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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 10:28

Title: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 10:28
What wheels do you think will work and look ok on this colour (shadow blue met)?

Sorry for some of the red tinge in the photos its a stupid cameraphone.
Also the car below is on stilts due to transporter blocks.


(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/Photo-0172b.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/Photo-0170-1.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/Photo-0139.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/Photo-0143.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/Photo-0144.jpg)

Couple of photos of shadow blue i got off the net.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/blue4HCAZFB8CHCAHKG9HJCAPIP8OPCA5GK.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/blue5-1.jpg)


So wheels, ideas please guys/girls?
Thanks
Geoff.
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Neil gti on 01 November 2009, 10:38
17s look tiny against the mk6 due to the car looking so big from the side, av to be 19s and i think silver with large spokes going right out to the rim,
 like on the new R would look the part, dont think any other colour would go with that blue?
The 19s on mine look like 17s  :wink:
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: gossa on 01 November 2009, 11:07
Monza shadow 2's mate, the only wheel a mk6 should roll on...... :grin:

But agree above, has to be silver or light grey, BBS CH's?
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 11:18
The only ones i have ruled out are the polished/lac finished type wheels due to i have had enough problems with the monza II's white worm on our mk5 to last me a lifetime. :sad:
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: p3eps on 01 November 2009, 11:54
It has to be something silver due to to the dark colour of paint.
Dark wheels aren't going to go well.

Hows about a set of BBS CV's?

(http://www.smartwheels.biz/product_catalogue/product_images/41-2-211x211-1-bbs-cv.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Gazdebaz on 01 November 2009, 12:18
How about these.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3935952007_71eb5cc91e_o.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Exonian on 01 November 2009, 13:16
I like the Thunder wheels too. There is/was a set on German ebay when I last looked (not cheap though!). The have something like an ET41 offset too so should sit nice and flush in the arches.
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: mac7 on 01 November 2009, 17:30
Those Thunder wheels are machined/laquered, so will suffer white worm. One of the modern BBS wheels in 18" or 19" will look right. As long as it's silver. RS GT is my favorite.

(http://www.aylis.com/temp/r32_rsgt.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 18:57
Thanks for the ideas so far.  :smiley: Please keep them coming.  :smiley:

Others i looking at are

(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/jon-tfsi/IMGP2729.jpg)

and

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/SmokedChrome1.jpg)


But i don't know if they would be too dark for a shadowblue car.
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 19:18
I don't know how well real bright silver wheels would look  :undecided: as if you look at the medium/dark metallic blue BMWs for example the very light silver wheels don't seem to go that well. Similar with the many blue SEATs about. The photo below is similar to what i meen, maybe its me i have no colour coordination at all, So im told regular  :laugh:.
So i do need all the help i can get with this one.  :nerd:

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/AudioNetPhoto/blue4HCAZFB8CHCAHKG9HJCAPIP8OPCA5GK.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Jimble on 01 November 2009, 19:28
Thanks for the ideas so far.  :smiley: Please keep them coming.  :smiley:

Others i looking at are

(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/jon-tfsi/IMGP2729.jpg)

and

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/flogitg/SmokedChrome1.jpg)


But i don't know if they would be too dark for a shadowblue car.

Somethings not quite right with those monza's, have they been painted or summat?
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 19:31
Yes they have been powdercoated in a colour called smoked crome and its darker near the edges and inside of the wheel than the front face.

Spotted a graphite blue mk5 with darkish matte titanium wheels  :undecided:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/4063381877_c678111f7e_b.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Emeye on 01 November 2009, 19:41
What about the Scirocco GT 18"s? I like them. Not seen them on a Golf yet though....

(http://carbl.com/im/2008/06/vw_scirocco_0-520x351.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Jimble on 01 November 2009, 19:45
Frogti has the Interlagos wheels from the scirrocco on his, Looks the nuts imo! :cool:
see here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=125316.0
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Snoopy on 01 November 2009, 19:46
^I have seen the photos of his and i agree looks great, im not sure if they would look as good on the blue but there are in the running.
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Top Cat on 01 November 2009, 19:55
Hellios  classic looks and very rare  :kiss:

(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm104/tomashandmilly/Oulton%20park%201/IMG_0729.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: keelaw on 01 November 2009, 22:47
Yes they have been powdercoated in a colour called smoked crome and its darker near the edges and inside of the wheel than the front face.

Spotted a graphite blue mk5 with darkish matte titanium wheels  :undecided:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/4063381877_c678111f7e_b.jpg)

these look tiny... what are they?  16s?   :laugh:

Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: Aur on 01 November 2009, 23:16
Chicago (http://images.sytner.co.uk/w3images/used_stock/-65122/new_image_1.jpg)

or Samarkand(http://germancarscene.com/wp-content/uploads/eos-gt-sport-2-29-4.jpg)
Title: Re: 18" or 19" Wheel colour/type help me ideas thread
Post by: denyason on 02 November 2009, 04:45
i think these kahns are pretty cool.  but the price is around 3 grand.  the rs-x diamonds....
hese would look good on any car imo.
(http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss74/denyason/rs-xdiamond.jpg)