The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Guy_H]

Excuse me for butting in on the Golf Thread, but would these rims (that fit the Golf) also fit an Octavia RS Mk 2? Those Oettinger rims that Guy posted have got me interested.....although I almost fell off my chair when I saw the price!!!

Yes, from what Oettinger & VWR tell me, they fit the MQB chassis Octavia perfectly.

Price? - You have to remember these are German made & TUV approved (made by BBS or Ronal) in Oettinger's case, and the VWR wheels are made in the UK.

They are shipped here, duty & taxes paid, GST added and sold. They are not a high profit item at all.

[Guy_H]

Can I suggest we do the same for tyre options as well?

According to my research, 235/35R18 are load rated at 86 on the tire rack website. These aren't even close to legal. 91 minimum for Golf R as far as I know. Remember that tyre fitters are under no legal obligation to ensure that you are fitting compliant tyre/wheel combos to your car and will therefore sell you anything you ask for. It won't come back to bite them.

Maybe a photo of the tyre placard should be put at the start of the thread to help people with this?

When our Golf R gets here shortly, I'll photograph the tyre placard sticker compared to my new GTI. There are some variances (including the highline & Performance pack variants) that have different ratings on them. The Amarok's they change the placard model to model when fitting different (legal) tyre combinations to different versions to make sure everything lines up.

[Dutch77]

ABT DR
Specs: 18 x 8.5, ET50, weight tbc

[Dutch77]

OZ SUPERTURISMO LM
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET44, weight tbc





Hopefully some better pictures show up of this or other cars running the OZ ST LMs. I'll admit my bias having fitted them to my Mk6 - I've guessed the specs on this car as these definitely look to be 19s - this won't be a legal fitment. However the 18 x 8 ET48s I had on my Mk6 are fine (although lowered I got front end rub.. fender screw mod probably would have fixed this), you can even go with an OEM sized fitment of 18 x 7.5 ET50 if you like and save a couple of dollars.

Speaking of which if you're after OZ and weighing up the local v overseas options I've found the local option weighing up pretty well still (as it did last year when I bought for my Mk6). PM for further info if desired.

[Dutch77]

OZ FORMULA HLT
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET47, weight tbc
Details: KW coil over suspension







Note: not a legal fitment in Australia

While the above might not be quite legal, as per the ST LMs there are friendly 18 x 7.5 ET50 and 18 x 8 ET48 fitments available. These wheels, finished here in grigio corsa with centre cap, also come with exposed bolts, and a matt black finish with or without centre cap.

[donweather]

All the Oettinger & VWR rims are 19" x 8.5" ET50 which are legal and a perfect fit. We are running 235 / 35 R18's on the GTI with lowered springs & they fit nice. They can rub the front guard screw depending on shoulder profile.

ET of 50 is required to make an 8.5" work on a MK7 correctly.

Guy, what rims are you running on the R18's GTI? I can't seem to find any VMR rims 18" x 8 or 8.5 ET50?

[Dutch77]

Guy, what rims are you running on the R18's GTI? I can't seem to find any VMR rims 18" x 8 or 8.5 ET50?

I think you are referring to the GTI fitted with VWR rims which Guy imports - which come in 18 x 8 ET45 (not to be confused with VMR).

[donweather]

Ahhhh my bad. Thanks Dutch.

[Dutch77]

VW NOGARO
Specs: 18 x 7.5, ET tbc, weight tbc







The Nogaros are the standard 18 inch option on the European GTD - the 19s option are Santiagos a la GTI. Can't find an offset but would assume somewhere in the 49-51 range in keeping with standard OEM fitment. Not a bad looking wheel but might be tough to track down - not to be confused with TSW Nogaros or Rial Nogaros which are both completely different styles of wheel.

[choC]

Here are the new Oettinger 2014 MK7 Specific rims due in Australia mid year:

This is winning the thread for me so far. God that's beautiful.

[Dutch77]

This is winning the thread for me so far. God that's beautiful.

If you've got the cash spare then it certainly turns the R into one tough looking animal. Not a regular fan of stripe work but the tie in of wheels, lights and doors works a treat in this case - especially in black.

[Dutch77]

AUDI RS4
Specs: unknown reps







This is a TSI Comfortline running RS4 reps in 18 inch. The design doesn't look too bad on the Mk7 although the arch gap here looks wrong. The original thread on this car suggested it may have still been sitting high due to the transport blocks. Plenty of original and reps options in all kinds of specs on this wheel.

[Guy_H]

Guy, what rims are you running on the R18's GTI? I can't seem to find any VMR rims 18" x 8 or 8.5 ET50?

On our own MK7 GTI - For the track we run VWR 18" x 8"s & for the street we are running VWR 18" x 8.5" (VWR is short for Volkswagen Racing UK - otherwise known as Racingline).

[Guy_H]

This is winning the thread for me so far. God that's beautiful.

Our new Golf R is black, so should look just like this one - 5 door & all

[choC]

Our new Golf R is black, so should look just like this one - 5 door & all

I wonder how those would look on a Limestone Grey... I really like them.

Possibly respray the gloss black with matte graphite? Hmm..