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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Jedclam on 29 May 2017, 22:27
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
I have seen both. IMO the standard GTI alloys look much better than the 2D photos. The GTD alloys look good too, but the GTI alloys are more distinctive. From a distance the Seville alloys are going the make the GTI look like a GTD :huh:
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I saw my first FL GTD on Saturday, a red one parked outside of Frankie & Benny's, and I was quite impressed with the look of both the wheels and the styling over the pre-FL.
The wheels looked really good, as did the rear diffuser and bigger tailpipes.
No fogs were fitted to that car.
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
I think the configurator is wrong on this as the only red trim Seville I've seen (real pics) of are the dark graphite ones from Geneva 17 and available on the VW german configurator. Same as the ones in below link.
https://www.nettiauto.com/volkswagen/golf/8793448
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
I think the configurator is wrong on this as the only red trim Seville I've seen (real pics) of are the dark graphite ones from Geneva 17 and available on the VW german configurator. Same as the ones in below link.
https://www.nettiauto.com/volkswagen/golf/8793448
I think they look very nice!
I'd have them on mine for sure, and not diamond cut for a change :smiley:
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
I think the configurator is wrong on this as the only red trim Seville I've seen (real pics) of are the dark graphite ones from Geneva 17 and available on the VW german configurator. Same as the ones in below link.
https://www.nettiauto.com/volkswagen/golf/8793448
I think they look very nice!
I'd have them on mine for sure, and not diamond cut for a change :smiley:
I like them too kalimon, and not being diamond cut is a bonus!
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Hi I'm new on here and I've just had my GTI PP build week confirmed. I ordered the 18" Sevilla red wheels as I'm not a fan of the parkers and didn't fancy going up to 19". I noticed that the new June Brochure for the Golf now shows the 'dark anthracite seville' wheels that are available in Germany and were on show at Geneva but the U.K. Configurator still shows the GTD style diamond cut ones.
I just spoke with an advisor on the online web chat who confirmed my car has been ordered with the 'Sevilla red' wheels and that the ones shown on the Configurator are representative of the wheels I'll get as the ones shown in the current brochure are different to my order.
I was wondering if anyone has heard anything similar/different to this or even seen a U.K. GTI with these wheels on? I'd quite like my car to turn up with the wheels I thought ordered and not something different...
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The wheels shown in the latest brochure are dark anthracite with the red trim. The configurator is renowned for its inaccurate information.
I'd go with what's in the brochure if I were a betting man.
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i've just put an order in and i mentioned this as the guy said they were silver in the picture, but when actually clicking the box it said they were the gery color :)
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Also just placed an order, trying to track some more photos down.
Hoping they are the grey as discussed and not the diamond cut.
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I'm fairly sure they are grey and not diamond cut for the GTi.
Either way what's shown in the brochure will be a more accurate representation than the configurator.
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Also just placed an order, trying to track some more photos down.
Hoping they are the grey as discussed and not the diamond cut.
Here's a few;
https://www.nettiauto.com/en/volkswagen/golf/8830774
https://www.nettiauto.com/en/volkswagen/golf/8793448
http://home.autodo.de/en/64416/detail/14829498.html
https://www.nettiauto.com/en/volkswagen/golf/8775738
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Anyone any idea what the part number is for these wheels.
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Also just placed an order, trying to track some more photos down.
Hoping they are the grey as discussed and not the diamond cut.
I'm collecting mine next Thursday 20th with sevilla wheels so I'll put some pictures up asap to confirm what the actual UK ones look like. I did ask the dealer when they called to arrange the hand over but he hasn't seen the car yet.
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Lovely, look forward to some pics.... just not as much as you can't wait I bet :grin:
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
I have seen both. IMO the standard GTI alloys look much better than the 2D photos. The GTD alloys look good too, but the GTI alloys are more distinctive. From a distance the Seville alloys are going the make the GTI look like a GTD :huh:
I think the GTI Parker alloys look much more distinctive than the Sevilles and everyone who's seen mine this week have all commented on how good they look (including people who aren't car fans!).
I don't think the online VW configurator is in anyway representative of an actual car in terms of colour or look. Probably one of the worst ones I've used. Examples below of the configurator and my actual car...
