zender turbos - - - should i go 15z??? :-S

[86gti]

hey guys...whats your opinions on the Zender Turbo rims?
i have a friend with a e30 325 that had the zenders on it when he got it, ..he just went 17z and said i could have the zenders for 150 bux....
they look pretty trick when they polished and i guess for 150 bux i cant go wrong...anyone else here with zenders or an opinion on them????

[Tim]

I quite like the look of the turbos. altho i think a 16" rim is nicer on a mk2
But i think u should pass them up and your friend should sell them to me

[mikinoz]

I quite like the look of the turbos. altho i think a 16" rim is nicer on a mk2
But i think u should pass them up and your friend should sell them to me

You sure are a kind man Tim, generous to the core.

For $150 bux, buy them and then see what happens. No big investment. I think that they are cool.

[delux]

Go for it. You couldn't ask for better/cheaper old skool rims!!!!!

[roccodingo]

Go for it. You couldn't ask for better/cheaper old skool rims!!!!!

Price is good, I got a set for the ex's Caravelle for $200, they came of a Merc.. ( 112 x 5 pcd) one had a bit o damage to it tho..

[86gti]

yeah..ill get them on and post some pics up.
i think with 15s it mite need a very slight drop in ride height.
im running Koni springs n struts, but still sits about 20mm too high in the front even with 17s.......
ill keep you lot posted

[86gti]

Got the Zenders tonight heres a quick pic (in the dark)
the discoulored bits polish off, and ill give em a bit of a clean up tomorow.
no gutter bashes or marks in them anywhere...however they have 205/55 tyres and it scrapes a fair bit now cause they stick out furthur than the 17s......looks very fat from the front and rear now.



ill get some more pics in the daylight ......

get some 195/50x15s once i get them polished up professionaly

[Golfwise]

They will look good with a bit of professional polishing Look forward to seeing more pics of them when they have been done

I've been cleaning up these for a MK1 old skool project! A set of old skool Simmons

[GoLfMan]

now that u got the zenders u gunna sell ur 17's? yeh polis them up they look great!

[evorobin]

195's aren't really wide enough imo. Toyo T1-R 205/45/15. Nice wheels although they always looked better without TURBO emblazened on the side...

[86gti]

yea, they sit quite snugly in the arches though, i recon 205/45s may still scrape...plus i wanna lose a bit of ride height out of the front to even it up a bit....the 205/55s now sit pretty much on the gurad in the rear end now ...
ill have to do some lipping and doctoring later this morning.....

I'll keep the 17z for the GTi-R i recon....but its always handy to have lots of rims anyway

[alex g]

so i take it the zenders wont be making the pilgramidge to sydney

[86gti]

so i take it the zenders wont be making the pilgramidge to sydney

lol..we wait and see, im not shure they suit the mk2 ....need some time to ponder.....
i honestly think they would look good with a later mk2 with big bumpers, or an earlier one wihout arches :-S hmmmmmm...

[86gti]

i decided to start hand polishing the outers on the rims, when and got some 1200 grit and a tube of autosol and ralized they have 5million coats of primer under the paint
as u can see here ............



BUGGA!

they look really good from the front and rear because they fill out the guards really well, but im not shure about side on.....grrrrr.....
why am i so fussy!!!!!

[evorobin]

I think your right they belong on a mk1 they look too fussy with the plastic arch trim.