Wheels for the Golf

[imported_admin]

Looking at new alloy's for my Golf and found these TSW Carlton in Hyper Black what do you recon I can either go 18" or 20"

http://www.tsw.com/img/carlton_black_reg_normal_white.jpg

Chris

[Jono]

don't like em, but i am very fussy about wheels...................

i'd keep it oe and go for either audi a8 winter wheels 19"

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/winter-1.jpg

or 19" phaeton 'helios' wheels

8½ J by 19, offset depth 45

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/phaeton1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/phaeton2.jpg

as the mark 5 golf is 5 x 112 there is sooo many amazing oe audi and vw wheels that fit straight on

i was going to buy some helios wheels from a contact in germany but once i had used adaptors to put them on the bug they would have been too wide

i think those tsw wheels look a bit cheap and fussy, go for some classy oe wheels will make your car look perfect!

J

[imported_admin]

Well I'm getting a set of these 19" RS4 Audi reps as part of a deal I'm doing but im just not sure with having reps ::)

http://www.audiworld.com/news/05/rs4/rs4011b.jpg

What do you think?

[Jono]

I like em Chris, but when it comes to replicas it can be a minefield when it comes to quality!

J

[Blue_Smoothie]

wow - look great :)

[imported_admin]

I'll see what they look like when there on :) and decide then if I'm going to sell them for something a bit different :)

Chris

[Whitebug]

we went to buy a set of those rs4,s from SWT in bristol for £875 all in 19,s but the quality was not great so we ended up with the lenso,s they did look fab on the beetle though.

geoff

[Shamrockez]

Geoff -your wheelslook really ace when moving! They really stand out!

[shao_khan]

I know one of the dealers local to me has a spare set of OE '14 spoke' alloys - option on certain A4 models - BBS made wheel, only 18" though - but Multispoke OE wheel could look good.

[porschetrimr]

personally i like the tsw s at the top,think theyll look good,depends if your going for oem+ all the way???or bring in a few outside influences ;)

dan

[DARYL_-_BMS]

Chris - thought we sorted this!?!

I think the first choice, all this OEM cobblers get's on my tits - experiment outside of VAG!!!!

[bad_cab]

well said daryl ,your golf is sweet but dont do oem as it will just be another nice golf along with 300 others at shows if thats what you are going to do? , u.s / euro is what i want to do :)abit of both. :)

[Jono]

well said daryl ,your golf is sweet but dont do oem as it will just be another nice golf along with 300 others at shows if thats what you are going to do? , u.s / euro is what i want to do :)abit of both. :)


don't think ANY golfs in the uk have phaeton wheels on them!?

J

[wheelpowerdevon]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/phaeton1.jpg


Pure SEX *8-)

[bad_cab]

8-) the phaeton wheels look mint 8-) only thing with them being oem that lots of people will end up with them ?,not a problem for you maybe ?but i would be pissed if i spent loads of money on my motor went to a show and 30 others at a show had the same wheels :'(, dont get me wrong i think alot of the motors you see with the OEM look mint 8-),but it would make me sick spending money on my motor and it's just the same as all the rest, in the early years of modding dubs (air cooled) the parts for dubs were not available off the shelf so you had to use your head and come up with things 8-) to make you motor stand out 8-), i think these days have gone :'( which is a real shame because you no when you go to a show what all the cars are going to look like (very nice but all alike).I remember each month i couldn't wait to get a mag or go to a show to see what was new :),but now :-/ ::) .

[Jono]

all good points well made bad cab :) and i agree! i just think there is run of the mill oem i.e. RS4 A8 reps etc etc............. and then there is oem which you have to search for abroad and make a real effort to get them on your car

J

[bad_cab]

:) your right about the hard to find stuff but there no antique's ;D(less than 10yrs old at most) it's not like trying to find a 40yr old speedwell s/wheel or gen BRM.Maybe in 20yrs time i would think it's very cool but i just think that most people are playing it too safe (dont want people to slag their motor off).I think the OEM thing has been done before it's time and too many peeps are taking the easy modding road. each to there own :)

[Jono]

well i think the new beetle is now getting to a second hand price where colour changes and body mods are gonna take off! so lets see what happens :) supercharged r32 engine transplant with nimbus grey bodywork perhaps and recaro seats with a tartan insert :)?

J

[bad_cab]

;D 8-) that car would look the dogs 8-) you first ;)

[Blue_Smoothie]

tartan insert.

i want to throw 10k at my car - lets hope i get this new job cos im going mental on it :)

[bad_cab]

8-) what you got planned smoothie ? come on please tell :)

[DARYL_-_BMS]

Knowing ant, it'll be chock full of ice. :D

[bad_cab]

8-) more ice the better i say ;)

[Shamrockez]

Knowing ant, it'll be chock full of ice. :D

choc ice?? ;D

[DARYL_-_BMS]

EEEEErrrrrrrrrr - NO!

Front end looks phat BTW Lucy.

[Shamrockez]

Cheers, I'm really pleased with it :)

awww, choc ice would be funnier tho ;D

[DARYL_-_BMS]

Choc ice install!!!!!!!

[Shamrockez]

he could have a mini freezer lit up in blue..... ooh, then when you open the door, blue 'ice smoke' will come out!!!! :D

[yellowbug]

OEM Don't have to constrain itself to VAGstuff here's my mates highline running BMW 328 sport rims
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/poomunky45/ArtyJonno.jpg
Nice