new wheels

[team_v]

H&R do 35mm lowering springs specific for the tiguan.
GTIDave on the forums does good deals on them for forum members.

Will sit it a bit lower but still allows the functionality of a soft-roader.


Every time i see those wheels i wish i had got a black tig and murdered it out.

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GTIDave on the forums does good deals on them for forum members.
Every time i see those wheels i wish i had got a black tig and murdered it out.

+1 for me too team V. The Tigs do look awesome in black. Love those wheels too - v nice tigger

GTI Dave is the way to go for springs.


H&R's go from this:



to this:



or maybe a better example is mine and sharkies before he put the H&R's on:

[Pullstarter]

Gotta say Tigga I wasn't too sure about those wheels but they look tits! Will look even better when you get the H&Rs in What's the offset and width of the wheels?

[Tigger]

Thanks again for the feedback guys!

The wheels are the 5 x 112 18" x 8". Probably not the widest available, but I didnt want to go too "fat". still about an inch wider per wheel than standard. That gives me 4" more road grip all around....

I have spoken with Dave re springs, and will prob get these soon. Or another place has offered to build a custom set-up including bushes etc... not sure yet. Have to wait a week or so to get this done. (it is killing me at the moment looking at it so high!!

[team_v]

Thanks again for the feedback guys!

The wheels are the 5 x 112 18" x 8". Probably not the widest available, but I didnt want to go too "fat". still about an inch wider per wheel than standard. That gives me 4" more road grip all around....

I have spoken with Dave re springs, and will prob get these soon. Or another place has offered to build a custom set-up including bushes etc... not sure yet. Have to wait a week or so to get this done. (it is killing me at the moment looking at it so high!!

No need for bushes and a custom setup.

Better of going with the H&R springs imho.
They actually built a tiguan with all of their bits to test their quality.

[yshsieh]

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Choose VW than select the 12th one.

[Bayman]

Anyone with 18in New York rims changed the original tyre sets to Continental Cross Contact UHP 235/50R18?
I have been running the original terrible Goodyear directional tyres fitted OEM, the have been OK but I am looking forward to swapping to the Continentals. Does anyone also know a best price dealer in Melbourne. These tyres are expensive but the best I believe. I had a knife blade (snap off section on road...Grrr!)cut my tyre up today and it has a nail already so this will be the third hole if I get it fixed. I have only done 40K on them. Thanks!

[Captain Bungers]

Anyone with 18in New York rims changed the original tyre sets to Continental Cross Contact UHP 235/50R18?
I have been running the original terrible Goodyear directional tyres fitted OEM, the have been OK but I am looking forward to swapping to the Continentals. Does anyone also know a best price dealer in Melbourne. These tyres are expensive but the best I believe. I had a knife blade (snap off section on road...Grrr!)cut my tyre up today and it has a nail already so this will be the third hole if I get it fixed. I have only done 40K on them. Thanks!

What Goodyear tyres do you have? I have the Eagles and they stick like proverbial to a blanket and tread wear seems pretty good too

My personal experience with Continentals is not a good one, however it was probably a one off dodgey batch or something. After spending a motza on them with my previous car one of them grew a bubble in the side wall and another pretty much exploded on me. Other people swear by them though, so I'm probably more unlucky than anything.

I live in the country and do a lot of driving so I probably chose the wrong tyre at the time...

Here is a review (which I'm sure youv'e read before) on the Crosscut UHP - note the tread wear if you do lots of driving Continental Tyres - Conticrosscontact Uhp

They sound pretty good!

[Bayman]

Thanks Capt Bungers for the heads up, yes well I do have the Goodyear Eagle F1's. Not sure if they are still made but I had them on my previous Telstar and they were terrible for wear on that but the wear I have had on the Tig has been OK and yes I agree they have never left the road, stick like glue. Maybe a forum member knows someone with Continentals on their Tiguan. I have a friend who just got them on a Captiva and he is very happy with them but I do acknowledge your concerns on bubbles and poor wear. I guess with tyres it's always a compromise as to performance and wear/mileage you get from them. These Contis are cheap in the USA and we get ripped off in Australia but my mate got some 55 profiles 18 in for around $350 each rather than more t$500 each.

I'll hopefully get a patch up repair so I can do some shopping around first. My friendly Goodyear Tyre man I know very well reckons Eagles are no good now as they say directional treads are a thing of the past for street cars, noisy etc. I'll post some prices back in a few days time but I guess MY08/09 owners must be due for a new set of tyres or already on their second set by now.

Bayman

[Captain Bungers]

I agree with the noisy bit about the directional tyres! I'll be interested to see what you get because I am going to be heading to the tyre shop within the next 12 months as well...

[Bayman]

I agree with the noisy bit about the directional tyres! I'll be interested to see what you get because I am going to be heading to the tyre shop within the next 12 months as well...

I went to Highway Tyres and I just realised the tyre will have had 4 repairs which is illegal unsafe so I'll have to cop a new set now. The Conti's were quoted as $490 ea and he recommended Falken ZE912 at $275 ea. By coincidence I spotted a white TSI Tiguan with the Conti's as standard, lucky they got them as OEM considering the street price in Aust of them. I'll probably phone around on Monday and get the Conti's unless someone can give me good evidence they are bad for Tiguans. I'd rather get them than second rate tyres again but the price difference to get the Continentals is beyond belief. The only other tyres I'd consider would be Bridgstone or Hankooks or Michellin. I guess after spending $2K I'd want the ride to improve.
Bayman

[Tiggy1]

Hi all,
have downloaded a copy of the VAG Wheels & Tyres Guide, which shows all the standard fitment wheels (sizes/offsets etc) and optional sizes, along with recommended tyres. I was going to post it here as it would be a handy reference I'm sure, but I don't know how (it is in .pdf format) - anyone know how I can do this?
Cheers