Wheels thread

[dylan8]

You got a good buy with those TTs from memory didnt you?
Will look the goods on the polo

[Servo]

They are hot wheels Noone. Very nice indeed.

[VWindahouse]

They look mint Noone, can't wait to see them on!

[noone]

Yeah, the wheels were cheap, $214 on Ebay. The seller had a few photos, but did not show the majority of the damage, I was originally hoping to put them straight on.

Props to PoloGTI for his DIY thread (here) which have me the belief I could pull this off.

Not sure what to do with the center caps. I've had the plastic outer piece sprayed, but I cant find VW version of the inner piece. They look pretty good without the centers at all, I think i'll run them that way to start with and take it from there...

For anyone thinking of buying wheels on ebay, use the search tool well. I was using a predefined search for: audi, vw, 100, golf & tt. It brought up most of the good options, although tbh there is not a lot that suits our cars out there frequently.

[vwthunder]

Wow those wheels look great, love the paint quality

I am going to get my Ora Sport wheels done soon and was still thinking of what shade to go
They would contrast well against my black paint lol

[VWindahouse]

Noone do you know what paint code that colour is?

[pog]

Pictures asap, better yet, I'll swing by when you're free!

[noone]

Visitors are always welcome when its car related. Lol

Don't have a name for the colour, the shop had a bunch of colour tags, I spent a while deliberating between a few shades of silver that were all pretty much the same in the end.

I'll see if I can find out some info on the shade and def get some pics up when they are on.

[Blitzen]

Rang the local Audi dealer about the availability and price for a set of Audi TT Phat 5's... With a discount, $880...EACH!!!!!!!!

[pog]

Rang the local Audi dealer about the availability and price for a set of Audi TT Phat 5's... With a discount, $880...EACH!!!!!!!!

Mate rates lol

[Blitzen]

He originally quoted me $990 each...For that price I could get a set of BBS LM's out of the States...

[noone]

The wheels are on.

I ended up painting the wheel caps as they had 2 tones of silver which was going to look odd on the wheel.

I went for a red and black, yet to work out if I will keep the caps like this or change the colour:

Side on:


Front angle:


Rear stance:


Front stance:


Wheel Closeup


Where the toy rests:


The colour code is EA11950.

I was hoping the car would feel a little different with the extra width in the track and it does. It also feels a wee bit slower when taking off before boost comes in, but its very slight and I'm not sure if its there or I'm imagining it.

By my calcs, the center of the wheel is only 6mm wider each side, but there is a little stretch now too.

I'm running the same set of tyres, but there is definitely more grip in the cornering, not sure if this comes down to the wheel weight with my suspension, the stretch or the added track width.

[pog]

Wow wow, looking very nice Ben! Wheels are very well painted and your hard work and patience has paid off. I gotta see this in person, AND TAKE PICS!

[Giallorosso]

I like it! However not too sure about the red inserts - but does look different to the norm.

Nice work.

[team_v]

It looks good.
The wheels being a lighter colour than everything else on the car make them stand out and be noticed.