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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: BoSelecta on 06 December 2013, 18:43

Title: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: BoSelecta on 06 December 2013, 18:43

First little bit of tinkering done on the car, picked her up last weekend and drove down to the south Kent coast yesterday to grab some new wheels. Been out and about today to the breakers for 16 M12 alloy wheel nuts (rummaged through a box for an hour and grabbed 'em for £10) and needed some budget tyres so got a decent set of good-brand part worns on there ('bout 5mm to play with on each).

Anyway, stuck the new shoes on this afternoon. From this:

(http://s13.postimg.org/r9pebgqvb/Wheels_Old.jpg)

To this:

(http://s7.postimg.org/vp1zfpl57/Wheels_New_Dirty.jpg)

(http://s29.postimg.org/cwvhbrsfr/Wheels_New.jpg)

Crappy phone pictures, I know, but I'm chuffed with the image change! You can see how muddy the car got on the farmers tracks down Kent way yesterday...

Now to save for some coilovers  :grin:

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: rich1977 on 06 December 2013, 20:40

Needs dropping, but looks good mate

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: charlie on 06 December 2013, 21:00

Don't drop it put some gti plastic moulds on the arches  :smiley:

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: Wayne on 06 December 2013, 23:02

Looks loads better :afro:

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: BoSelecta on 06 December 2013, 23:03

Cheers guys  :grin:

Definitely needs dropping but gonna have a think about which route I go down as realistically I cant afford to fork out for decent coilovers.

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: mush on 07 December 2013, 12:36

Quote from: BoSelecta on 06 December 2013, 18:43

First little bit of tinkering done on the car, picked her up last weekend and drove down to the south Kent coast yesterday to grab some new wheels. Been out and about today to the breakers for 16 M12 alloy wheel nuts (rummaged through a box for an hour and grabbed 'em for £10) and needed some budget tyres so got a decent set of good-brand part worns on there ('bout 5mm to play with on each).

Anyway, stuck the new shoes on this afternoon. From this:

(http://s13.postimg.org/r9pebgqvb/Wheels_Old.jpg)

To this:

(http://s7.postimg.org/vp1zfpl57/Wheels_New_Dirty.jpg)

(http://s29.postimg.org/cwvhbrsfr/Wheels_New.jpg)

Crappy phone pictures, I know, but I'm chuffed with the image change! You can see how muddy the car got on the farmers tracks down Kent way yesterday...

Now to save for some coilovers  :grin:

looks like you got some good deals there dude......yep that needs dropping to finish it off, dont go to low and bosh your sump, mines down about 80mm and have no problems if i take my time over sleeping policeman, also just gets me in the low-club  :wink:

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: gazareth on 07 December 2013, 15:29

I think it looks better with the steel wheels on.

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: BoSelecta on 08 December 2013, 20:20

I'll get em back on then  :laugh:

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: BoSelecta on 08 December 2013, 20:28

Quote from: mush on 07 December 2013, 12:36

looks like you got some good deals there dude......yep that needs dropping to finish it off, dont go to low and bosh your sump, mines down about 80mm and have no problems if i take my time over sleeping policeman, also just gets me in the low-club  :wink:

Don't think I'm gonna get away with dropping as far as yours unfortunately, rear might take it but with such low offset I'd never get to full lock on -80mm at the front

Title: Re: New wheels on (Pics)
Post by: gazareth on 08 December 2013, 21:25

just kidding :grin: