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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: GTIGeordie on 21 December 2020, 11:58
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Hi guys,
First post here so apologies if it's in the wrong place. I was wondering what people's recommendations were for some used aftermarket 19" alloys. These would be for winter so preferably powder coated, thanks!
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Welcome :smiley:
Loads of options.
What sort of budget?
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Cheers Guzzle!
£800-£1,000 ideally, would you recommend a particular marketplace to pick up used?
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I’d love these.....
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https://cmwheels.com/product/19-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-gloss-black-vw-audi-5x112/
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Welcome @GTIGeordie. Any reason why you’re specifically looking for used aftermarket alloys? I’d have thought with a budget of up to £1,000 you could get some decent new wheels, and if buying new you’ll know they’ve not been damaged / had any structural repairs - e.g you could get a set of Borbet Y in a Matt Titanium painted / powder coated finish (8J x 19” ET50) from Rimstyle for £834; like these
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Cheers guys, really nice suggestions!
@SRGTD good point, spending that amount i think I'll go for new.
The Pretoria replicas seem like a bargain too for £500.
Do you guys rotate between summer/winter alloys? Might be tempted to set them up with summer tyres and just use them all year-round. The 18" Parkers are too small/narrow for a good enough stance IMO.
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Do CM wheels have any sort of approval? Only asking because I'll be looking for wheels after winter. :whistle:
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What sort of approval are you looking for? :undecided:
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I’m assuming @Aparat is asking whether or not the alloys sold by CMWheels have been safety certified (TUV, ABE, JWL or equivalent).
@Aparat; in answer to your question, I don’t know, but hopefully someone who has bought wheels from CMWheels can answer your question as;
- the wheels should be stamped with the appropriate safety certification mark on the reverse of the spokes if they’ve been tested and passed the tests and
- they should have been provided with a copy of the certificate when they bought the wheels
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Do CM wheels have any sort of approval? Only asking because I'll be looking for wheels after winter. :whistle:
Send them the question, I doubt they can sell wheels without an approval of CE or such
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What sort of approval are you looking for? :undecided:
@SRGTD is on point. I forgot to mention safety.
By the way those Borbets looks good just like BBS SR I'm looking at :smiley:
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With some valuable help from "SRGTD" I recently fitted my car with four new wheels. Bought from Tyreleader.co.uk, TUV and ECE approvals and manufactured by Rial (Germany). The set delivered were £450 so really no point in compromising and going second hand for what is a key safety part of the car. If you want something flashier then you can spend £800 or more, but I am very happy with the end result.
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With some valuable help from "SRGTD" I recently fitted my car with four new wheels. Bought from Tyreleader.co.uk, TUV and ECE approvals and manufactured by Rial (Germany). The set delivered were £450 so really no point in compromising and going second hand for what is a key safety part of the car. If you want something flashier then you can spend £800 or more, but I am very happy with the end result.
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Nice, any pics fitted?
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With some valuable help from "SRGTD" I recently fitted my car with four new wheels. Bought from Tyreleader.co.uk, TUV and ECE approvals and manufactured by Rial (Germany). The set delivered were £450 so really no point in compromising and going second hand for what is a key safety part of the car. If you want something flashier then you can spend £800 or more, but I am very happy with the end result.
Interestingly, Tyreleader’s website currently doesn’t have a ‘wheels’ section, so they’ve either stopped selling alloys, or they may have decided to stop taking any more customer orders for wheels until the outcome of the Brexit negotiations are known.
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"Interestingly, Tyreleader’s website currently doesn’t have a ‘wheels’ section, so they’ve either stopped selling alloys, or they may have decided to stop taking any more customer orders for wheels until the outcome of the Brexit negotiations are known."
Well, just done a little bit of searching and the French equivalent website for Tyreleaders (which has the same configurator etc as Tyreleaders.co.uk) will sell you some wheels if you live in France.
https://www.centralepneus.fr/
So I guess they have given up on the UK either because of the current port disruption, Brexit or both. Perhaps they have UK stocks of tyres which I imagine sell in greater numbers than wheels.