(http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u488/jameshodson1/C916A959-3EEF-4BB7-9617-7F92CD320CC6_zpsokzhjs7a.jpg) (http://s1070.photobucket.com/user/jameshodson1/media/C916A959-3EEF-4BB7-9617-7F92CD320CC6_zpsokzhjs7a.jpg.html)
(http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u488/jameshodson1/090BBCAA-6E6B-4DC0-951D-DFA919622B92_zps2n74neiz.jpg) (http://s1070.photobucket.com/user/jameshodson1/media/090BBCAA-6E6B-4DC0-951D-DFA919622B92_zps2n74neiz.jpg.html)
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I'm currently torn between a new GTD, which has the Sevilla's as standard, or possibly going for the GTI with the Sevilla's as an option (don't like look of the standard 18's). On the online configurator they look the same as on the GTD but have red around the outer edge of the rims, I have yet to see either in the fresh, wondered if anyone had seen a GTD with the Sevilla's?
I have seen both. IMO the standard GTI alloys look much better than the 2D photos. The GTD alloys look good too, but the GTI alloys are more distinctive. From a distance the Seville alloys are going the make the GTI look like a GTD :huh:
I think the GTI Parker alloys look much more distinctive than the Sevilles and everyone who's seen mine this week have all commented on how good they look (including people who aren't car fans!).
I don't think the online VW configurator is in anyway representative of an actual car in terms of colour or look. Probably one of the worst ones I've used. Examples below of the configurator and my actual car...
(http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u488/jameshodson1/C916A959-3EEF-4BB7-9617-7F92CD320CC6_zpsokzhjs7a.jpg) (http://s1070.photobucket.com/user/jameshodson1/media/C916A959-3EEF-4BB7-9617-7F92CD320CC6_zpsokzhjs7a.jpg.html)
(http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u488/jameshodson1/090BBCAA-6E6B-4DC0-951D-DFA919622B92_zps2n74neiz.jpg) (http://s1070.photobucket.com/user/jameshodson1/media/090BBCAA-6E6B-4DC0-951D-DFA919622B92_zps2n74neiz.jpg.html)
It's odd how peoples views differ on these things. I was ambivalent about the Parkers until I saw them in the flesh when I decided I didn't like them and made sure the Brescias were included with my order. That is the first time in twenty years of new car ordering that I have paid extra for a change in wheel style and I would have preferred to have stayed on 18" wheels.
And the wife, whose opinions on cars tend to stop at the make and whether it has a tow bar, said without provocation when I was looking at GTi pictures (good job she didn't catch the private browsing screens :grin:) that she didn't like them at all.
The Parker wheel design does seem to divide opinion.
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At the risk of upsetting people (but it's just my opinion) - they're the worst wheel I've ever seen on a performance Golf. Ever. If they were standard on an e-Golf (and they do resemble the e-Golf wheels), I'd still spec something else. I am talking about the standard parkers here by the way, not those A-Team van yokes!
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I like them but I always upgrade the wheels on my cars, except for this time because the car was already built but if I was ordering a GTi and couldn't go up a size it wouldn't bother me because I like them.
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I like them but I always upgrade the wheels on my cars, except for this time because the car was already built but if I was ordering a GTi and couldn't go up a size it wouldn't bother me because I like them.
They look great in my opinion, not sure why someone would make a ridiculously over the top statement as above but everyone is entitled to their offer up their opinion. If you look at the previous standard GTI wheels then the Parkers are pretty much the evolution of the Monza and Austins. IMO the Sevilles don't suit the GTI at all but fit more with the character of the GTD. Each to their own though.
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The Monzas on the MK5 / MK6 were a great looking wheel. To call the parkers an evolution of those is a disservice to the original monzas imo. I saw very similar wheels to the parkers on a Nissan Quasqai today. Enough said.
ETTO of course.
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If you look at the previous standard GTI wheels then the Parkers are pretty much the evolution of the Monza and Austins. IMO the Sevilles don't suit the GTI at all but fit more with the character of the GTD. Each to their own though.
