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Title: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 00:39
hi folks i'm new on here can anyone suggest any good looking euro style alloys fancy goin for the fat and low look

cheers kev

oh and cheap as poss please i'm pretty skint
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: Gash on 02 January 2011, 01:15
cheap and eurp dont go lol
youve got loads of routes you can go.
fake splits. Lenso BSX
real splits. BBS RM
deep dish etc Rota Cups
will cost you probably £300.

what golf are you putting them on? gti or a non gti.
iv got some 4x108 (so will need adaptors) fake splits that im looking at selling, they need tyres and a refurb (which iv started)

if you want some girth go for anything about 7j and stick with 15s.
although my new wheels are 7j front 8j rear x 16"...... they have dish too but aint euro at all ;)
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 02:37
ye its a gti mate so its 5 stud. i like the look of ronal turbo's (tho they aint cheap) but cant find them in 5 stud
i take it they dont make them. need to have a good ratch on internet for some i like
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: Gash on 02 January 2011, 11:21
I think iv seen ronals in 5 stud but Tue don't look great. Problem with euro look is a lot of people have similar wheels and if you want uniqueness you need to look were you wouldn't expect. And 5x100 iv found doesn't have a great deal of killer looking wheels. Go on eBay and have a look through 5 stud wheels on there.
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: DubSociety on 02 January 2011, 11:29
When it comes to euro 4x100 has the better selection sadly! ... don't know why, as the GTi's & VR6's are packing 5 studs.
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: jonnypolish on 02 January 2011, 11:49
Mk1+2's are ALL four stud :D thats why!
I vote 9J all round Borbet A's in a murky Grey colour
OR
a set of Fat Schmidt TH Lines :afro:
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: Gash on 02 January 2011, 12:23
im sure he said cheap :P haha
im going 5x114.3 :D
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 16:04
ye just looked at the price of them they cost more than i bought the car. found some porsche cookie cutters (if thats what there called) quite cheap anyone seen these on a golf?
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: Jack3559 on 02 January 2011, 16:24
You'd need adaptors which are usually around the £150 mark...

I think that cookie cutters would look good on a mk3, pretty different too.
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 16:39
cheers mate hope that its £150 for 4 and not each
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: dom on 02 January 2011, 16:51
cheers mate hope that its £150 for 4 and not each

You got a link to the site? Also where in Cumbria are you?
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: Jack3559 on 02 January 2011, 17:23
http://www.venommotorsport.com/h&r-pcd-adapters.html

That's where I got mine... But it looks like they've gotten more expensive.

I'm sure they are cheaper somewhere else.

You could always try and get the dimensions and some drawings and get some made up.

I think LazyLunatic does that kind of thing?
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: tweed on 02 January 2011, 17:28
th lines. I can only find them in 17"  :sad: try looking at porsche teledials. they look sweet on mk3 i was looking at them but moved back home and have so much money hahaha
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: Jack3559 on 02 January 2011, 17:32
Got 16" teledials to go on the estate when the weather gets better.

Thinking about painting the centres gold for something a bit different.
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 19:46
i'm in workington mate. ye like the teledials got to be painted like a graphite colour i think tho
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: dom on 02 January 2011, 19:57
i'm in workington mate. ye like the teledials got to be painted like a graphite colour i think tho

Just down the road from me! You got any pics of your car? Might have spotted you around!
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 20:09
just noticed your from c/mouth. no aint got any yet need to take some then figure out how to put them on here.
its just standard blue 8v gti
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: dom on 02 January 2011, 20:48
just noticed your from c/mouth. no aint got any yet need to take some then figure out how to put them on here.
its just standard blue 8v gti

Cool, you'll have to create a photobucket account and upload pics to there and then copy the code into the forum. Where abouts in workington?
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: LazyLunatic on 02 January 2011, 21:11
If you want wide and low, you need either wide wheels (8J or wider) or spacers.

You will need to hammer the arches out to avoid arch fouling and you might need smaller tyres.

Cookie cutters would look sweet :cool:
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 22:38
just in bottom of town near train station mate. i take it by hammering the arches you mean bending the lip up?

by the way dom theres a silver vr6 golf (front end smash) and a black gti 16v in broughies scrap yard if your after anything
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: dom on 02 January 2011, 23:45
just in bottom of town near train station mate. i take it by hammering the arches you mean bending the lip up?

by the way dom theres a silver vr6 golf (front end smash) and a black gti 16v in broughies scrap yard if your after anything

Awesome, I work at Stainburn school so might head down there one evening this week. The only thing i'm on the hunt for at the moment is a different backbox, didn't happen to notice what they had on did you?  :cool:
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: kstation on 02 January 2011, 23:55
your in luck then mate if its still there the vr6 had a stainless back box twin exit on think the 16v was just standard
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: dom on 02 January 2011, 23:59
your in luck then mate if its still there the vr6 had a stainless back box twin exit on think the 16v was just standard

Good stuff, i'll give them a bell on Tuesday to see if they stil have it. If so i'll nip over  :smiley:
Title: Re: euro look alloys
Post by: LazyLunatic on 03 January 2011, 17:05
just in bottom of town near train station mate. i take it by hammering the arches you mean bending the lip up?

by the way dom theres a silver vr6 golf (front end smash) and a black gti 16v in broughies scrap yard if your after anything

Bending the lip up, yes, and then flaring the arches out.