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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: tenrohle on 05 June 2013, 21:37

Title: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: tenrohle on 05 June 2013, 21:37: Would prefer to support a forum supporter if possible. I'm new here and love this place! Is there a retailer I should look at?

Looking for something to match my Carbon Grey 5 door. Found an american forum with hundreds of posts with people with black or grey rims but can't find it now!
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: tenrohle on 08 June 2013, 02:25: 110 views without a reply? for real guys? :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: mustard on 08 June 2013, 06:24: I would say there is no one best place to buy, find a tyre place that treats your wheels with respect, may not be the cheapest place to buy the tyres but, if you factor in the hassle and cost of a refurb, its worth it.
I use Just Tyres and have for years, they are competitive for tyres and the local guys are helpful.

There's a huge choice of places to buy wheels, I got a set of genuine BBS CH wheels off eBay for a good price and I think they look good:

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/artacoleman/GolfMk6_1.jpg)

I would like a set of BBS LMs, but they are mega expensive.
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: Raffe on 08 June 2013, 08:05: What size are they as they look smaller than the oem Monza's?
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: tenrohle on 08 June 2013, 11:09: I want some rims too, my monzas are heavily kerbed due to previous owner. I thought there would be a forum supporter who sold packages rather than just buying from eBay :cool:
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: jv on 08 June 2013, 11:14: For choice and genuine BBS - http://www.rimstyle.com/
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: mustard on 08 June 2013, 11:19: Quote from: jv on 08 June 2013, 11:14
For choice and genuine BBS - http://www.rimstyle.com/

They are 18" x 8", the photo was taken when the car was only a couple of weeks old so hadn't settled, the arch gap is much less now.
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: tenrohle on 08 June 2013, 13:24: Quote from: jv on 08 June 2013, 11:14
For choice and genuine BBS - http://www.rimstyle.com/

thank you sir !
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: pryda on 08 June 2013, 14:19: camskill can't be beaten for tyres, and I like to browse the pages of bm autosport for the rims.
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: charlie on 08 June 2013, 14:34: You can't go wrong with bbs alloys and if you want a refurb on your existing monza's try rim tech in Milton Keynes I think they do them for around £60 a corner and that is for a diamond cut finish :wink:
Title: Re: Best place to buy rims and tyres.
Post by: Exonian on 09 June 2013, 13:19: If you've got an idea of a style of wheel you like then people can help you make an informed decision.

My personal choice has been to find second hand sets of wheels via the various forums.

Another plus of that idea is when you get a bit bored of the look you can sell your wheels for around the same price you paid for them and buy another set...

I had seven different sets on my last mk6 and aside from the initial outlay they didn't cost me that much.