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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Eeef on 01 October 2013, 08:30
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What wheels do you guys run for winter?
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Genuine vw winter wheels 16" with Bridgestone blizzak tyres.
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God. Not sure I can drop down to a 16"... :undecided:
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16's with Nankang 205/55/16 winter tyres.
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God. Not sure I can drop down to a 16"... :undecided:
why not? more side wall gives better bad weather handling, more pliant over pot holes and cheaper tyres.
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Vw 16"steels with 205/55/16 vredestein snowtrac 3's
It was unstoppable last winter and the wheels/tyres as a set were about same as the cost of 1 OEM Shadow monza.
Well worth doing. I passed a few folk with 4x4 cars who were struggling on summer tyres. mine will go back on in November.
Sandy
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link below is useful regarding sizes, offsets and speed ratings
http://www.volkswagen-zubehoer.de/fileadmin/pdf/prospekte/2012/WKR_2012_engl.pdf
not ran winters on either of the Golf as my old 500 was shod with winters
my Polo will be running on Michelin Alpin A4s (wanted a H rating given wife's right foot) on 15" Steel Alcar KFZ rims which are all TUV approved
in reality i have a set of Pirelli alloys in need of a refurb so if we need a set of winters for the mk5 we are covered
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Bought a set of Conti winter tyres last year but couldn't afford to buy winter wheels as well so I stuck them on the Monzas. Did a good job even on 18s.
Getting the Monzas refurbed soon so they're going to remain as summer wheels only in the future. I'm buying a set of Team Dynamics Imolas for winter this year. Reasonably priced, BBS look alikes so they won't look too embarassing and will do the job for the 2 or 3 months they're on.
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These Audi S lines with 225-45-17 Hankook Ice Bears.
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/SAM_9104.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/user/dubber36/media/SAM_9104.jpg.html)
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I got a set of Monza 17" of Gumtree for £120 and run them with Dunlop Winter Sport 4D
The Monza 2's are then kept in the garage and kept away from the salt.
Amazing grip in the wet at low temperatures will probably put them on at the end of the month.
Snow performance last year was amazing, I live well out in the country and wouldn't have got home without them.
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I run 18" R32 alloys (20 spoke) with Vredestein Winter Xtreme - excellent set up
Obviously you can go down to a 16 or a 17 but I can honestly say that the 18s have been superb the last two winters and we had to deal with some serious snow and ice where I live so they were truly tested.
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I run 18" R32 alloys (20 spoke) with Vredestein Winter Xtreme - excellent set up
Obviously you can go down to a 16 or a 17 but I can honestly say that the 18s have been superb the last two winters and we had to deal with some serious snow and ice where I live so they were truly tested.
I agree...
I run 8" x 18" BBS CH with 225/40/18 Vredestein Winter Xtreme on the Mk5 and 8" x 18" VW Racing (TD Pro Race 1.2) with 225/40/18 Michelin Pilot Alpins on the Mk6...both superb, and neither have proved any less impressive than the 205/55/16 VW approved size that my old man runs on his Golf.
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18 inch Dezent alloys and Vredestein Wintrac Extreme - 225/40/18.
I bought them as a set from etyres for around £800 all in. Brand new, balanced and ready to go. Browse ebay for ages looking for a decent set of second alloys. I could not face a set of steelies on a GTi.
I live in the sticks so around end Oct / Nov I swop the Golf and ML over to Winters. Both have Vredesteins Wintrac Extremes which are remarkable winter tyres.
I overtook a Disco 4 in 5 inches of snow last year. He was driving at about 5 mph and the look on his face was priceless as i sailed by.