The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Dutch77]

Wednesday five part IV:

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The Thursday selection:

[AdamD]

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That's an awesome shot. Looks very fine indeed.

[Dutch77]

That's an awesome shot. Looks very fine indeed.

I've always thought the Mk7 GTD is the pick of the crop with the GTI finishes (superior to the R) but minus the red finishing - although minus the badge it could also be a converted GTI.. seems others share my thoughts but put it into action.

[Dutch77]

A Thursday bonus:

[Dutch77]

3SDM 0.05
Specs: 18 x 9.5, ET40 + 15mm spacer rear
Tyres: 225/40/18
Other: ST coil overs











Definitely on the 'aggressive fitment' end of things.

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The Friday Five:

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The Friday Five bonus:











Always a fan of OZ Ultraleggeras but still a sucker for BBS LMs.

[Dutch77]

Opened my emails this morning with the headline, 'The Germans Encounter the KV1'.

Indeed they do, the MBDesign KV1:



(however in this instance the email was referencing the Russian KV1 tank, as yesterday marked the 75th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa for any other historians out there)

[Dutch77]

A take on Rotiform BLQs (which are in line with BBS RXRs) in 19 x 8.5, ET45 with 10mm spacers in the rear and 5mm in the front, on H&R springs:

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VMR V713
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET35

[shauno]

Battle of the multispokes! All the same size (19x8.5), similar weights (24.5lbs-28lbs), very different prices!

[tigger73]

Battle of the multispokes! All the same size (19x8.5), similar weights (24.5lbs-28lbs), very different prices!

VMR if you're on a budget. Rotiform if you're into car shows/stance but my pick is the OZ's...

Though if you're into muilti-spoke you also do have the HRE FF15 which is currently on 25% off sale at the moment from the importers AMG Australia:

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VMR & Rotiform are both ~$400ea, OZ are ~$750, I imagine the HRE are $1k+?

Nice wheel though! Can't see the weight anywhere, somewhere between 19lbs (18") and 26lbs (20"), so not much lighter than the OZ

[Dutch77]

+1 on tigger73.

There's a big difference between a VMR or cast Rotiform and an OZ wheel. I'd also suggest 2-4lbs a corner is a material amount given it's unsprung weight.

Having said that I'm not sure where the HREs weigh in at but they will clock in under $4k through the right channels. Sadly the 25% off sale was in very limited and generally VAG unfriendly sizing.

The LMs aren't a light wheel but the evidence in this thread suggests they are a sure fire winner on the Mk7 - including white wagons.