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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: mistertee on 30 March 2014, 14:32
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I was looking at the alloys today, and wondered if it's possible to get them refurbed easily? I remember the Monza's on the mk5 and mk6 were diamond cut which made refurbing them costly. Don't need them doing, but just incase... :grin:
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Do a search mate, been discussed quite a bit.
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I looked in to it myself a few months ago. It is possible. I was told the wheels would be stripped of all paint and lacquer in a chemical process, then the black coating would be applied finally the Diamond cut faces would be lathed at the end. I cannot remember the exact price now, but it was only around £100 give or take a few pounds, not near or more than £200. It will also take up to 3 days to refurb a wheel.
VW also do a Refurb thing where the company they use will provide a refurbed wheel to replace yours so you are not without a wheel at all while your wheel gets refurbed for someone else to have. To purchase a new rim from VW it will cost you around £640+ without a tyre. Just shy of £2000 for a set of rims without tyres.
So there you have it all the options I found. Except for the other option of a set of third party rims for less money. I am unsure of this option myself, but others on the forum have sworn by it.
The best thing i did recently was to coat my Austin Rims with GTechnq C5 Wheel Armour. I was a bit unsure about it until i coated my wheels and am more than impressed with the results afterward. My wheels appear much cleaner than my car after two weeks of driving around since the last wash. It's like the stuff repels dirt. It also reduced the appearance of the lighter hairline scratches. I have this patch of light scratches which looks like someone rubbed my wheel with wire wool on the diamond cut part. This has dramatically improved in becoming less noticeable since coating my wheels. I would heavily recommend this stuff to anyone with Austin Rims, or Diamond Cut wheels.
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Hi brenbo, cheers for all that info. I have c5 on my wheels and i recommend it too. I'm sure me and some friends works out that volume wise, it was more than champagne.
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But Champagne would not leave your wheels looking as good :grin:
Just to let you know, I have left my name on a list with VW for possible refurb wheels in the future. They told me there are no Austin refurbs available at present. But are sure it will not be long before they will be.
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New wheel £540+vat
Refurb approx £150-200
This is my badly damaged alloy. Pic doesn't give how deep the gauges are
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Decided to get a new one as I did not think it would repair sufficiently to my liking. I await to be surprised by my repair man. Will post a pic when it comes back. May keep as a spare for when I inevitably kerb the others or sell on should it come up good
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That's the problem when your tyres are like elastic bands...
Although it looks like you hit a high kerb there, nasty.
Thing is, when I sold my last car, it was a few dings on the alloys and I was stressing over the buyer saying something about it, but he just shrugged and said it was fine. :shocked: Sometimes we can be too obsessive about our cars...
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The 18"ers have a nice lippage on the tyres, you'd have to hit the wheel hard for the tyre not to absorb the impact. Looks like the Santiagos are a lot less protected by the rubber.
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Trust me... The standard GTD wheels scratch/kerb just as easily :embarrassed:
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For the marginally better look that diamond cut alloys provide, i'm surprised VW didn't stick with painted alloys - easier to repair and keep looking like new. I would not be at all surprised if many of us were suffering from "whiteworm" on our wheels within the warranty period. The last time I had a VW with diamond cut wheels (MK5 Golf GT, 16" Hockenheims), the whiteworm came in at around 2 years old and all the wheels got replaced. The issue was common on all the used car stock at the dealership of a similar age too. At the time, VW's marketing tagline was that VWs rarely look their age. Must have cost VW a fortune for all the warranty work on what is essentially a cosmetic (but very noticeable) defect.
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I'm a bit OCD when it comes to keeping my car clean and well protected, including applying wheel sealant and wax to the wheels. This hasn't stopped 2 of the unmarked diamond cut Charleston alloys on my mk6 GTD succumbing to whiteworm in the last couple of months.
They're being replaced under warranty this Friday. I'll be inspecting them carefully before I leave the dealership, to make sure they've not been damaged when the tyres are re-fitted!
I usually keep my cars 4.5 - 5 years, so I'm contemplating getting a set of more durable wheels; either a set of BBS CK's or anthracite VW motorsport wheels. I'd store the Charleston's and re-fit them when I sell the car to return it to OEM, and either fit the BBS's (or VW motorsports) to the GTD's replacement, or sell them, if they won't fit.