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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: als2 on 18 August 2010, 12:33

Title: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: als2 on 18 August 2010, 12:33
Hi guys, just wondering what u think of these on a black 3dr gti?
5x100 to 5x112 fairly common i guess with addapters?

any thoughts?? they are 7.5x16 gues the et will be somewher around 35ish

(http://pg57pa.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ph-Ybo6aQypxQMIylOeCmWqNUvg4vbRBiuBZ7UbXpJnUttUlQRPI_ACBzZXP7q4T10Sq4AjIvJ9637IMMjjORAnTZH-P801ZR/mercwheel.jpg?psid=1)

maybe painted anthracite??
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: Jack3559 on 18 August 2010, 12:39
Leave them bright, just refurb them and take off the merc centre caps and they'd look sweet on a black mk3.

Anthracite might make them look a bit cheap.
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: als2 on 18 August 2010, 12:43
hows bout polished???
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: Jack3559 on 18 August 2010, 12:45
Could look good... maybe a bit bling - each to there own mate anyway.

If you think it looks good - do it!
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: Wayne on 18 August 2010, 12:46
Been done loads of times on mk3's look good.
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: mellow yellow on 18 August 2010, 12:47
leave the centres on ftw.

dont forget you will need adaptors to make them fit..... 5x112 and they can cost a fair wack alone.

i've considered these wheels a few times but every time i've weighed them up its gonna cost around 5-600 notes  :undecided:
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: kells on 18 August 2010, 13:03
dec had these on his mk3... looked good
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: LazyLunatic on 18 August 2010, 13:13
Smart rims.

Color match them to your car. Black on black baby :cool:
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 18 August 2010, 13:25
Smart rims.

Color match them to your car. Black on black baby :cool:

That could work, or go white but becareful with white can make it look at bit chavy!
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: LazyLunatic on 18 August 2010, 13:29
Smart rims.

Color match them to your car. Black on black baby :cool:

That could work, or go white but becareful with white can make it look at bit chavy!

Yer, but with a couple subtle white mods, like badges or something it can work.

I would say polished but will probs get charged a bomb to have them polished up properly... although might be the same price as spraying tbh. Would need to see if there is any kerbing on the wheels as the polishers can't really get rid of really bad kerbing.
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: archie837 on 18 August 2010, 16:07
White with polished rims would look don. I quite likethe other merc 5 holes - the ones the estorils look like
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: robz on 18 August 2010, 16:35
very much like the estorils on the rados, i hated em when i had em, but now im liking em!
the lip that surrounds the hole parts looks really good when shadowed a arker colour, if ya understand me...?
could work well!
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: essexboy123 on 19 August 2010, 16:49
would look really good polished with sum streatched tyres on them, i have merc wheels on mine with the 5x100 - 5x112 adapeters, and the only thing i would recomend is go for the wheel adapters with ther stud conversion on it, so much better than using bolts.
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: MBEEZY on 20 August 2010, 11:39
imo they look nice bright but then again black could look decent
Title: Re: Thoughts on these alloys?
Post by: Jimp on 20 August 2010, 18:19
I roll on estorils:
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/jimmycake/Car/Red%20Vento/DSCF0799.jpg)
Picture whoring ftw!