And that is exactly why I've chosen the Seville's, the Parkers are too bling for me, and as I tend to leave my wheels caked in brake dust, the grey is perfect :D
Looking more like a GTD is no bad thing, a bit more sleeper look rather than shouting "I'm a GTI, look at me!" :grin:
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The Parkers are an evolution of the Austins, which in turn were an evolution of the Monza's.
They're not to everyone's taste, but personally I don't mind them. Those that don't appreciate them have the privilege of shelling out a few extra hundred for something different.
If you want to see ugly wheels on a Golf, look up the Bilbaos that were options for the Mk6 GT.
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The Parkers are an evolution of the Austins, which in turn were an evolution of the Monza's.
They're not to everyone's taste, but personally I don't mind them. Those that don't appreciate them have the privilege of shelling out a few extra hundred for something different.
If you want to see ugly wheels on a Golf, look up the Bilbaos that were options for the Mk6 GT.
Sweet mother of Jesus, they look a bit hard on the eyes, bet they were a breeze to clean though.
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The Parkers are an evolution of the Austins, which in turn were an evolution of the Monza's.
They're not to everyone's taste, but personally I don't mind them. Those that don't appreciate them have the privilege of shelling out a few extra hundred for something different.
If you want to see ugly wheels on a Golf, look up the Bilbaos that were options for the Mk6 GT.
Sweet mother of Jesus, they look a bit hard on the eyes, bet they were a breeze to clean though.
They were the standard 17" wheel (or something very like it) on the MK6 GTD. There's way way too much flat diamond cut surface going on with them. Almost like a set of shiny hubcaps and the Parkers are closer to that than the Monzas imo.
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The Bilbaos are an 18 inch wheel, and they look like they weigh a tonne each.
The standard GTD wheels on the Mk6 were 17 inch Seattle shadows (or at least they were in the UK). But they are quite similar I suppose now you mention it.
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The Parkers are an evolution of the Austins, which in turn were an evolution of the Monza's.
They're not to everyone's taste, but personally I don't mind them. Those that don't appreciate them have the privilege of shelling out a few extra hundred for something different.
If you want to see ugly wheels on a Golf, look up the Bilbaos that were options for the Mk6 GT.
Agreed! And yes, those are not great at all, they are certainly a marmite wheel...!
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ill have mine on Tuesday ill post up some pics when it arrives !
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Its just arrived !
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Its just arrived !
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I like those Mark! :cool:. If I was getting a mk7.5 GTI, they would be my wheels of choice;
- I'm a big fan of anthracite coloured wheels and the red edge is quite subtle and IMO works well with the red accents on the GTI
- they're not diamond cut, will be much more durable in the long term (and no potential white worm corrosion issues!), especially in the winter months when the roads are smothered in salt and grit.
Enjoy your new GTI :smiley:.
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Its just arrived !
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I like those Mark! :cool:. If I was getting a mk7.5 GTI, they would be my wheels of choice;
- I'm a big fan of anthracite coloured wheels and the red edge is quite subtle and IMO works well with the red accents on the GTI
- they're not diamond cut, will be much more durable in the long term (and no potential white worm corrosion issues!), especially in the winter months when the roads are smothered in salt and grit.
Enjoy your new GTI :smiley:.
they do look good, just wish mine would hurry up and get here now(build week 36 :( )... i'd like to have red vw centre caps, that would just finish them off imho :) enjoy your car matey. :)
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Finally, some proper pictures of the Sevilla wheels!
I like them and would spec them if I was ordering now :smiley:
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Those look fantastic! I hate paying for things like optional wheels, but I would for those!
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they do look good, just wish mine would hurry up and get here now(build week 36 :( )... i'd like to have red vw centre caps, that would just finish them off imho :) enjoy your car matey. :)
Mine was WK 22 then 33 then 31 then finally built WK 26 well three days early keep on at VW chat see if it comes down.
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They look really good, can you take a picture of a side on picture with the front end in the picture, so like a diagonal picture? :smiley:
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Pictures are not great suns blazing today lol Ignore the bird S### i asked for the car to be delivered untouched as its booked in for new car detailing tomorrow gonna go pressure wash it all off now.
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They look great imho sets off the rest of the red accents very nicely, good choice mate :cool:
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I think they would look as good if not even better on a black or carbon grey GTI.
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This is not a criticism, just an observation :smiley: but it reminds me of 5 space shuttles docked nose in on a space station....
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They're an interesting alternative but a little messy for me. I prefer Santiagos personally, or Brescias maybe. But at least a decent alternative to the boring standard items.
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Perfect for me.
Will not suffer white worm, will not show up brake dust! :evil: :evil:
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Definitely better than the parkers (but that's faint praise). Better looking than I expected but I'd probably prefer them sans red stripe. A-Team van anyone?
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Looks even better in the whole car shot. If I was ordering today this would be a must have for me.
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I had opted for standards right up until the point they released these the day they went live on the configuration i called the dealer to see if she could amend the order and she should glad i swapped now.
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I had opted for standards right up until the point they released these the day they went live on the configuration i called the dealer to see if she could amend the order and she should glad i swapped now.
I have seen the standard GTI alloys on 2 cars now. So glad I didn't listen to people here and change my order. They are much better looking than the photos. They are a distinctive and easily recognisable feature of a GTI.
Money well saved.
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IMHO of course
Pros: Distinctive looking, not diamond cut
Cons: Look incredibly fussy to clean with all sorts of nooks & crannys,
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Very much a personal choice. They do look nice but not sure I would have them myself. There's too much fresh air and not much metal and I agree they look a bugger to clean. Also as someone else said they need the red ringed centre cap too.
My choice with the new range of wheels on the FL would be to leave them on standard Parkers and buy a set of Titanium Satin BBS CH-R's.
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Perfect for me.
Will not suffer white worm, will not show up brake dust! :evil: :evil:
Agree they won't suffer from white worm, but will definitely show brake dust just like any other wheel.
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Pictures are not great suns blazing today lol Ignore the bird S### i asked for the car to be delivered untouched as its booked in for new car detailing tomorrow gonna go pressure wash it all off now.
(http://i68.tinypic.com/59x1y0.jpg)
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Congrats on the car. Considering the amount stick the Parkers seem to receive, I personally wouldn't choose these over the Parkers if they were a no cost option as they look a bit of a fussy design and would be impossible to clean. But we all like different things! Enjoy, I literally am loving mine.
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I wonder how much will be left of that narrow red band after a couple of altercations with a PCC kerb. Also beware any incompetent tyre fitters.
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IMHO of course
Pros: Distinctive looking, not diamond cut
Cons: Look incredibly fussy to clean with all sorts of nooks & crannys,
Congrats on the car. Considering the amount stick the Parkers seem to receive, I personally wouldn't choose these over the Parkers if they were a no cost option as they look a bit of a fussy design and would be impossible to clean. But we all like different things! Enjoy, I literally am loving mine.
I don't think they'd be too bad to clean - certainly not impossible. Having some good wheel cleaning kit would definitely help though; a decent small soft bristle detailing brush for the intricate bits, a good soft bristle wheel cleaning brush or a set of Wheel Woolies and a Wo-Wo wheel cleaning mitt or similar.
Get them decontaminated and sealed / waxed from the outset so most of the dirt and brake dust can be removed with a high pressure hose or pressure washed off, and cleaning them should be a fairly painless task.
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How do you get them decontaminated and sealed?
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Hello fellow forum members
My GTI Performance build is due to start on week 41 with the following options:
5 doors, 7 speed DSG, Isaac Blue Metallic, 18" Saville Dark Graphite with red pinstripes, Art Velours red/black Upholstery and a Rear View Camera.
All the above was confirmed this morning on VW chat-line.
What I have attempted to accomplish is because the GTI comes with a red colour prominence I have continued to enhance the red in my configuration except for the paintwork colour.
I just hope I will be happy with my configuration, I'm sure I will be :smiley:
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Nice spec, I'm sure it will look awesome as well as being quite distintive :smiley:
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Thanks Kalimon. I'll post some photos when it comes.
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I think you'll be over the moon Alun :smiley: sounds great. Some gloss black mirror caps when you get it might look good too.
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Thanks Watts I'll give that some thought.
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How do you get them decontaminated and sealed?
Properly cleaned (fall out remover, all purp cleaner), then clayed, tar and glue remover, then sealed. Wheels off to do this.
Did mine recently, great results.
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Still not seen any Seville wheels on GTIs on Autotrader.