So I'm considering trying a new set of alloys on the car
Current set up I really like, however, I'm not convinced that the wheels are as round as they should be having suffered various issues with them in the past. They've been buckled according to previous checks, possibly out of round and one of them looks to have had a previous crack repair I believe

They are the 20" Callistos x 9" 5x108 and an ET of 49
Having checked with Jaguar of course, they're looking at around £2400 for a replacement set
Checking on Ebay for Genuine used ( nearly new or actual new wheels ) in differing styles they are about £1400 and upwards

Some of them, I don't like the style and would never put them on the car anyway, others look to be the staggered set up which I want to avoid
I'm not a fan of multi spoke wheels myself and want to keep them fairly plain and around 5 spokes or thereabouts and came across these aftermarket ones

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-Hyper-S...UAAOSwzhVWq351

Really loving the style of the Sentas but again they're staggered as follows
2 x 20X8.5J 5X108 ET49 ALLOY WHEELS
2 x 20X9.5J 5X108 ET26 ALLOY WHEELS

Now the company has said they may be willing to provide 4 off in 8.5J ET49 which I'm very interested in, but, here's my thoughts.......

Existing are 9J so I'm losing 5mm on each wheel, I'll have 6mm more clearance from the inside of the wheel to the strut housing, but the face of the wheel will retract into the arch by 6mm
If anything, I'd actually like to extend them a little more, perhaps by 10mm ....I could always run hubcentric wheel adapters possibly 15mm, maybe even 20mm?

Then of course will the centre caps fit?
Need to check

 

I really like your choice in replacement wheels. The double 5 spoke and variations of same bridges the gap from formal to sport look IMHO.
I had 19 inch double 5 spoke wheels (don't remember the name) on my 05 XJR and they did a lot for the car's attitude. Of late I've seem some attractive triple 5 spoke designs that butter me parsnips.

 

Thanks, I love them too
Wheel choice is so very important on a car, can make or break how it looks imo

The 5 double spoke are very nice, aggressive and sporty looking. Everything is fine with them as mentioned, only cause to pause is the loss of 6mm of the wheel inboard ( hopefully counter balance by 15mm hubcentric wheel spacers ) and also ensuring the centre caps will fit
Other than that it may be a done deal as far as I'm concerned