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With some valuable help from "SRGTD" I recently fitted my car with four new wheels. Bought from Tyreleader.co.uk, TUV and ECE approvals and manufactured by Rial (Germany). The set delivered were £450 so really no point in compromising and going second hand for what is a key safety part of the car. If you want something flashier then you can spend £800 or more, but I am very happy with the end result.
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Those look excellent 👍
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With some valuable help from "SRGTD" I recently fitted my car with four new wheels. Bought from Tyreleader.co.uk, TUV and ECE approvals and manufactured by Rial (Germany). The set delivered were £450 so really no point in compromising and going second hand for what is a key safety part of the car. If you want something flashier then you can spend £800 or more, but I am very happy with the end result.
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Good point, for £450 new, it wouldn't be worth going for used. I think I'll look for some Pretoria style 18's, then springs/spacers next!
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http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=286825.30
More than happy with my 18" Borbet Y's
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I’m assuming @Aparat is asking whether or not the alloys sold by CMWheels have been safety certified (TUV, ABE, JWL or equivalent).
@Aparat; in answer to your question, I don’t know, but hopefully someone who has bought wheels from CMWheels can answer your question as;
- the wheels should be stamped with the appropriate safety certification mark on the reverse of the spokes if they’ve been tested and passed the tests and
- they should have been provided with a copy of the certificate when they bought the wheels
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I have a set of CM 18” Reifnitz satin gunmetal wheels I bought six months ago but have not yet fitted.I did not get any certificate with them and I don’t think there is a quality assurance mark on the back. I will check for the mark in the next week or so and if there are any on the rear I’ll provide a photo.
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I have a set of CM 18” Reifnitz satin gunmetal wheels I bought six months ago but have not yet fitted.I did not get any certificate with them and I don’t think there is a quality assurance mark on the back. I will check for the mark in the next week or so and if there are any on the rear I’ll provide a photo.
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What is the finish like on them @CeeFeesh? I was looking at the 18" Reifnitz too, really like the look of them
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I liked them and I gave them a protective coat of Poorboys wheel wax so I gave them a close up inspection. I thought they were decent quality, the paintwork had good coverage, was even and had no marks or blemishes. Here’s a photo I took. I bought VW wheel cap stickers from eBay which were a good fit.
I now have a set of Michelin Crossclimate+ for them but not yet fitted. They are for my Indium Grey car so I will wait and see how they look.
Some one on this site commented Reifnitz were 5 arm swastikas and I can’t get that image out of my head. A bit like the Mk 8 clown face/ steering wheel dashboard face :rolleyes:
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I liked them and I gave them a protective coat of Poorboys wheel wax so I gave them a close up inspection. I thought they were decent quality, the paintwork had good coverage, was even and had no marks or blemishes. Here’s a photo I took. I bought VW wheel cap stickers from eBay which were a good fit.
I now have a set of Michelin Crossclimate+ for them but not yet fitted. They are for my Indium Grey car so I will wait and see how they look.
Some one on this site commented Reifnitz were 5 arm swastikas and I can’t get that image out of my head. A bit like the Mk 8 clown face/ steering wheel dashboard face :rolleyes:
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Now you mention it, I can see the 5 arm resemblance 😂 I'll be considering the CrossClimate + too, let us know how you get on with them!
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I've decided on 18" Borbet Y in Gloss Black, there wasn't much choice for winter tyres on 19". £656 (+£25 delivery) from Rimstyle, I'll post pictures when they're on the car hopefully next week, cheers everyone!
P.S any tips would be appreciated on inserting full size images haha
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Paste hotlink for forums :wink:
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Paste hotlink for forums :wink:
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Awesome, thank you :smiley:
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I liked them and I gave them a protective coat of Poorboys wheel wax so I gave them a close up inspection. I thought they were decent quality, the paintwork had good coverage, was even and had no marks or blemishes. Here’s a photo I took. I bought VW wheel cap stickers from eBay which were a good fit.
