The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Dutch77]

OXIGIN PANTHER
Specs: 18 x 8, ET50, weight tbc

[Dutch77]

DOLCE CS5
Specs: 19 x 8.5 (f) 19 x 9.5 (r), ET40, weight tbc

[Wezza]

19 x 9 et52, With 35mm drop. Would that work without arch mods or too close?

[avdo_]

19 x 9 et52, With 35mm drop. Would that work without arch mods or too close?

You might be too close to the strut as you're going around 12.7mm wider on the inner and outer of the wheel.

[Dutch77]

You might be too close to the strut as you're going around 12.7mm wider on the inner and outer of the wheel.

The extra width on the outside should be ok/marginal depending on how much the drop cambers the wheels - it's 16mm poke over a GTI wheel which was borderline in previous discussions in this thread. However Avdo is correct, there is a real issue on the inner clearance which will be 22mm in (compared to GTI) - IIRC that's well over acceptable, admittedly I'm going by Mk6 standards though.

I think you'd need to be more like ET40, which is probably more common to in x 9 wheels, but you're then at 25mm poke on a GTI which will definitely require work on the front, and probably the rear as well.

There are cars running as aggressively as that on this thread, just need to invest to make it work.

(Note I know you're not in a GTI but my visuals/measurements are based on my own car so I find it helps me to reference back to that)

[Wezza]

Damn i've just jumped the gun.....Bid and won on 5 x genuine Audi rotor wheels... $1200 for the lot. Pretty good considering they go for $1800 each from Audi

[Dutch77]

I was going to ask if they were Audi wheels, some of the few that have the high offset.

Can always try a test fit given you've already 'got them' but I reckon there will be clearance issues.

On the plus side it shouldn't be hard to get your money back on them in a resale.

[Dutch77]

BBS SR - REVISITED
Specs: 18 x 8, ET45, 24,7lbs/11.2kg

[Dutch77]

Per the discussion last week ( http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ml#post1072376 ) on Omanyts, here is a car running 19 inch dark charcoal/grey reps of unknown specification:

[tigger73]

This image is from over in the headlight thread I am curious as to what these wheels are? At first I thought they were Pretoria's but then I realised they are something else.

VW Durban in 18" perhaps

These actually look a bit like the OEM "Helix" wheel which I saw in at my local dealer parts dept:






...not sure if there is an example on a Mk 7

[Wezza]

Thought i'd ask on here again...... 18" x 7.5" et45 will this work with a 35mm drop without any rub issues to the outside of the arches? I'm thinking this should be more than ok but would like to double check.

Thanks.

[Dutch77]

Thought i'd ask on here again...... 18" x 7.5" et45 will this work with a 35mm drop without any rub issues to the outside of the arches? I'm thinking this should be more than ok but would like to double check.

Yes that will be fine, that's only 4mm more poke than the Austins which sit well inside in the guards on the Mk7.

[point]

AUDI S LINE 9 SPOKE
Specs: 20 x 8.5 (f) 20 x 9 (r), ET45 (f) ET46 (r), weight 29lbs/13.1kg

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Note these wheels have been powder coated black, think of them in silver and they will appear more familiar.

That MK6 R front bumper looks great, I've seen a few photos of these around - anyone know if there's a kit out or are they all custom fabricated?

[Wezza]

^ Cheers Dutch. Looking at a few different options now. But pays to be certain rather than buy another set of wheels that might not fit On another note, if i was to buy rims from a 4x4 (I'm looking at OEM Amarok 'Durban' wheels) would they be heavier than VW Golf wheels or about the same?

[team_v]

^ Cheers Dutch. Looking at a few different options now. But pays to be certain rather than buy another set of wheels that might not fit On another note, if i was to buy rims from a 4x4 (I'm looking at OEM Amarok 'Durban' wheels) would they be heavier than VW Golf wheels or about the same?

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OEM Amarok wheels are 5 x 120 bolt pattern adn would need adapters which are illegal for road use in Australia.
They are a lot heavier as they have to support the load rating of the ute (2.5 Tonne i believe)

Guy from APR weighed his stock amarok wheels with tyres at 35-40kg per corner.