How best should I fit winter tyres and spare wheels to my Ford B-Max?

Can you help please? I know the Ford B-Max is new but I would like to get a set of steel rims and winter tyres for my 1.0 (120) EcoBoost. It has 6.5 x 16-inch offset 40 alloys. I have looked on all of the recommended sites you list on your website and nobody lists the B-Max. The local Ford dealer says there are no 16-inch steel wheels on sale, only 15-inch, but if you use 15-inch you will have to have the ABS reprogrammed. I can't be doing that twice a year. Is the only option a cheap set of aftermarket 16-inch alloys? And would this mean 'modified' for insurance purposes?

Asked on 12 January 2012 by DW, Wetherby

Answered by Honest John

A standard B-Max 1.4 Studio comes on 15-inch steel wheels. I don't know exactly what the tyre size is but it will have the same or very similar rolling circumference as the 16-inch. It should not upset the ABS. It's best to declare this to your insurer but they should not penalise you for it.

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