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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: Wrex22 on 12 December 2020, 17:02
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Anyone know the cost and where to buy ?
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Anyone know the cost and where to buy ?
Yes at your local VW Dealer for £33,460 less discount.....comes with free Manual Golf GTI.
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Sorry couldn’t resist.
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Here's one. Just need to find another three :tongue:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/NEU-1x-19Zoll-Original-VW-Golf-VIII-8-R-GTI-TCR-GTD-Alufelge-5H0601025R/193600244015?hash=item2d1379492f:g:q4IAAOSwEuBfIDih
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Sure CM wheels will have some reps on in a months time or so. They have the Dallas alloys on already!
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collected my GTi on Friday and although i specced the 19" Adalaides, i dont like black wheels but they are a damn site nicer than the stock ninja throwing star things!!
I've already booked them in to be repainted so dont have to endure them for long, alloys should be silver in my opinion, simple.
Is it too early to ask if anyone else has done the same / think the same?
I'll post a picture when they are done if ive worked out how to by then!! ha
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That's a bold move on brand new oem alloys!
I know what you mean though, diamond cut wheels are crap. Why vw insist i don't know.
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I know but I really don’t like black wheels - they belong in 2004!
In my opinion of course, I don’t want to offend everyone cos I’ve only just joined!
Surely I’m not the only person that thinks this though am I?
Maybe I am!!
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The thing that bothers me about them is the place insert type bits. Odd.
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I know but I really don’t like black wheels - they belong in 2004!
In my opinion of course, I don’t want to offend everyone cos I’ve only just joined!
Surely I’m not the only person that thinks this though am I?
Maybe I am!!
No, you’re not alone; black alloys wouldn’t be my first choice, but I do like anthracite or grey. I hate diamond cut alloys though;
- diamond cut wheels are more expensive than powder coated alloys to refurbish, and can usually only be refurbished a maximum of two times.
- they readily succumb to white worm corrosion because of the poor durability of lacquer on polished alloy finish.
- the diamond cut finish is easily damaged by inexperienced tyre fitters and poorly maintained tyre changing equipment.
Given the choice of black alloys or diamond cut, I’d go for black every time.
As for getting your brand new diamond cut wheels refinished - many GTI buyers might expect / would prefer the factory wheels in the factory diamond cut finish. In your situation, I think I’d consider getting a set of aftermarket alloys and keep your current diamond cut wheels, put them into storage and then put them back on the car when the time comes to sell. That’s what I’ve done with my current car - and I did the same with the previous two cars too, and had no problems selling the aftermarket alloys.
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Yes, i meant to say modifying the oem ones will decrease the resale value of the car.
The wheel refurbish is going to cost how much? Hundred plus per wheel? A different set of third party wheels won't cost much more and the difference you'd recoup in not dropping the resale value of the car down the road.
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I know but I really don’t like black wheels - they belong in 2004!
In my opinion of course, I don’t want to offend everyone cos I’ve only just joined!
Surely I’m not the only person that thinks this though am I?
Maybe I am!!
I'm paying extra for the wheels to be black on my new car (not a Golf). Same wheels as the standard diamond turned fitment that comes with it, but Gloss black instead. If a car has gloss black accents all over it, I think pure black wheels suit better.
IMO a/the GTI suits black insert wheels much better than straight silver, and better than pure black.
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Are there any Photoshop gurus here?
Taking on board what people are saying AND the fact i cant picture things, im now second guessing my decision to repaint....
Im torn between re-painting OEM allows silver or buying aftermarket.
I like 5 spoke alloys as they are classic, they could be OEM wheel
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ag35/buttons76/product-129025_66583_900.jpg)
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Just buy a nice set of BBS's - they look classy and very GTI.
They offer them in silver if thats what you want.
Seriously, don't try and refurb the OEM ones.
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@buttons; you may find that the OEM VW centre caps don’t fit aftermarket alloys, which would be a bit of a giveaway that they’re not OEM.
You may be able to source some non-genuine VW centre caps online, or a set of centre cap stickers with the VW emblem. However, they’re likely to be the old style VW emblem with thicker lettering, so won’t match the any other VW emblems on your car (e.g. front grille, hatch handle, steering wheel centre).
New style;
(https://i.postimg.cc/Tyrjy4tQ/9349-A9-ED-E323-4-FBD-8-A4-D-094-EAD2-CC1-E6.png) (https://postimg.cc/Tyrjy4tQ)
Old style;
(https://i.postimg.cc/kVrFgmvB/A025-FB03-6-C7-D-478-B-ADBC-49-FF2-FDDD21-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVrFgmvB)
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Seriously, don't try and refurb the OEM ones.
im starting to think that way......
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@buttons; you may find that the OEM VW centre caps don’t fit aftermarket alloys, which would be a bit of a giveaway that they’re not OEM.
great shout, i didnt even consider that!!
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Im torn between re-painting OEM allows silver or buying aftermarket.
I like 5 spoke alloys as they are classic, they could be OEM wheel
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ag35/buttons76/product-129025_66583_900.jpg)
Buying a set of those looks a far better bet than refurbing (and potentially regretting it) a brand new set of expensive OEM alloys.
