The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Dutch77]

While we're on the topic of Lapiz Golfs, here one riding on Vossen CVTs:

[xxtrickzxx]

Nice find, with the Lapiz that works quite well and yeah - the 18s will always be better on the track and the Nurburgrings cover off your mesh needs, so it's definitely a different look.

No problems on the commentary front, payment for services rendered will be new shots of your car when fitted. Wouldn't mind some track shots on the TSWs as well if you can get some.

will do thanks,the tsw's are at my mates garage at the moment hopefully being powder coated as the graphite paint was flaking off!the xa's have just turned up and I'm very impressed with the quality and weight actually,bbs have changed these wheels slightly as I had to ring the supplier because they are now et 45 not 46,apparently they've had to reduce the et and shave alloy off the back of the spokes for a certain application so now the weight is 26.7lbs from 27.3lbs,they don't actaully feel heavy either but I put them on my dodgy bathroom scales to confirm lol

[Dutch77]

..the xa's have just turned up and I'm very impressed with the quality and weight actually,bbs have changed these wheels slightly as I had to ring the supplier because they are now et 45 not 46..

Assuming they're x 8.5s?

That was quick delivery.. guess I'm used to longer lead times in Australia.

[xxtrickzxx]

yes 8.5" and the delivery took me by surprise too though they were in stock at the uk depot but 17hrs from ordering they arrived!didnt realise you get the fancy bbs extended valve caps also,I just wished I'd took them down when I had the tyres fitted because I could of done with the shorter tyre valve stems,just got to clean the R now because the ****e uk weather has really messed her up before fitting,the wheel and tyre combo came in at 48.5 lbs(21.9 kg)which I think is slightly less than 19" cadiz oe setup so not too bad,I also weighed my 18" Cadiz and tyres with 6mm of tread which came out at 45 lbs(20.4kg)

[xxtrickzxx]

Took a few pics on my iPhone after a slight detour on the way to work,loving the look so far and the poke at the front has surprised my also.

[Lemonskin]

While we're still on an OEM tangent:

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Finally a good shot of a GTI with Cadiz's on. And same CSG as mine too. I like...

[popcorn]

the poke at the front has surprised my also.

How much poke are you getting on the front? The XAs are looking good (y)

[xxtrickzxx]

How much poke are you getting on the front? The XAs are looking good (y)

thanks putting a spirit level on the edge of the tyre strangly it's only looking about 1.5mm ish(to the top of the wheel arch lip) as I was expecting around 4mm,might try again later just to see if the suspension needs settling from jacking up etc,although I had driven the car before I took the spirit level picture.

[Dutch77]

Another look at an APR branded car:

[Dutch77]

A few more one-off selections:

[Dutch77]

OZ ALLEGGERITA HLT
Specs: 17 x 8, ET48, weight 15.4lbs/7.0kg

[Dutch77]

More big rims from Brazil:

[Dutch77]

Finally a good shot of a GTI with Cadiz's on. And same CSG as mine too. I like...

Still not a big fan, except on the black wagon featured recently. On the plus side I'd imagine they should be cheaper than Talladegas were on the used market, although the bulk of current Mk7 owners locally don't seem so interested in fixing the aesthetics of their ride as they were on the Mk6.

I still say keep an eye on the Neuspeeds, available in bronze which goes a fair way to the gold idea you floated way back:

[Dutch77]

Some more Mk7s dressed with Mk6 Talladegas - I definitely approve of the matte grey wrap teamed with black Talladegas:

[Dutch77]

Speaking of matte grey, here's another on the dyno riding on what appear to be BBS LMs or reps of: