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**Adsa** · 23-07-2020, 10:05 AM

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone can offer some advice or help. I have a Golf R Mk7 wagon which has developed a crack in one of the standard Pretoria rims. Trying to source a second hand one is proving difficult, and VW want $2300 for a single new one! There are some for sale on gumtree, but I'm dubious about the quality. Anyone have any experience with them or know someone with a spare rim?
Cheers
Adam

**tigger73** · 23-07-2020, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by Adsa View Post

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone can offer some advice or help. I have a Golf R Mk7 wagon which has developed a crack in one of the standard Pretoria rims. Trying to source a second hand one is proving difficult, and VW want $2300 for a single new one! There are some for sale on gumtree, but I'm dubious about the quality. Anyone have any experience with them or know someone with a spare rim?
Cheers
Adam

Advice is watch out for potholes as the Pretoria’s are prone to cracking.

You can try and find someone selling individual rims but this will be tricky. You could also try wreckers.

They do come up for sale every now and then but generally only as sets and typically they are in the $2k-$3k ballpark for a set depending on tyres/condition.

Options are to either get the rim welded/repaired or buy a knockoff rep to complete your set but I’d personally change them to a decent aftermarket wheel rather than shell out $2300 at a dealers for a single rim.

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**Dutch77** · 23-07-2020, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by tigger73 View Post

Advice is watch out for potholes as the Pretoria’s are prone to cracking.

You can try and find someone selling individual rims but this will be tricky. You could also try wreckers.

They do come up for sale every now and then but generally only as sets and typically they are in the $2k-$3k ballpark for a set depending on tyres/condition.

Options are to either get the rim welded/repaired or buy a knockoff rep to complete your set but I’d personally change them to a decent aftermarket wheel rather than shell out $2300 at a dealers for a single rim.

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Yep, I'd only be paying the dealer that price if you're absolutely desperate to complete a set again.

Second hand OEM sets are still stupidly inflated by sellers, so I'd be looking at:

1. Scouring the adverts just in case someone is being reasonable
2. Someone flogging off a set from a wrecked car per tigger73
3. Checking whether there is any hope of a repair
4. Maybe look at ECS Tuning or some of the other reputable sellers doing OEM wheels - yes it's a risk and costly from overseas but still beats an Aussie dealer's efforts
5. Going for a quality set of after market rims.. e.g. a strong OZ ST LM in 19 would be ~$3k

Then hang on to your 3 good wheels and hope to one day find a 4th for resale.. or defray the cost of replacement rims by finding three other poor bastards looking for a spare Pretoria.

Under no circumstances should you consider the crappy unbranded reps our dodgy wheel sellers flog here in Oz.

**Dutch77** · 23-07-2020, 07:27 PM

Still got 'stock' from a year ago.. so here we go for the Thursday selection:

**shauno** · 24-07-2020, 08:02 AM

Hooray! Welcome back

**Dutch77** · 24-07-2020, 08:28 AM

Originally posted by shauno View Post

Hooray! Welcome back

Good to be back.

I will need to get some proper pics up of 'Reinhard' with the Ugglies on in due course. Finally whacked them on a few months ago after figuring I'd hang on to it longer term, even cracked 1500km in the last 14 months on it.

**Adsa** · 24-07-2020, 05:49 PM

Cheers for the replies. No luck with wreckers yet, so looking like an aftermarket set then selling the original 3...

**Dutch77** · 24-07-2020, 06:37 PM

I heard on the grapevine there was a very average set available via.. umm.. some Bookface group if you're into that kinda thing. VWRSA? I have no idea - tigger73 might know.

After market will provide plenty of different looks.