What did you do to your Polo today?

[jasn78]

very nice mate just clean them up, and they look much better in ur pics than the original pics u put up

[mikepologti]

what specs were those wheels again? i dont feel like sifting through 116 pages.

[RhysQ]

2 of them are 17x7.5 ET25, and 2 of them are 17x8 ET32. That gets me excited!

[jasn78]

So Rhys, you going to order some spacers to make it even fatter? lol

[RhysQ]

So Rhys, you going to order some spacers to make it even fatter? lol

I worried about scrubbage as they are! I'll see when they are on.

[jasn78]

Hey Rhys hate to be the -ve one here but every forum/website i have looked at so far all list the impuls as 5*114 u r sure they r 5*100 arent u?

[RhysQ]

Yep, there are only VERY FEW sets around that are 5x100, and I have one of them. I measured it last night and it's definitely a 100mm diameter. You measure it from the centre of one of the stud holes straight across to where the centre of another stud would be on the other side right (5 stud so it's sort of a guestimate where the hole would be - but it was definitely heaps less than 114.3)? You don't measure it from the outer edge of the stud hole do you?

[jasn78]

sorry rhys take that bake stupid friggin holden owners every other site says this

http://importnut.net/wheelinfo.htm#patterns

[RhysQ]

This is what I found....and this is what I measured to be 100mm, so I'm positive they are.

The X marks what not to measure.

Taken from the Oettinger website...

[shaneth]

[-Polo GTI-] Mate jack the car up pull a wheel off, then stick one of the new ones on. if it fits then its right.

The X marks what not to measure.

Dont you mean X marks WHAT to measure.

[mikepologti]

[-Polo GTI-] Mate jack the car up pull a wheel off, then stick one of the new ones on. if it fits then its right.



Dont you mean X marks WHAT to measure.

true good call , just to be sure, before you go cleaning fixing etc and spending money on them.

[RhysQ]

Dont you mean X marks WHAT to measure.

No, the X marks what not to measure! you don't measure the distance between each stud hole. The distance between each stud hole is only about 60-70mm for a 5x100 wheel. You measure the whole way across the stud pattern, which is why its called PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter).

Think of a Porsche PCD being 5x130. Can you imagine a 130mm gap between each stud .....thats huge!

Here is another diagram of how to measure PCD shaneth...

[Buller_Scott]

Finally took out the unsightly blue brake ducting that i had been using as an air trumpet, and installed Seat piece.

Looks nice and stock.

Cheers gti dave

[Gti Dave]

No, the X marks what not to measure! you don't measure the distance between each stud hole. The distance between each stud hole is only about 60-70mm for a 5x100 wheel. You measure the whole way across the stud pattern, which is why its called PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter).

Think of a Porsche PCD being 5x130. Can you imagine a 130mm gap between each stud .....thats huge!

Here is another diagram of how to measure PCD shaneth...
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Oh I C...now I understand...always been curious about what it meant. Hmm so one down several more to go? LOL

[shaneth]

No, the X marks what not to measure! you don't measure the distance between each stud hole. The distance between each stud hole is only about 60-70mm for a 5x100 wheel. You measure the whole way across the stud pattern, which is why its called PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter).

Think of a Porsche PCD being 5x130. Can you imagine a 130mm gap between each stud .....thats huge!

Here is another diagram of how to measure PCD shaneth...
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Good call mate. Should have kick the brain over before posting.