The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[avdo_]

congrats avdo .... what tyres are they .... any side shots please ....

hey mate, front pic uploaded. Tyres are the Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 2. Got them at a very good price from North Terrace Tyres here in adelaide.

[Dutch77]

there's about 5-7mm poke, but that will be fixed when SuperPro releases their lower control arms or with top plates (currently being made)

Glad the fitment is good enough Avdo, at least that confirms what our estimates predicted. Looking great, hope to see this out some time.

[avdo_]

Glad the fitment is good enough Avdo, at least that confirms what our estimates predicted. Looking great, hope to see this out some time.

Hey mate,

yeah it was a nervous wait while the wheels were being bolted on. the poke is not bad at all, but me being a pain in the a*se it has to be spot on or not at all.

[Dutch77]

ATS RACELIGHT
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET tbc, weight tbc









Seeing as though we're talking ATS again time to revisit a wheel I suggested would look good on the Mk7 a while back - I think I was right. These are available in a variety of sizes and widths, and a choice of colors - silver, black and grey.

[Dutch77]

OZ ULTRALEGGERA - REVISITED
Specs: 20 x 8.5, ET48, weight tbc
Tyres: 235/30/ZR20







Yeah, Ultraleggeras again. Big silver wheel on CSG meets my approval. If I could live in Germany and drive on Autobahn smooth roads then maybe I'd consider a set up like this myself.

[avdo_]

Sorry to post this in here (if Mod's dont like it please feel free to remove)

First one in the Country


H&R Rear Swaybar by avdo_, on Flickr

[Dutch77]

Sorry to post this in here (if Mod's dont like it please feel free to remove)

First one in the Country

Another first in the country for this thread, so just some H&R springs to go, you know you want to.

[Dutch77]

BE GTS-AV
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET tbc, weight tbc







BE Wheels by Breyton, another alternative for those that like this sort of design, made in Germany for VAG fitment so while I haven't located the ETs I'd be pretty sure they'd be good to go. Note there is an 18 x 8 option, as well as 17 x 8, and silver, matte black and anthracite finishes. Spotted on a UK site for around $1,500 AUD excluding freight, duties and taxes.

[avdo_]

Another first in the country for this thread, so just some H&R springs to go, you know you want to.

hahah, I'm still toying with the idea of the KW DDC coilovers. I want them, but not 100% sold yet if I should lower the car or not.

[Dutch77]

hahah, I'm still toying with the idea of the KW DDC coilovers. I want them, but not 100% sold yet if I should lower the car or not.

You and me both, although I'm unsure just how much benefit I'd gain out of the damper adjustment - probably easier to pick the softest ride of the standard KWs. I would love to reduce my wheel gap but still extremely wary of damaging the very comfortable Mk7 ride.

Seeing a stack of German GTIs running low on H&R springs tempts me while researching this thread, but I know I don't have German roads to drive on.

[avdo_]

You and me both, although I'm unsure just how much benefit I'd gain out of the damper adjustment - probably easier to pick the softest ride of the standard KWs. I would love to reduce my wheel gap but still extremely wary of damaging the very comfortable Mk7 ride.

Seeing a stack of German GTIs running low on H&R springs tempts me while researching this thread, but I know I don't have German roads to drive on.

Yeah I do miss the German roads.
I think that the damper adjustment would be great benefit to our cars. Softer for every day driving, then on the harder setting for the fun

[Dutch77]

Yeah I do miss the German roads.
I think that the damper adjustment would be great benefit to our cars. Softer for every day driving, then on the harder setting for the fun

I am so so so keen to spend some time over there.

I'm sure it would be of benefit but I'd probably need to do a cost/benefit analysis of springs v normal coil overs v DDC coil overs.. of course v doing nothing and preserving the ride quality in full (v arguing with the local VWW crowd about whether this mod actually is a mod )

[Dutch77]

PRODRIVE GC-05K
Specs: 18 x 8.5 tbc, ET50 tbc, weight tbc





These Prodrives look a little like Audi RS4 wheels (well in silver they would, in black this ends up looking more like a Talladega at first glance) and are a forged monoblock construction. They come in a variety of sizes and fitments that are Euro friendly including 18 x 7.5 ET50 and 19 x 8 ET50 OEM style, as well as x 8.5 ET50 fitments in both sizes as well. They list at around $850 AUD per wheel on the Prodrive site, obviously finding a distributor and adding freight, duties and taxes may push this into a four figure per corner deal.

[Kesh]

Do you guys know of any rims that look similar to the 17" Dijons? I like the design, but would prefer 18", or 19". I see a lot of GTI's and R's here but, I have a limestone grey 90TSI!



17" does look good, but I think 18 or 19 might set it off better!

[Dutch77]

Do you guys know of any rims that look similar to the 17" Dijons? I like the design, but would prefer 18", or 19". I see a lot of GTI's and R's here but, I have a limestone grey 90TSI!

Might be hard to find something like the Dijons in 18 inch as they have a fairly conservative OEM feel to them (no bad thing, I like the design). A few multiple-spoke designs available in 18s:

Fondmetal 7600 Titanium Polished Wheels | Fondmetal 7600 Titanium Polished Alloys | Performance Alloys.com ® The Alloy Wheel Experts ™.
MAK Wolf Silver Wheels | MAK Wolf Silver Alloys | Performance Alloys.com ® The Alloy Wheel Experts ™.
MAK Iguan Hyper Silver Wheels | MAK Iguan Hyper Silver Alloys | Performance Alloys.com ® The Alloy Wheel Experts ™.

Some other alternatives with straighter spokes that I think would suit the Mk7:

MOMO Europe Hypersilver Wheels | MOMO Europe Hypersilver Alloys | Performance Alloys.com ® The Alloy Wheel Experts ™.
OZ Racing Lounge 10 Metal Silver Polished Wheels | OZ Racing Lounge 10 Metal Silver Polished Alloys | Performance Alloys.com ® The Alloy Wheel Experts ™.

http://www.performancealloys.com/wheel-details.aspx?ID=2720

I'd be inclined to consider an OEM upgrade as well though. There are the R Line Salvador's but they might be hard to get a hold of:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f197/official-mk7-wheel-thread-96140-post1055738.html#post1055738

Easier to obtain would be something like the Omanyts which looks great on all VWs, and of course the Rotarys which are available on here via vwparts.

If you want to stretch to 19 then my fave for the Mk7 is the Luxor OEM wheel which was shown on the blue wagon a number of pages back in this thread.