my new nice and cheep rims bbs style , i bought of second hand of a Mg Zr, plug and play , not need any adapter.

4x100 , 56.1 hub , et45 , 6.5 x 16" with 205 50 16 tyres :

OK

Are you asking if they'll fit?

no , only i put the specifications for interest. i think its a good idea , because this rims in second hand are very cheap , if you have more good rims , this rims good for circuit for example.

the rims are good , but the tyres... i think a need change in no more long time , that you believe it would be better on 205/45 15 or 195/50 15 tyres?

MinimalMouse,
I had to do a double take when I saw your wheels because I'm running the exact same one. I ended up getting mine new on ebay about 2 years ago for $80 each. I thought I was unique but I guess not.

I have brought these wheel but are a little confused by what I need. What bolts did you buy / use.
i know I need M12 X1.5 RAIDUS SEAT but how long was the ones you used was they still 28mm like the stick ones ?

Hi all,

New to the forum but I've been following this thread for a week or so and decided to try it out for myself. I realise there haven't been any updates for a few years but hopefully I can shed some more light on the situation trying this myself and sharing the results.

I have a late 2010 R56 Cooper D with 17 inch (Infinite Stream) alloys on 205/45R17 runflats and while I love the car, the harshness of the ride is killing me!

Bought some decent MG ZR Hairpin alloys on ebay with 205/50R16 tyres and they share the same PCD - 4x100, offset - 45mm and centre bore - 56.1mm as the genuine MINI equivalent.

If you are fitting the MG ZR alloys to a Mini, you will need M14x1.25 bolts.
If you are fitting the MG ZR alloys to another MG, you will need M12x1.5 bolts.

TheMG ZR alloys do indeed just go straight on to the Mini if people are wondering, using the existing M14x1.25 Mini wheel bolts, and there's a very similar thread length left over poking through the bolt hole (perhaps slightly more than on the original wheels) though as people have mentioned here and elsewhere, the Mini wheel bolts are tapered at 60 degress while the MG ZR alloys have a 12mm radius seat.

So the job is possible and I have heard of others who have just stuck them straight on but I have ordered some radius to taper bolt adaptors and extended bolts to do the job properly. I have ordered some extended bolts with a 30mm thread length which should be enough to cover the additional depth taken up by the taper/radius adaptors.



I'd be happy to share any more info on this. I will post an update when I have successfully fitted the MG alloys with the new bolts and adaptors.