I've always loved the BMW X5 Tiger Claw alloy wheels, and it's quite a common upgrade on the Renault Trafic (along with the Vivaro and Primaster), as they are very easy to fit and look great! I purchased some from eBay a couple months ago and they were in great condition. I then took them to my local body shop to take off the BMW badge centre caps and just give them a general tidy up. I prefer having blank centre caps, as I think having BMW badges on a Renault is a bit strange! The Fitting KitThe PCD on my Trafic is 5 x 118, and the BMW alloys are 5 x 120. This meant I had to buy some variation bolts to make them fit properly (these are also known as 'Wobbly' bolts). I also had to get some spigot rings so that the wheels sat on the hub correctly and prevent them from wobbling about. There are loads of 'Fitting Kits' online that give you everything you need to get these wheels to fit perfectly, and I bought these ones from eBay. They came with 16 variation bolts, 4 locking bolts and 4 spigot rings. The Obligatory Problem!As with everything I attempt to do, something went wrong! Because the alloys were previously on a BMW X5, they came with massive tyres on them! The tyres were 255/50/19 Michelin's, and when it came to fitting them they wouldn't even fit on the hub because they were far too wide. The rear wheels are also wider than the front, the fronts being 9J and the rear being 10J. I trawled the internet to find out what other people had put on them to make them fit properly, and then I went along to my local tyre place and asked them too (just to be safe!). In conclusion, the best tyre size for the job were 245/40/19. I absolutely love how they look on the van! (I will get loads of much better pictures of the van once I get around to giving it a good clean). And as you can see, above is a sneak picture of our little camping adventure these last few days! I'll be writing a post about the weekend over the next few days, with plenty of photos and information about what we got up to!
This post has been quite short, but I just wanted to make a separate post about my wheels instead of trying to cram it into another, much longer post. Thank you for reading, remember to check back soon for another post!
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Nikola
20/12/2019 20:25:57
Hi, how look your Vivaro from back on 10j wheels? In my case 1 inch is out. Sorry for my language.
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arran robinson
4/4/2020 19:57:03
Hi, did you just change the tyres to make the tiger claws fit ?
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Joe Culyer
4/5/2020 21:02:25
I bought these for my van and have test fitted them without tyres and they do clear everything without spacers just. Hope this helps👍
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