The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[andrew7]

Lol well spotted Spikeyboy! My local supermercado.

Afficionados will recognise them as a set of 19" VW Talledegas (from the MK6 Golf R- specs very similar to the 19" Cadiz, refer a few pages back on this thread), simply reused my Bridgestone Potenzas (which only have 3k km on them) (My Cadiz rims will be stored for now).

[pyromaniaca]

The Talladegas certainly look fantastic on the 7R, andrew7! Its a shame they aren't available as a dealer fit option to the car; they're a great alternative to the Cadiz rims.

[2muchcoffeeman]

Great look Andrew. They're a winner for me.

I am going the same way with Tallys in Lambo metallic gunmetal (Thanks Barney). Pics to come (car is due to arrive sometime next week). I'll be boxing the Lapiz for a rainy day.

And a second, much better street presence, very happy...

[Dutch77]

Ok, these are the rims the MK7 Golf R should have come with (at least with the Pure White)

No arguments from me - the Talladegas are one of VWs best rims and should really still be in the range. Glad we finally got there Andrew - pretty sure this once started out as an idea of black Sparcos on a white wagon?!

Tell me there is a slope away from you there at Woolies though, that trolley bay in the background is making me feel decidedly uncomfortable even in a picture.

[andrew7]

Thanks for the comments. And yes, good memory Dutch, no regrets on the R though, what a rocket (btw saw in Melbourne a few days ago a black MK7 Golf Wagon with black 18" VW Motorsports and dark tint, looked excellent).

And yes there is a slope at the woolies, the angle/perspective of the shot is a tad freaky for some reason!

[spikeyboy22]

Lol well spotted Spikeyboy! My local supermercado.

Afficionados will recognise them as a set of 19" VW Talledegas (from the MK6 Golf R- specs very similar to the 19" Cadiz, refer a few pages back on this thread), simply reused my Bridgestone Potenzas (which only have 3k km on them) (My Cadiz rims will be stored for now).

Cool Andrew7, they look very good. I think they would also look good and a blue R.

I thought they were original Talledegas, but there are a few different but the same if you know what I mean?

Do you mind me cost cost and where from?

[Dutch77]

Best place to buy will be here or another forum - second hand. Just make sure you're buying a set of Mk6 R wheels and not Scirocco as they come with a different offset. If you prefer 18s then that's a bonus because they'll be a lot cheaper - but will require a new finish to go black.

Once you're talking reps then it doesn't really matter where you go.

[Dutch77]

Some different GTI looks:

[Dutch77]

We've viewed this car before, featuring COR Forged Mako wheels:

[sergioscirocco]

Not exactly a MK7 video but very informative about wheels spacers

[Dutch77]

Another ABT vehicle:

[prodigy_]

So took me around a day and a half to go through all 121 pages, and my favourite wheel was comfortably the Oettinger RXX Silverline. I was really hoping to see someone else other than the websites photos give them a go. I'm still a long way off purchasing a GTI PP, and I wouldn't put them on my 103TSI Highline, but just wondering out of curiosity how do people think they would look on a Pure White GTI PP? If anyone has some photoshopping skills and a bit of free time I would love to see something mocked up!

Amazing thread Dutch, was a great read.

[Dutch77]

Glad you found the thread a good read.

I think the RXX Silverlines would work fine on a white GTI; although I think they work much better on a black R where the silver highlights on the car and wheels work together. I suspect that's why the RXX Redlines have been used on the GTI, to work with the red GTI striping.

Here's a white GTI (admittedly with some Oettinger bodywork although it is mild) with mocked up Silverlines in a really bad edit (I have little to use at the office!):



Plenty of this car with the original Redlines and additional red stripe on the flank on the net and indeed in this thread.

[prodigy_]

Glad you found the thread a good read.

I think the RXX Silverlines would work fine on a white GTI; although I think they work much better on a black R where the silver highlights on the car and wheels work together. I suspect that's why the RXX Redlines have been used on the GTI, to work with the red GTI striping.

Here's a white GTI (admittedly with some Oettinger bodywork although it is mild) with mocked up Silverlines in a really bad edit (I have little to use at the office!):



Plenty of this car with the original Redlines and additional red stripe on the flank on the net and indeed in this thread.

I actually really like that! Thanks for the effort of mocking it up. I had a black HSV a couple of years ago and was really difficult to keep clean, so trying to keep away from black for a while. I like how the white and black set each other off. This just makes me even more excited to upgrade the Highline asap

[Josh84]

I actually really like that! Thanks for the effort of mocking it up. I had a black HSV a couple of years ago and was really difficult to keep clean, so trying to keep away from black for a while. I like how the white and black set each other off. This just makes me even more excited to upgrade the Highline asap

Totally agree!

Black cars or wheels are a pain to keep clean but I've found that VW's metallic paint really shines when cleaned. The black stain finish of the OZ Ultraleggera wheels however are a pain to maintain sadly. They attract dirt very easily.