov Registered: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 14,425 Status: Offline |
Post #7
nashy wrote: Had 2 6's and didnt have cyclones on either, not a fan of them, but they have grown on me since not owning a 6 To put that into context, for the benefit of anyone that doesn't remember, Nashy had Lexus lights on his first six... Cyclones are great. Tyres are cheap as f*ck too (if you don't mind going to 195/50 profile) Oddly, the most sought after wheel for the GTi6 seems to be the 17" version of the cyclone! |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 20:59
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simonjames
Seasoned Pro  Location: Whitland S.Wales Registered: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 6,219 Status: Offline |
Post #8
i like the style of them they are just a bit small IMO if only they were made in a 17" ............________________________________________ All South Wales Members Click HereTeam Supercharged Black RALLYE (Click Here for Build Project) MY EBAY ITEMS 07943066306 |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 21:14
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scotzman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Dundee Registered: 24 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,408 Status: Offline |
Post #9
simonjames wrote: i like the style of thet they are just a bit small imo if only they were made in a 17" ............ I'm sure there used to be a 17" copy, no idea who made them but i remember them from years ago. ________________________________________ '90 1.6 205 GTi, '98 306 GTi-6 |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 21:17
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro  Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
Post #10
scotzman wrote: simonjames wrote: i like the style of thet they are just a bit small imo if only they were made in a 17" ............ I'm sure there used to be a 17" copy, no idea who made them but i remember them from years ago. Think they were called Tigers?  ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged  [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2011 at 21:19
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daryl357
Regular  Location: London Registered: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 117 Status: Offline |
Post #11
I just wish they had a bloody center hole so balancing was easy. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 01:46
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stu
Seasoned Pro  Location: Milton Keynes Registered: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 5,525 Status: Offline |
Post #12
daryl357 wrote: I just wish they had a bloody center hole so balancing was easy. Use a better garage/tyre fitter. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 04:45
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peetypug
Seasoned Pro  Location: Spooning marksorrento205 Registered: 20 Feb 2011 Posts: 1,869 Status: Offline |
Post #13
If I were to put a 17 inch set of wheels on it would be the gti180 alloys, they suit the 306 quite well. But a nice set of clones really suit the 306 ________________________________________ Cherry rallye - DOB Thursday 29/04/1999Team Rallye - the leaner, meaner, better looking sister of the GTI6  roland rat wrote: You sir either live for the 6 or have a mental retardation to still be repairing this! The best engine in the world is the vagina, it takes any size piston, its self lubricating, starts with 1 finger, and every 4 weeks does its own oil change. It's just a pity the management system is so fecking temperamental. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 07:31
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simonjames
Seasoned Pro Location: Whitland S.Wales Registered: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 6,219 Status: Offline |
Post #14
peetypug wrote: If I were to put a 17 inch set of wheels on it would be the gti180 alloys, they suit the 306 quite well. But a nice set of clones really suit the 306  ________________________________________ All South Wales Members Click HereTeam Supercharged Black RALLYE (Click Here for Build Project) MY EBAY ITEMS 07943066306 |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 10:39
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ian7675
Techno Viking  Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
Post #15
The colour of the car determines what wheels suit it in my opinion. Those 180 wheels look better on Manstone than other colours.________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 10:53
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davewagon
Senior User  Location: Corby / Northampton Registered: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 889 Status: Offline |
Post #16
Those wheels make the car look like a Tonka Toy I reckon.________________________________________ Team: Moonstone GTI-6Team: ian7675 wrote: Remember....a 6 isn't just a car, it's a part time job  |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 11:00
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justinaccurate
Seasoned Pro Location: Cov Registered: 29 Apr 2006 Posts: 14,425 Status: Offline |
Post #17
davewagon wrote: This Those wheels make the car look like a Tonka Toy I reckon. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 11:12
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seans6
Senior User  Location: Cheshire Registered: 11 May 2011 Posts: 530 Status: Offline |
Post #18
Its all about pro race 1.2s. Cyclones do look well on a 306, when they have been refubed in somthing like gun metal etc and the car is slighty lower than standard to get rid of that arch gap, but to me they look to small should have been 16s. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 11:16
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro  Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,894 Status: Offline |
Post #19
I like the cyclones aswell ________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2011 at 11:31
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daryl357
Regular Location: London Registered: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 117 Status: Offline |
Post #20
stu wrote: daryl357 wrote: I just wish they had a bloody center hole so balancing was easy. Use a better garage/tyre fitter. Round ere its only the fast fit type places that have the adaptors  But I think mine are beyond balancing |
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Posted 4th Dec 2011 at 22:36
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mattgti6phase2
Seasoned Pro Location: inside my 6 abusing the tarmac!! Registered: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 2,371 Status: Offline |
Post #21
justinaccurate wrote: davewagon wrote: ThisThose wheels make the car look like a Tonka Toy I reckon. Too damn big! Anything bigger than 16's on a 306 looks gashensackenhoffenburg! ________________________________________ Team Nile 6Team: 40.2 MPG 5 x a 306 owner! currently abusing type r's in a town near you I truely live for the 306 ® Build date: 29th October 1997 Wednesday's car midweek madness |
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Posted 4th Dec 2011 at 22:40
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BrianM
Regular  Location: Kirkcaldy Registered: 01 May 2009 Posts: 487 Status: Offline |
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cjm_harris wrote: scotzman wrote: simonjames wrote: i like the style of thet they are just a bit small imo if only they were made in a 17" ............ I'm sure there used to be a 17" copy, no idea who made them but i remember them from years ago. Think they were called Tigers? Lion's mate...close enough : http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=68592&page=1 pics on pg2 of them on 306's ________________________________________ '13 208 Gti Bianca White, '99 Bianca 306 Rallye, '92 309 Goodwood GTi 5dr, '92 Miami Blue 309 GTi 3dr. |
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Posted 4th Dec 2011 at 23:07
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heliosphan
Senior User Location: UK Registered: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 949 Status: Offline |
Post #23
Oops...Think the chaps already knew what lions were. |
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Posted 5th Dec 2011 at 07:51
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
Post #24
BrianM wrote: Lion's mate...close enough : Not sure if this is sarcastic, but my post was  ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 5th Dec 2011 at 12:56
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billyboy99
Seasoned Pro  Location: London Registered: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 1,658 Status: Offline |
Post #25
anyone remember the thread with the guy who was posting pics of 6s lowered on 18" cyclones, pic after pic... whatever happened to those pics/thread/member...! |
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Posted 5th Dec 2011 at 13:36
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