Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5

[Blueskiesdz]

Hi everyone,

I’m new to the forum and have recently changed from a 7.5 R to a 7.5 GTI Performance in manual. I actually prefer it as it’s more fun to drive and engaging  ! I miss the black pret 19’s on it and wondered if anyone has fitted them (18 or 19) to the GTI ? Mine is solid white and I’d go with the OEM or reproductions. There’s a massive difference in price and after reading on here it may well be worth a punt ! Be interested to hear from anyone who’s fitted them to their car.

Thanks

[jaceyboy]

I fitted reps (CM Wheels) 19" Prets to my wifes 2014 GTi MK7, love the look, wish I had spent more money on decent tyres that had more of curb protectors on them, was going to go Gloss Black but decided on Grey in the end as Black always shows brake dust, I like the look

[Jim_mk7.5]

Hi everyone,

I’m new to the forum and have recently changed from a 7.5 R to a 7.5 GTI Performance in manual. I actually prefer it as it’s more fun to drive and engaging  ! I miss the black pret 19’s on it and wondered if anyone has fitted them (18 or 19) to the GTI ? Mine is solid white and I’d go with the OEM or reproductions. There’s a massive difference in price and after reading on here it may well be worth a punt ! Be interested to hear from anyone who’s fitted them to their car.

Thanks

Prets will go straight on. Think they look great on a GTI.

[Blueskiesdz]

They look good in grey, did you notice any quality differences over OEM ? I just thought the 18’s would be a cheaper option on the tyre front. I’ve got the Parker’s on it at the moment and too be fair they don’t look bad I just think black alloys would look good on a white car like they do on the R with prets.

[Watts]

VW do 18" Prets in gloss black. There's a main dealer on ebay who regularly advertises them for about £1100.

[Blueskiesdz]

Is it worth spending the extra £650 over CM wheels 🤔 I’ve seen them on eBay for £1240. They don’t seem on pictures I’ve seen  to look any different to OEM’s. I did also think perhaps a second hand set of Brescia or Santiago but again I can get them in reproductions too...

[Watts]

Only you can decide on the value aspect. I would say though that 18" Pretorias that I have seen on cars (only in pictures mind) don't quite look right, they look great in 19s but genuine ones cost a fortune. A point in favour of the CM wheels which seem to be quite popular. Also they would be much cheaper to replace the odd one if it gets damaged. Brescia and Santiagos are both diamond cut which could be a factor to take into account if you live somewhere that gets the roads gritted lots in winter. Why not give a set of CM wheels a go, if you don't like them and decide to sell you can't lose too much

[Guzzle]

If you go for the CM 18's, just bear in mind that the offset and wheel width aren't the same as the OEM version. CM's are ET45 and 8J, OEM are ET51 and 7.5J.

[Blueskiesdz]

I had Santiago’s on my gtd and the salt certainly ruined them over a 7 year period ! I suppose I could have got them refurbed though. I just wasn’t keen on the 19’s due to 4 new tyres too 😬 With the cm 18’s not being the same as oem, how is this overcome to get them on the vehicle ? Sorry is ET wheel width or offset ? I’m new to changing wheels so apologies for sounding thick.

[MKgti]

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These are CM wheels 18" with winter tyres