VW UK's Choice of 18" Alloys not good ?

[evo1986]

What is the spec of the new wheels for the Mk 7 (i.e 112 diameter, offsets etc)

Will Mk 6 wheels fit OK ?

Everybody's taste in wheels does appear to be different    I'm one of the rare few that liked the Glendales on the Mk 6 and I quite like the Serron's - I presume they are diamond cut outer edge and black paint inside.  I do like the Durban's too ... I think it would come down to the paint colour of the car as to which I'd prefer 



 

Love those wheels would love a set on my 35 : ) showed them to a customer today on a night blue golf gt and they looked great.

[Raffe]

Have to agree they look really smart in that picture 

[I.D.C.]

What is the spec of the new wheels for the Mk 7 (i.e 112 diameter, offsets etc)

Will Mk 6 wheels fit OK ?

Everybody's taste in wheels does appear to be different    I'm one of the rare few that liked the Glendales on the Mk 6 and I quite like the Serron's - I presume they are diamond cut outer edge and black paint inside.  I do like the Durban's too ... I think it would come down to the paint colour of the car as to which I'd prefer 



 

Love those wheels would love a set on my 35 : ) showed them to a customer today on a night blue golf gt and they looked great.

They do look smart however I would not touch diamond cut alloys again It costs  to fix one alloy in diamond cut to what it takes to fix four normal alloys. The other problem is it’s a specialist machine and too few places can fix them. I had one wheel away for 2 week to be fixed. Have I had this knowledge there is no way I would have bought them. They look great clean but because of the black paint they get very dirty easy. Don't want to put you off


 

[JonnyG]

There are many places that will refurbish diamond cut wheels for around £70 - £100 per wheel to a high standard.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=228893.msg2106842#msg2106842 

[JonnyG]

Love those wheels would love a set on my 35 : )

You got an ED35 now then ? 

[I.D.C.]

There are many places that will refurbish diamond cut wheels for around £70 - £100 per wheel to a high standard.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=228893.msg2106842#msg2106842

That’s a real eye opener for me. In Scotland there were no Diamond Cut specialist or so I was told. The wheel was sent to England with a very slight scrape and I ended up paying 250 to get it fixed. Obviously ripped off which is disappointing

[Exonian]

I like the Serrons. Not practical for the UK like the Monza Shadows etc but so many of the silver painted VW wheels have a polished section on them somewhere so the only option is often aftermarket wheels.


Does anyone know for sure the offset on the standard mk7 wheels?
Wondering if my BBS CKs would bolt straight on a mk7.

[I.D.C.]

I like the Serrons. Not practical for the UK like the Monza Shadows etc but so many of the silver painted VW wheels have a polished section on them somewhere so the only option is often aftermarket wheels.


Does anyone know for sure the offset on the standard mk7 wheels?
Wondering if my BBS CKs would bolt straight on a mk7.

I just bought BBS 17' and was told they will fit. The GT model takes the 18's so don't see you having any problem. Will put some pictures up when the Golf comes along early March

[dubber36]

I.D.C. What is the width and offset of your BBS's?

I would be amazed if Vancouvers won't fit considering that a 17" wheel with a 225-45 tyre is as near as makes no difference, the same overall size as an 18" wheel with a 225-40 tyre.

[Exonian]

I like the Serrons. Not practical for the UK like the Monza Shadows etc but so many of the silver painted VW wheels have a polished section on them somewhere so the only option is often aftermarket wheels.


Does anyone know for sure the offset on the standard mk7 wheels?
Wondering if my BBS CKs would bolt straight on a mk7.

I just bought BBS 17' and was told they will fit. The GT model takes the 18's so don't see you having any problem. Will put some pictures up when the Golf comes along early March

From my thread here: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=248324.0
It seems the wheels are identical to mk6 wheels. I did a quick search on ebay.de too and the winter wheels on sale match up to those specs so therefore the Monzas and Charlestons people own will swap straight over.
No wonder the wheels look so lost in the arches on some of the press shots of the mk7!!

Got me thinking now, there are a few mk7 launch demo cars coming up for sale now in GT TDI 150 flavour, base spec (which is pretty good) sub £22k. I'm sure a few hours on the phone and a bit of dedicated negotiating would chip that cost down a bit further...
Just add my CKs and a tuning box and I'd be away!!!