1980 Mk1 GTI

[Jarred]

they're looking mighty fine. should look a treat on the GTI!

[Jace]

Wow, they look brand spanking new!
Is it a perfectly looked after set, or did they get a top-notch refurbishment?

[Lima]

They are refurbed. They have been cleaned up pretty well, but you can still see a few marks on the part of the rim that is normally covered by the tyre. The wheels are newly painted, too. On one of the wheels there is some minor pitting on the outer chrome lip, but by and large they look first rate.

I'm not sure how I'll go sorting out that centre cap though. I've asked the seller for a replacement, but his communication is a bit slack, so I'm not expecting much there. I might have to try and source some parts from BBS, which will be expensive for a couple of bits of plastic, haha.

[Jace]

They're not all that hard to come by, might be worth buying a whole set though.

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[dubbed_up_daz]

are the baskets powdered or painted?getting the rings to match I could see as being annoying Are the 13s the G40 coupe BBS? meant to ask earlier

[Lima]

They're not all that hard to come by, might be worth buying a whole set though.

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Cheers. The seller is going to see what he can find for me, so hopefully that comes up trumps.

are the baskets powdered or painted?getting the rings to match I could see as being annoying Are the 13s the G40 coupe BBS? meant to ask earlier

They look powdercoated to me. The rings I have should still be useable and, in theory, the actual BBS plastic cap should unclip and be re-used on the existing ring if need be.

[dubbed_up_daz]

I thought you meant the entire cap was pounded but yeah the caps split into three almost the same as RS's

[Lima]

Finally got the wheels on this afternoon...

[mikinoz]

That is fantastic, are you happy?

*nice to see you managed to start her *

[Lima]

Yeah, looks good. Although it's interesting how the lower profile tyres make it look a bit higher than it did on the 13s.

Starting it after a week sitting idle doesn't seem to pose a problem at all. It's starting it after driving for 20 mins or so and then leaving it sit for an hour or two.

I hadn't driven the car for almost 2 weeks tonight and got it going no dramas. It coughs and splutters a bit, but it'll start.

[Lima]

Have you got an idea what the wheels are called and who made them?
They were on a 4-door i missed out on on ebay., had a good look at one of them all over and didn't find a single marking.

Here's a couple of pics showing the stamping on the 13s...

[squirrel]

Finally got the wheels on this afternoon...

Looks awesome mate, nice one!

[16v_kid]

New wheels look awesome mate.

[Lima]

Another pic from last weekend.

[GoLfMan]

looking awesome mate