The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Dutch77]

Agreed with the bodykit. Reminds me of the 4th gen Subaru liberty after the mid-life update. A very pretty car but fake vents in the bumper just make no sense to me.

Very pretty wheels in the exact specs and finish I want!

Haha spot on - I remember an ex work colleague drove one pre-update and a post-update Liberty was next to him in the car park and we both made the same comment as you did. This kit almost looks inspired by the Liberty in that rear plastic vent.

The SR definitely looks smarter in the diamond cut finish, the satin grey looks a little cheap. You're in luck though - these are pretty much the cheapest in the BBS range.

Ooohhh, I do like these!!!

You like everything.

[Dutch77]

BBS E88
Specs: tbc









From the cheap end to the premium end of the BBS range, the three piece E88s are fairly rare and go for upwards of $6k second hand on the US forums, predominantly for BMWs and Porsches.

[giveway]

Ooohhh, I do like these!!!

+1. Might be a replacement for the 19" Santiago's for me.

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[Wezza]

Yeah as Dutch said the SR's certainly maintain a OEM look. I was considering these, but decided against showcasing my huge TSI brakes

[Dutch77]

When I was researching my wheels I couldn't find any of the diamond cut finish, only the satin grey, but I got a sharp quote on them all the same before sticking with my OZs. They are supposedly super strong, but there is a bit of a weight penalty to them.

[Dutch77]

OZ CRONO III - REVISITED
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc

[Dutch77]

MSW CROSSOVER
Specs: 18 x 8, ET45, weight tbc

[xxtrickzxx]

Phew! Leggera's went back yesterday(thinking I should of kept them now) and my borbet lw's turned up at 16:30 so quick dash to tyre fitters and back home to fit,I must say though the finish has surprised me they are very bright,no spigots to fit(very oe) but unfortunately the oe vw wheel centre caps don't fit but no problem as I've sourced some if a want them,I will try to get some decent pics as possible as i drove through a storm to work this morning also i'm driving to Cornwall straight after my weekend shift.For the price I paid for these I'm happy with the quality and weight though on my dodgy bathroom scales they came out at 23lbs but the combined weight of one wheel and tyre is 2.5 lbs lighter than the 18" oe set up so not bad jumping up a size,here's a few rough and dirty car iphone pics anyway.




still not sure if I've made the right decision yet,I do like the design and colour of this alloy and the front tuck/poke is what I wanted it's just to me anyway at the moment they don't look like 19"?even though the spokes go right to the edge of the rim,maybe my last 19" alloys oz st lm spoilt me lol

[Dutch77]

They look fantastic, and definitely keep an OEM feel to them particularly if you acquire a set of VW centre caps that fit.

The OZ ST LMs, particularly in 19s with any lowering, do end up looking bigger due to the design. I think these look just right.

I do love perving on big wheeled slammed Dubs, but for my own ride as a daily I will stick to the practical choices.

[tigger73]

Phew! Leggera's went back yesterday(thinking I should of kept them now) and my borbet lw's turned up at 16:30 so quick dash to tyre fitters and back home to fit,I must say though the finish has surprised me they are very bright,no spigots to fit(very oe) but unfortunately the oe vw wheel centre caps don't fit but no problem as I've sourced some if a want them,I will try to get some decent pics as possible as i drove through a storm to work this morning also i'm driving to Cornwall straight after my weekend shift.For the price I paid for these I'm happy with the quality and weight though on my dodgy bathroom scales they came out at 23lbs but the combined weight of one wheel and tyre is 2.5 lbs lighter than the 18" oe set up so not bad jumping up a size,here's a few rough and dirty car iphone pics anyway.
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still not sure if I've made the right decision yet,I do like the design and colour of this alloy and the front tuck/poke is what I wanted it's just to me anyway at the moment they don't look like 19"?even though the spokes go right to the edge of the rim,maybe my last 19" alloys oz st lm spoilt me lol

I think that you probably could have got away with the OZ wheels in that width/offset, however these wheels do look good too. Understand the quandary you were in - it's a fair few $ in rims that have to get taken off the car if you ever do get defected (but think these would have been borderline OK).

What are the specs on the new wheels?

On a side note I've been trawling through this thread and updating the first posts in this thread with all wheels/specs that Dutch has been putting up..... sort of a summary of everything in this thread in 1 page

So if you've come along later and don't want to trawl through 50 pages you can go to the first page - just be warned it's a massive page of wheels!

[Dutch77]

On a side note I've been trawling through this thread and updating the first posts in this thread with all wheels/specs that Dutch has been putting up..... sort of a summary of everything in this thread in 1 page

So if you've come along later and don't want to trawl through 50 pages you can go to the first page - just be warned it's a massive page of wheels!

Massive thanks for the help in getting that 'project' under way too.

[AdamD]

still not sure if I've made the right decision yet,I do like the design and colour of this alloy and the front tuck/poke is what I wanted it's just to me anyway at the moment they don't look like 19"?even though the spokes go right to the edge of the rim,maybe my last 19" alloys oz st lm spoilt me lol

These definitely look like 19s to me mate, and I think they look great. A big thumbs-up from me!

[AdamD]

On a side note I've been trawling through this thread and updating the first posts in this thread with all wheels/specs that Dutch has been putting up..... sort of a summary of everything in this thread in 1 page

So if you've come along later and don't want to trawl through 50 pages you can go to the first page - just be warned it's a massive page of wheels!

Mate, you've got too much time on your hands!

And I've stickied this thread now; not that it ever needs it given how much fantastic work has gone into it courtesy of Dutch77! This has to be one of the best threads I've ever seen on VWW or any other forum.

[tigger73]

Mate, you've got too much time on your hands!

And I've stickied this thread now; not that it ever needs it given how much fantastic work has gone into it courtesy of Dutch77! This has to be one of the best threads I've ever seen on VWW or any other forum.

Yes there's been a fair amount of work go into it (a massive chunk of it by Dutch77) so I figured no point in having it all lost in the middle of a 500+ post thread.

And given the regular posts in here it would be on the first page anyway


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[Dutch77]

Mate, you've got too much time on your hands!

And I've stickied this thread now; not that it ever needs it given how much fantastic work has gone into it courtesy of Dutch77! This has to be one of the best threads I've ever seen on VWW or any other forum.

Yes there's been a fair amount of work go into it (a massive chunk of it by Dutch77) so I figured no point in having it all lost in the middle of a 500+ post thread.

And given the regular posts in here it would be on the first page anyway

Aww shucks guys, I'm up for the coffees then next month?

It's been good fun except it's left me wanting weekly wheel swaps, 'moar low' and lots of other things I banned myself from doing this time around. Thus my encouragement of others to go nuts.

I'm hopeful with the GTI and R hitting the US that will spur the next round of wheel updates, otherwise I need some of you guys who love wheels and own a Mk7 to start updating!

More thanks to tigger73 for actually getting the opening pages up to date now as well, massive job and hopefully improves the thread for all users. Might need to create a small Tiguan one at some point, I have come across some heavily worked Tiguans while researching this thread (and Jettas, Passats..).