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Title: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: garethcab on 24 September 2010, 10:10

Hi all,

I really need to change the standard wheels on my 1995 Cabrio.

I personally like the standard vag offerings and I like the 16" rims we have on the 2005 Touran. Looking on FleaBay and I can get some reasonable ones.

My wife however prefers 3rd party offerings.

Either way, if I was to get standard wheels second-hand, i'd need converters like the ones from FK. Are these any good?

Basically, I haven’t purchased any wheels since the mid nineties when I brought some wolfrace wheels for my Mk2 gti, so I’m a bit out of touch. Does anyone have any recommendations and pictures?

Kind regards

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: Wayne on 24 September 2010, 10:12

I would stick to the 4stud fitting, if you start needing adaptors then it gets expensive.

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: Jimp on 24 September 2010, 13:37

Here's a link to vwvortex's dope cabrio thread. Lots of inspiration in there :afro:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4298973-Dope-Cabrio-Pic-thread!!1!!!

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: garethcab on 24 September 2010, 19:31

Hmm, most of them are 5 stud's in that link.

Wonder if they are 5 stud conversions or adapters.

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: Wayne on 24 September 2010, 20:46

Quote from: garethcab on 24 September 2010, 19:31

Hmm, most of them are 5 stud's in that link.

Wonder if they are 5 stud conversions or adapters.

Adaptors, 4x100 which you have standard is one off the most common wheel fitments available.

Trust me, running adaptors or converting to 5 stud gets expensive.

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: chrisford_vw on 24 September 2010, 21:29

There are so many nice 4 stud wheels :wink:
try most BBS offerings and most borbet wheels look good or even wellers or banded steelies

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: garethcab on 24 September 2010, 22:20

Just found these and they come in 4x100  :cool:

(http://www.wolfrace.co.uk/product_images/detail/ultralite_blkred.jpg)

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: Wayne on 24 September 2010, 23:35

Quote from: garethcab on 24 September 2010, 22:20

Just found these and they come in 4x100  :cool:

(http://www.wolfrace.co.uk/product_images/detail/ultralite_blkred.jpg)

What colour is the car.

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: Jack3559 on 25 September 2010, 00:23

Quote from: garethcab on 24 September 2010, 22:20

Just found these and they come in 4x100  :cool:

(http://www.wolfrace.co.uk/product_images/detail/ultralite_blkred.jpg)

Are they from Halfords?

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: garethcab on 25 September 2010, 10:35

My cars blue, so the red will clash ;-(. I do like the design though.

I really want to fill the arches as the current 14' ones look so small, will these do that. Also, I guess I'm going to have to change the suspension otherwise it will look like a 4x4, lol

I was just searching on google for alloy wheel suppliers, not sure the company,

Title: Re: Wheels for a Cabrio - again, sorry! Pictures?
Post by: Wayne on 25 September 2010, 11:01

16"s or 17"s will fill the arches but you really need to lower it as well.