I now have a set of Michelin Crossclimate+ for them but not yet fitted. They are for my Indium Grey car so I will wait and see how they look.
Some one on this site commented Reifnitz were 5 arm swastikas and I can’t get that image out of my head. A bit like the Mk 8 clown face/ steering wheel dashboard face :rolleyes:
(https://i.postimg.cc/5yPvzq4v/B0-F96-B00-4-E7-E-4725-B6-D5-621-B7-BD5-A97-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/m1Htf9F2)
Now you mention it, I can see the 5 arm resemblance 😂 I'll be considering the CrossClimate + too, let us know how you get on with them!
I've got cross climate + on a second set of Belvederes and they are really good in cold temperatures.
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I bought them nearly two months ago and need to get them on soon. Now’s the weather for them.
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I've decided on 18" Borbet Y in Gloss Black, there wasn't much choice for winter tyres on 19". £656 (+£25 delivery) from Rimstyle, I'll post pictures when they're on the car hopefully next week, cheers everyone!
I’ve just been looking at these for running winters on. Look forward to seeing pics once fitted.
Which tyres have you gone for? Rimsyle’s choice online isn’t great.
Thanks.
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I've decided on 18" Borbet Y in Gloss Black, there wasn't much choice for winter tyres on 19". £656 (+£25 delivery) from Rimstyle, I'll post pictures when they're on the car hopefully next week, cheers everyone!
I’ve just been looking at these for running winters on. Look forward to seeing pics once fitted.
Which tyres have you gone for? Rimsyle’s choice online isn’t great.
Thanks.
I've not ordered tyres from Rimstyle, going to get them ordered online. Protyre has some decent deals of between £50-£80 off a set of 4 All Seasons, so its narrowed down to 3 choices, probably Goodyear Vector or Michellin Crossclimate
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I've decided on 18" Borbet Y in Gloss Black, there wasn't much choice for winter tyres on 19". £656 (+£25 delivery) from Rimstyle, I'll post pictures when they're on the car hopefully next week, cheers everyone!
I’ve just been looking at these for running winters on. Look forward to seeing pics once fitted.
Which tyres have you gone for? Rimsyle’s choice online isn’t great.
Thanks.
Click on the link I put on page 2 there's a pic of mine on there. Got the wheels from Tyreleader and Goodyear winters from Mytyres £850
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I’ve just been looking at these for running winters on. Look forward to seeing pics once fitted.
Which tyres have you gone for? Rimsyle’s choice online isn’t great.
Thanks.
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Click on the link I put on page 2 there's a pic of mine on there. Got the wheels from Tyreleader and Goodyear winters from Mytyres £850
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Thanks. Yours looks good! Tempted to go graphite now :cool: Tyreleader aren’t doing wheels at the moment.
Rimstyle seem a good price for the alloys, then just decide on tyres!
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I've not ordered tyres from Rimstyle, going to get them ordered online. Protyre has some decent deals of between £50-£80 off a set of 4 All Seasons, so its narrowed down to 3 choices, probably Goodyear Vector or Michellin Crossclimate
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Ok thanks. If I’m going for a set of winter wheels then I’m thinking I’ll go for a winter tyre rather than an all season, as I won’t be running them all year. Interested to hear your thoughts on this?
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Ok thanks. If I’m going for a set of winter wheels then I’m thinking I’ll go for a winter tyre rather than an all season, as I won’t be running them all year. Interested to hear your thoughts on this?
I think it depends on your situation, if you deal with a lot of snow then Winter tyres would be the most appropriate. I've done some reading and it's generally recommended to use All Seasons in the UK as our Winter's tend to be wet rather than snowy.
I'll be running the Winter wheels for 6 months, so they'll be seeing (hopefully) some dry days too, where the All Seasons would outperform the Winter tyres.
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Are you still after a set of 19's for your car as I've a set of genuine 19" Bresica alloys in vgc, ceramioc coated with part worn Pirelli's on them :smiley:
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Are you still after a set of 19's for your car as I've a set of genuine 19" Bresica alloys in vgc, ceramioc coated with part worn Pirelli's on them :smiley:
I ordered myself some new Borbet Y's. Cheers though!
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Ok thanks for getting back to me ...by the way I've Yokohama W Drives on my cars for the last 6 winters(late Oct-Aprilish) and found them good in all weather conditions
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I’m assuming @Aparat is asking whether or not the alloys sold by CMWheels have been safety certified (TUV, ABE, JWL or equivalent).
@Aparat; in answer to your question, I don’t know, but hopefully someone who has bought wheels from CMWheels can answer your question as;
- the wheels should be stamped with the appropriate safety certification mark on the reverse of the spokes if they’ve been tested and passed the tests and
- they should have been provided with a copy of the certificate when they bought the wheels
Surprisingly CMWheels reps do have some sort of certification but how rigorous the testing is would be anyone’s guess - if you can fake a wheel design then faking a safety test stamp isn’t exactly going to be a challenge!
Quality doesn’t seem that bad actually.
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I’m assuming @Aparat is asking whether or not the alloys sold by CMWheels have been safety certified (TUV, ABE, JWL or equivalent).
@Aparat; in answer to your question, I don’t know, but hopefully someone who has bought wheels from CMWheels can answer your question as;
- the wheels should be stamped with the appropriate safety certification mark on the reverse of the spokes if they’ve been tested and passed the tests and
- they should have been provided with a copy of the certificate when they bought the wheels
Surprisingly CMWheels reps do have some sort of certification but how rigorous the testing is would be anyone’s guess - if you can fake a wheel design then faking a safety test stamp isn’t exactly going to be a challenge!
Quality doesn’t seem that bad actually.
Agree, faking the safety test stamp won’t be too challenging to a proficient faker. It’d be interesting to know who the actual manufacturer is of the reps that CMWheels sell.
Yes, the quality does seem OK - those over on VWROC forum who’ve bought Pretoria reps from CMWheels seem to be pretty happy with the quality, and I can’t recall reading of any instances of CMWheels Pret reps cracking or buckling, unlike like the OEM Prets.
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CMWheels might have more than one supplier or if a single ‘middleman’ then certainly they acquire wheels from more than one factory from my own observations.
The wheels seem to come in varying widths, offsets and centre bores seemingly depending on which batch.
Paint quality seems ok, but there are one or two slight imperfections which to be fair I’ve seen on OEM wheels and upmarket aftermarket too, so for the price...
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I ordered myself some new Borbet Y's. Cheers though!
Nice wheels. Can you tell me were they perfect fit with centre bore of 57.1? If so where did you get them from? I'm thinking about buying the same wheels just an inch smaller.
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I ordered myself some new Borbet Y's. Cheers though!
Nice wheels. Can you tell me were they perfect fit with centre bore of 57.1? If so where did you get them from? I'm thinking about buying the same wheels just an inch smaller.
Cheers! I bought the wheels from Rimstyle. I found they were around £30 cheaper than other suppliers for these particular rims. Although I ordered them on the 27th December, I'm yet to receive them. I've been told this is due to covid/brexit, with the wheels coming from Borbet in Germany. I'm not sure if they're a perfect fit, their website says "that a ring can be provided to fit into the centre bore hole for perfect fitment, before showing the wheel to you. Some wheels are also direct fit and will not require spigot rings."
https://www.rimstyle.com/alloywheels/detail/?car_model_id=1578&year=2019&s=yych2VWZ
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Thanks, @GTIGeordie . Rimstyle seems to be the best price-wise for these wheels. I'll send them a message to find out. I would like to get perfect fit one because they do come at 57.1 and 66.6, but that's just me .... :whistle:
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Another dilema. Black or Titan Matt for pure white GTI. Haven't seen Titan matt round here so not sure if it looks good on a white car.
On pictures it looks decent... :huh:
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Another dilema. Black or Titan Matt for pure white GTI. Haven't seen Titan matt round here so not sure if it looks good on a white car.
On pictures it looks decent... :huh:
:grin: I had the same dilemma. I went for gloss black in the end as they'll be for winter so figured they would hide any weather-related marks better
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Another dilema. Black or Titan Matt for pure white GTI. Haven't seen Titan matt round here so not sure if it looks good on a white car.
On pictures it looks decent... :huh:
:grin: I had the same dilemma. I went for gloss black in the end as they'll be for winter so figured they would hide any weather-related marks better
I'll be replacing my 19" Brescias - which will be for sale with tyres for cheap btw-. Just can't be bothered with that diamond-cut finish. Living in a flat I don't have space to keep a spare set for winter so new alloys will be on a car all year round.
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Gloss black wheels scratch to buggery in no time.
Dark grey look really good against white and hide brake dust and road salt quite well.
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Gloss black wheels scratch to buggery in no time.
Dark grey look really good against white and hide brake dust and road salt quite well.
Agree, grey alloys look good against white. I also think they look good with red.........come to think of it, IMO grey wheels look good with most car paint colours.
I’ve just recently changed the diamond cut Brescias on my White Polo GTI+ for a set of grey powder coated alloys. They’re a little bit lighter in colour than I thought they were going to be (they’re described as Ferric Grey); I think they’re more like a dark silver, but I much prefer them to diamond cut wheels - much more durable and no risk of white worm corrosion.
I’ll be keeping them on the car all year round. The Brescias are in storage and won’t be going back on the car any time soon; not until the time comes to sell the car, which is a long time away as I’ve only owned it just over three months.
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That means no black wheels for my car :cool: -- obsessed with scratch-free everything...
Would you guys rather go for Borbet Y ( Titan Matt) or BBS SR ( Satin Himalaya Grey) and which one is darker in the flesh?
That's the last decision I have to make :laugh: and rest my mind for years :cool:
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What’s the price difference?
In 19” the SR’s are 8.5 wide so will be quite heavy but I slightly prefer the styling to the Y’s.
I was considering the SR’s myself but was unsure whether they’d squeeze under the front arches on a mk8
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I'll be going 18" this time Exonian so 8.0 wide, with offset either 48 or 44 ( Borbet) or 45 if BBS. Will either fit just fine on mk7.5?
And the price difference is about 70 pounds for a set, Borbet being the cheaper one.
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Difficult one in 18” choosing between them. Toss a coin, both look great.
My choice would be Borbet FF1 in 18” :whistle:
Offset wise I’d go 44/45 personally as they’ll fill the arches better. 48 fine too.
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FF1 amazing looking wheel but diamond cut wheel is a no from now on for me :angry:
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Do they not offer the satin black option anymore? :sad:
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Thanks everyone for help.
I have order Borbet Y 18" ET48 in Titan matt from my local wheel shop which was glad to price match cheapest deal I could find, and 4x GY Vector 4 Seasons gen3 tyres :) Pictures to follow when fitted in about 2 weeks or so.
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Good work!
Always nicer when you can get them locally for a competitive price :afro:
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Just by chance I stumbled upon this video showing both the Borbet FF1's and the Y's fitted to a Golf R estate.
The FF1's look pretty good, but the Y's look awesome :cool:
https://youtu.be/Ks-UtNI93nA
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Prior to fitting a set of CM Reifnitz I bought, I too wondered if they were quality assured/ certified.
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Considering an earlier post on this thread by Exonian, (Sorry I messed up the quote feature)
“Surprisingly CMWheels reps do have some sort of certification but how rigorous the testing is would be anyone’s guess - if you can fake a wheel design then faking a safety test stamp isn’t exactly going to be a challenge!
Quality doesn’t seem that bad actually.”
I checked the rear of my rims and they seem to have the JWL, Japanese Light Wheel Alloy mark, JWL, used to certify alloy wheels in Japan. It is shown at the start of the mark in the photo below. Can anyone confirm this? Additionally, what do the letters VIA indicate?
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It also has this mark below. Anyone know what it signifies? I think it shows the ET (45). It also shows 19 but these rims are 18” so I don’t know why 19. I do not know what the last symbol indicates. Any ideas?
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Re the above. I may have found the answers to the JWL and VIA marks. Here ‘s what they signify.
https://cartype.com/pages/2101/jwl_stamp_on_alloy_wheels
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The 19 on the spoke by the ET stamp isn’t anything to do with rim diameter, that marking along with width is cast onto one of the other spokes.
Incidentally for anyone interested, a 19” CMWheels Reifnitz weighs approx 12.2 kilos according to the bathroom scales I sat one on earlier.
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If I can find somewhere open to fit my tyres to the 18” CM Reifnitz I have, they are finally going on this week. If I can I’ll post photos. Have you any idea what the other strange mark like a rune is?
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The "rune" could be 5 studs?
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Best explanation suggested yet. Thanks. 👍
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Yea, I think those markings are to do with the studs, the 19 might be the amount of millimetres the bolt thread needs to pass through before it screws into the hub/disc (bore length)?
There are quite a few markings on wheels, from Max weight load through bead profile, type of hump etc as well as the usual physical measurements and safety accreditation.
I’ve seen wheels with the actual alloy used in code too.
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Thanks Fred and Exonian; an insight into a whole new area I entered, thinking I knew enough. :grin:
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Got the 18" Borbet Y's fitted with some Crosslimates yesterday, also popped on 12mm spacers at the front and 15mm at the rear. Very happy with the new look! :smiley:
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They look superb GTIGeordie :afro:
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They do look great, but all the photos i've seen of them online, they look like they have a convex profile that dishes outwards near the hub. Is that the case?
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Only seems to work with the silver option but a 360 deg vid can be seen here
https://www.felgenoutlet.com/en/alloy-wheels-tyres-packages/borbet-y-hyper-silver?possible_rim_id=10586&preselect_inch=19
(Second image in I think)
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Thanks for posting that, quite helpful. I managed to get the video to work with the candy red, and it does seem to suggest the spokes do have a slight dome effect before they go back in towards the hub :sad:
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Barbet Y alloys will be bought by owners of many different makes / models of car with different sized brake calipers. It might be the spokes have a slight convex shape to ensure adequate brake caliper clearance without having to resort to fitting spacers. I’ve seen other aftermarket alloys with similar slightly convex shaped spokes too.
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You might be right, although it does spoil a little bit what is for me an otherwise good looking wheel.
I seem to recall the factory fit wheels for the Mk2 Leon Cupra had quite a pronounced dome.
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Would love to see what my 7.5 gti would look like with Graphite Pretoria's on it , in either 18" or 19"
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Would love to see what my 7.5 gti would look like with Graphite Pretoria's on it , in either 18" or 19"
Cant help you with Graphite but this might help....
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Yea look really smart. Think they would set off quite well with my grey car also... Im tempted to price up
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Yea look really smart. Think they would set off quite well with my grey car also... Im tempted to price up
You can get genuine 18” graphite Pretoria’s with new continental tyres from vw for £1250 at the moment.
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Yea look really smart. Think they would set off quite well with my grey car also... Im tempted to price up
You can get genuine 18” graphite Pretoria’s with new continental tyres from vw for £1250 at the moment.
Thanks a lot, Thats very very tempting
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Yea look really smart. Think they would set off quite well with my grey car also... Im tempted to price up
You can get genuine 18” graphite Pretoria’s with new continental tyres from vw for £1250 at the moment.
Thanks a lot, Thats very very tempting
Dave1rs - Is that from any VW dealer or one in particular. If so which one please?
Cheers, Chas.
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Motorline VW, eBay item number:363177653918
Photos needed if you purchase a set please, as my Golf is indium grey too.
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Vertu vw told me they could get them,also on eBay
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Thanks guys, I’m very very tempted. I’m currently running the original Parkers which are like new, unmarked & only done 4,000 miles. But I do like the look of the Prets. Cheers, Chas
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Spoke with the wife and she said i would be mad, reminded me the rate at which i change my Gti's and said i'd probably have a Mk8 in the summer!!! :angry:
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Spoke with the wife and she said i would be mad, reminded me the rate at which i change my Gti's and said i'd probably have a Mk8 in the summer!!! :angry:
If you want a MK8 then all systems go :grin:
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Spoke with the wife and she said i would be mad, reminded me the rate at which i change my Gti's and said i'd probably have a Mk8 in the summer!!! :angry:
But if you bought the Prets for your current car, they’d fit a mk8 to replace the nasty standard swastika alloys, so IMO it wouldn’t be money wasted. :whistle:
Also, you’d be preserving the condition of your existing wheels (assuming you’d be keeping them and putting them into storage), so when you put them back on your mk7.5 when the time comes to sell it, a mk7.5 with a set of pristine OEM alloys will be attractive to potential buyers :smiley:.
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Yea all good arguments, if i went with the Mk8 i would spec 19's on that.. not the swast's
But i love my Mk7.5 and dont have that usual feel to change .... might just order the Pret's and suffer the wrath
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Anyone ever used Bola wheels?
They seem cheap, very cheap....
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Motech are using Bola wheels for m135’s which seem popular. They look great and for the BMW don’t require spacers. As you said price isn’t high either.
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Motech are using Bola wheels for m135’s which seem popular. They look great and for the BMW don’t require spacers. As you said price isn’t high either.
Yes I've picked up on the name from BMW-land.
They do a set of flow forged 19's that weigh in at around 9kg and are ~1200 quid for a set - which is not bad overall, I just fear that's very cheap vs the competition and that has to be something less good doesn't it?
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I guess everything is relative...
Cheap compared to BBS or OEM yes. Cheap compared to replica's probably not.
To be honest a lot of OEM wheels have been fragile, BMW 3 series wheels from the F gen had issues IIRC and Prets also don't seem to be to great in this regard.
I haven't looked at Bola too much but they look great (the FLC ones). Having had an M135i before my TCR I was on the BM forum quite a bit. As the wheel is carried by Motech who seem to do a boat load of BMW's (mainly Maxton) I would have expected to hear about any issues on there...
I think if they did the right size for the TCR it would be one I would consider if I was getting a new set.
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It was bound to happen. I see CM rep Estorils in 18”, 19” and 20” have appeared on their Facebook page. Seems like the width and ET vary. No prices shown yet, price on enquiry.
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Actually just purchased a set of Bola CSR for my brother in laws 1 series. They’re are a good quality alloy and alloywheels.com where I got them from can custom the offset to an extending as they machine the PCD and ET (or at least they did with these as they were blanks)
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You thought they were OK?
I know you like to mod cars so if you say they are good then I'm happy 😊
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Bola do quite a few designs that cater for different markets, it wouldn’t surprise me if they use different factories for their different ranges.
The styles aimed at very modern cars (with a fairly OEM look about them) definitely come as blanks.
When I had my BMW Mike at Motech told me they can get them drilled and machined to suit individual applications. He said most of the new shape 135i’s fitted with 19” FLC wheels were in 8.5J with a 42 or 43mm offset. I don’t reckon that offset would fit under the front arches of a mk7 very comfortably.
If you look at Bola’s website they even show you those style wheels as pre-drilled blanks in their promo photos.