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    Hi all!
    I have a 2014 t5 transporter,
    I'm just after a bit of guidance, in regards to replacing my stock t5 16" wheels to "other" larger mag wheels.
    What fits? what size is better (17" 18" ) to go up to keeping in mind replacement Tyre availability and costings.
    and what about offsets and what wheels are load rated?
    thanks Michael
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    We have these on our T5 load rated our set is the XJ ones second from the bottom . search | Koya Wheels
    Last edited by Sunny43.5; 21-06-2015, 01:44 PM.

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    • #3
      No matter how expensive the 17" tyres are for my T5 4mo, I like the look of the 17" stock steel wheels. They are inexpensive too.
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      • #4
        Sort of agree Transporter but 16's are a bit on the small size for the T 5 's wheel arches 17's or 18's are going to give a better look in filling out the arches . Cost wise well that's always the owners decision .

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        • #5
          You confuse me now.

          I have the 17"steelies on my van, never had 16" and I agree with you that they look small.
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          • #6
            So why are you confused ?????

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            • #7
              yes mine are 16" and 18"s would be better

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              • #8
                Originally posted by MrScooter View Post
                yes mine are 16" and 18"s would be better
                Why would they be better? Or would they simply look better? Which is an entirely different thing.

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                • #9
                  All of ours are on 17's I think its the best of both worlds , any bigger and the tyres are coming down in profile . Driving on rubber bands is not my cup of tea , tried it once lasted all of a couple of months so got rid of them and went to bigger tyres as the rims had been supplied with lo profile tyres and the ride was Bloody awful ! .

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                  • #10
                    The problem with 16" is the lack of premium tyres in this size. You mostly get rough van-derived tyres, that are noisy and jittery.

                    In 17" you can get premium car-derived tyres, that stick better, ride better, but still have the required 103 load rating, see 17" tyre thread.

                    As for 18", you might be reducing some of the performance, they are harder for the engine to turn as they are heavier and wider (needs to be wider at 255 width in order to contain the similar air volume as 17" at 235 or 16" at 215. I read somewhere that adding 1 kg to rotating mass is equivalent to adding many kgs to overall mass, depending on the speed.
                    Last edited by Tig-uan; 24-06-2015, 02:44 PM.
                    Multivan MY12 TSI350 Red. Previous: 2008 Tiguan 103Tdi. 2010 Tiguan 125TSi.

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                    • #11
                      I like my BMW X5 17s with 55 height tyres. 50 is too low IMO for them. I was lucky enough to get two front wheels as they're plenty wide enough.

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                      • #12
                        MrScooter: Not sure if it's the kind of thing you're after, but I'm quite willing to part with the 17" factory option mags that were on my Transporter. In Brisbane. They're in decent nick apart from a little gutter rash from the previous owners.

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                        • #13
                          i have actually put 20" range rover wheels on mine. Found them on ebay for $300 for the set of 4. They had the required load rating of 850kg per corner. Then went and got 275/40 R20's from Bosman tyres for $155 each fitted. These also had a legal load rating of 106 which is more than the standard 103's. Also had to get range rover conversion bolts from ebay to fit the wheels on.
                          The tyres perform really well even on wet roads. The only draw back is tyre noise but keep in mind it is a really cheap tyre. Am upgrading to a Nexen tomorrow actually as the fronts went out of alignment and wore the inside left tyre bald. Hope that helps!

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                          • #14
                            t5 mag wheels

                            RONAL R53 for the new VW Transporter T6 - Ronal Wheels

                            New for the T6


                            Sourcing nice wheels with the required load rating in Australia is a pain, I ended up going with 17" Ronal r41 in trend color from performance alloys in the uk. All 4 wheels landed here for roughly $1300 shipping took 4 days from UK to Sydney.

                            I had a thread here -



                            With some good info from members on sizing pros & cons.

                            Here my 16" steel to 17" pics

                            From this



                            To this





                            Best part about these wheels was the change to where they sit. Much closer to flush with the sides of the van which made it handle much better and sit more solid on the road.
                            Last edited by Foxpuppet; 19-10-2015, 12:07 PM.

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                              Originally posted by Foxpuppet View Post
                              RONAL R53 for the new VW Transporter T6 - Ronal Wheels

                              New for the T6


                              Sourcing nice wheels with the required load rating in Australia is a pain, I ended up going with 17" Ronal r41 in trend color from performance alloys in the uk. All 4 wheels landed here for roughly $1300 shipping took 4 days from UK to Sydney.

                              I had a thread here -



                              With some good info from members on sizing pros & cons.

                              Here my 16" steel to 17" pics

                              From this



                              To this





                              Best part about these wheels was the change to where they sit. Much closer to flush with the sides of the van which made it handle much better and sit more solid on the road.
                              Wow they look fantastic.

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