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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: GTI BOY” on 18 October 2026, 23:03
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New golf GTI
Standard wheels..
Need help.. Looking at putting 19s on to make it go pop!
Colour of car Moonstone grey!!
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Hi,
I removed the standard fit 18" and changed to Racing Line R360 19" in Gunmetal Grey back in 2023.
There is a photo I uploaded on this page going back a bit showing the fit/look.
It was choice for me between BBS and RL in the end.
Good luck and enjoy.
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Welcome aboard GTI BOY :smiley:
The popping will be your tyre sidewalls vs winter potholes.
It depends on the look you want.
I used to have an obsession with changing wheels, I think I had at least half a dozen sets for a mk6 that I had many many years ago 🙄
Long since grown out of all that and tend to prefer the factory look these days.
Personal opinion (and a rather boring one) is that a set of black Estorils look best on a Moonstone GTI, pair that up with a set of black mirror caps then add black OEM (ed50 and R BE) VW logos and job done.
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Personal opinion (and a rather boring one) is that a set of black Estorils look best on a Moonstone GTI, pair that up with a set of black mirror caps then add black OEM (ed50 and R BE) VW logos and job done.
i second that. my combo exactly, if you don't mind the extra love the Estorils need. I actually spend at least twice the time caring for these wheels compared to everything else that came before, and that's on a weekly basis. Dazzling looks though so worth the effort
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I have 19" Adelaide rims which are VW Rims but look pretty neat and pro. Mind the correct offset if your car came with 18" rims. Suspension may need adjusted. Mine came from factory with Sports pack and 19" rims with (Auto) adjustable suspension, so make sure you have clearances out the way and up the way :-) Good luck! PS: DO NOT put a gas strut onto your front bonnet if your car is def Mk8. The new for mk8 bonnet with double latch failed NCAP safety tests that is why VW reverted to a manual strut. Insurance inspectors have been known to cancel payouts to damaged mk8s with gas struts as they deem the gas strut a non standard modification or some such wording. Anyway, NCAP failed so don't waste £70! Good luck with the rims
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ANY PICTURES…..
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There’ll be a fair few on the internet if you search on ‘moonstone grey mk8 Golf GTI with Adelaide alloys’. Here’s one;
(https://i.postimg.cc/5twX6FKt/IMG-0824.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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ANY PICTURES…..
There’ll be a good selection on the internet if you do a search on ‘VW Adelaide alloy wheels on moonstone grey mk8 Golf GTI’. Here’s one;
(https://i.postimg.cc/5twX6FKt/IMG-0824.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)