As SRGTD says, original centre caps don't always fit, also much of the stuff you can find on eBay is cheap low quality knock-off. I'd buy some branded stickers if the VW caps don't fit.
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anyone know if the offset is same as the 7.5 as some companies (BBS included) dont stock for Golf 8 - i'm wondering (hoping) that this is just because the model is new and not on their site yet...
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sorry, ive thrown this thread off track :sad:
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anyone know if the offset is same as the 7.5 as some companies (BBS included) dont stock for Golf 8 - i'm wondering (hoping) that this is just because the model is new and not on their site yet...
Not sure how accurate this is. It's not unknown for VW to serve up errors in their press info
(https://i.postimg.cc/nrv9q32c/Golf-Mk8-GTi-Wheels.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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great, thanks
Out of curiosity, what does this mean?
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Basically it's the amount of rolling resistance / drag. The lower the figure the less drag you have. You may have noticed a few years ago F1 cars had a trend for putting hub caps over the surface of the wheel to reduce drag. It's a similar thing to what lots of electric cars have now.
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thanks - knowledge is power!! ha :grin:
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Yes, as Guzzle says, it’s to do with declaring drag figures as it’ll affect vehicle taxation in some markets.
I think the Adelaide is a very clever and quite attractive design out of the box. The thin polished highlights make the spokes look way longer than they actually are creating an illusion of the wheels being huge!
Painting them one flat colour will make them look ‘not quite right’ and take away that athletic look, replacing it with quite a heavy looking design that would probably look very Skoda or Audi-ish.
There are literally hundreds of aftermarket designs out there but whether many will suit the very rounded off mk8 shape is down to personal taste.
Personally I’ve gone for replica VW wheels which normally I’d have been dead against, but I wanted an OEM look and didn’t want to spend a fortune having had several expensive factory wheels go out of shape due to pothole damage in the dark despite being über careful. The reps are cheap and if they break I won’t be massively upset. If I get bored of them or something better comes along it won’t cost a fortune to change. Plus I like to experiment a bit.
A very good point made about the replica hub badges not matching the new VW design but they’re small enough not to be too obvious unless you have severe car OCD issues. Unfortunately I do so I’m hoping the Chinese will be quick to get their act together :grin:
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Are there any Photoshop gurus here?
Taking on board what people are saying AND the fact i cant picture things, im now second guessing my decision to repaint....
Im torn between re-painting OEM allows silver or buying aftermarket.
I like 5 spoke alloys as they are classic, they could be OEM wheel
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ag35/buttons76/product-129025_66583_900.jpg)
These wheels look great and I wouldn't call them black? And certainly would have been re-done in silver!
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Just ordered a new GTI with the richmonds. If anyone is selling the adelaides please let me know.
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Just ordered a new GTI with the richmonds. If anyone is selling the adelaides please let me know.
As per your post in the ‘aftermarket wheels’ discussion topic, if you’ve just ordered it and if it’s a factory order rather than an in-stock car, it’s probably not been allocated a confirmed build week yet. If so, you ought to be able to change your wheel choice without jeopardising you delivery date.
Worth speaking to your dealer.
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Just ordered a new GTI with the richmonds. If anyone is selling the adelaides please let me know.
As per your post in the ‘aftermarket wheels’ discussion topic, if you’ve just ordered it and if it’s a factory order rather than an in-stock car, it’s probably not been allocated a confirmed build week yet. If so, you ought to be able to change your wheel choice without jeopardising you delivery date.
Worth speaking to your dealer.
Thanks for responding to me mate. Unfortunately it’s a stock vehicle, so it will come with the standard richmonds but there’s no harm in me still speaking to the dealer. Cheers.
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Does anyone know the proper name for the "winglets", which are attached to the Mk8's fitted with the 19" wheels?
The reason I ask is there is a zero cost item on my invoice labelled "UG", which is listed directly beneath the Adelaides and Sports Suspension, and the only thing I could think of is the winglets. The salesman couldn't explain and it's really bothering me because, if I am getting something for nothing, I like to know what it is. :smiley:
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Does anyone know the proper name for the "winglets", which are attached to the Mk8's fitted with the 19" wheels?
The reason I ask is there is a zero cost item on my invoice labelled "UG", which is listed directly beneath the Adelaides and Sports Suspension, and the only thing I could think of is the winglets. The salesman couldn't explain and it's really bothering me because, if I am getting something for nothing, I like to know what it is. :smiley:
I think they’re officially known as wheel arch spoilers or wheel arch lip spoilers.
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Thanks SRGTD, I had heard them described as such, although it still doesn't explain the abbreviation UG, unless it relates to something in German. :undecided:
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UG? It's the noise you make when you fail to get the interface to do something.
Vw give you that for free.
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UG? It's the noise you make when you fail to get the interface to do something.
Vw give you that for free.
I can assure you, Fred that the noises I made in my previous GTI, when that happened (and that was frequent), were much worse than UG. :laugh: