What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[p3asa]

Right chaps, I'm think now of going down the refurbishment route as the tyre actually looks fine and the "damage" is very superficial.

That will cost me £160.00 from Lepson's (including courier delivery to them and back). They state that the repairs are normally undertaken in approximately 3-4 Working days.

Now the question is what to run on the car whilst the wheel is in. I don't want to be running a space saver for a week, so option B (and this is what I'd like advice on please), is that I have the below "spare" wheel assembly that came off my MK5 Golf (see image below of it in the boot of my MK5 back in 2009). It's a steelie, but fitted with a decent Dunlop SP Sport Tyre at a size of 205/55/16. It's been sitting for a number of years since the MK5 was sold (since March 2011 to be precise, in my garage away from direct sunlight), but the question is would that be a better option for a week or so rather than the space saver and will it fit OK to the back of a MK7 GTI ?

Ive just ran my spacesaver on the R for the last 2 weeks without any issues.
It actually got me over 40mpg which I didn't think possible 

[Jeff Wood]

I've put these 11mm Forge wheel spacers on the rear wheels...

Now I'm debating whether to put 5mm or 8mm on the fronts

[hog_hedge]

I've put these 11mm Forge wheel spacers on the rear wheels...

Now I'm debating whether to put 5mm or 8mm on the fronts

How much did these cost?

[Jeff Wood]

£43 from Awesome GTI.

Plus you need longer bolts, and another set of (longer) locking wheel bolts

[Exonian]

I've put these 11mm Forge wheel spacers on the rear wheels...

Now I'm debating whether to put 5mm or 8mm on the fronts

Couldn't you have got the OZ's in a lower offset to negate the need for spacers?

I'd go 8mm hubcentric for the fronts. The 5mm will be a flat spacer which isn't ideal on the front (or the rear for that matter).

I bought Sparco spacers via their official eBay outlet a few years ago for my R. They come with longer bolts as standard and are really good quality at a decent price. You will still need an extended locker but I didn't bother with them, I just bought an extra four nut caps for standard nuts instead which only cost a few quid from a dealer.

[Exonian]

Fitted the red overlay for the gti steering wheel badge and gave the car a coat of auto balm.

https://flic.kr/p/26VZz17

That looks surprisingly good 

[Jeff Wood]

The thing is if I had of got the wheels in et40 and there was any rubbing or clearance problems then I'd be trouble

And 5mm don't really need to be hub centric, they'll be enough of the hub sticking out if you see what I mean..

[Exonian]

The thing is if I had of got the wheels in et40 and there was any rubbing or clearance problems then I'd be trouble

And 5mm don't really need to be hub centric, they'll be enough of the hub sticking out if you see what I mean..

ET 40 are ok, even on the fronts with 225 tyres


Don’t come crying to us if an expensive Oz comes flying off on a corner and rolls away at speed 
Mind you, the dash cam footage could be entertaining 

[Jeff Wood]

Don't worry id put it straight on YouTube 

But just to update this story...ive seen a range of hub centric spacers on Amazon that look good quality and not too expensive and I think I'm going to get 8mm for the rear and 5mm for the front. Both sizes are hub centric....tbh after looking at it a lot...i think 11mm is a tad too much (for me)...8 And 5 will be perfect I think....

[Watts]

Gave it a wash today only to find a nasty scrape on the front bumper:



Whilst I can't be 100% sure I didn't do it myself I'm pretty sure I would've remembered. That and the door mirror that's being replaced next Monday . I think I'll get a touch up kit as the bumper has all sorts of marks anyway and if I keep the car a few more years will get resprayed at some point. Still, the new QD and buffing towel I tried today certainly got the rest of my GTI looking pretty good, I think so anyway