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Title: Which alloys?
Post by: Chantuz on 15 January 2006, 16:55
I'm trying to decide which alloys would look best on my Mk 2, however I don't now which to go for. Has anyone got any ideas of which alloys would look best on it??? Plus the colour doesn't seem to suit much...  :undecided:

Preferably looking for deep dish and relatively cheap!  :grin:

El x
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 15 January 2006, 17:05
Borbet A's from germany.
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: mk2_singh on 15 January 2006, 17:17

i have the age old classical BBS 15's which someone decided to spray gold sometime in my cars life!

im not very keen on them in gold. what do you lot think?

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=21484&pos=-524

want to spray them silver or a lighter shade of atlas grey.

yeah maybe you like BBS?
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Chantuz on 15 January 2006, 17:31
Quote from: The Slick Effect... on 15 January 2006, 17:05
Borbet A's from germany.

How much would they be??

I don't like those BBS ones...seen far too many...buggar to clean I'm guessing! lol

But yeah get them sprayed, I would go for the lighter shade of grey  :smiley:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 15 January 2006, 17:37
click me (http://search.ebay.co.uk/borbet_W0QQa10244ZQ2d24QQa39698ZQ2d24QQa41397ZQ2d24QQa6ZQ2d24QQalistZa3801Q2ca6Q2ca39698Q2ca41397Q2ca10244QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQflocZ1QQfposZKT153TUQQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQgcsZ1820QQpf_queryZborbetQQpfidZ2601QQpfmodeZ1QQsacatZQ2d1QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ3QQsbrftogZ1QQsoZShowQ20ItemsQQsofocusZso)

loads for sale, postage should cost no more than £50 tops, and there are a hell of a lot of 4x100 sets to be had, very cheap, although bewary as a lot of people will be ghosting auctions so that the price is raised as it is beginning to move towards show season.
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: ...joe on 15 January 2006, 17:55
also it seems that now borbet a's are becoming easily available again every man and his dog is getting a set! i know bbs are common but i'm sure a's are catching up! i like borbet t's especially in black with a polished lip.

Quote from: Chantuz on 15 January 2006, 16:55
Plus the colour doesn't seem to suit much... :undecided:

what colour doesn't seem to suit much?
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: silkyballs on 15 January 2006, 17:59
ive got a set of bbs ra's if youre interested?
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: ...joe on 15 January 2006, 18:01
Quote from: Chantuz on 15 January 2006, 17:31
i don't like those BBS ones...seen far too many...buggar to clean I'm guessing! lol
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: mk2_singh on 15 January 2006, 18:07

me likes the borbet a!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: silkyballs on 15 January 2006, 18:08
ive got a set of bbs ra's if ya interested??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????lolno need for that joe!! got to go some point!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: silkyballs on 15 January 2006, 18:11
 borbets are now as common as corsa's!lol wont be long befor the ra will be rarer than rocking horse sh!t!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: ...joe on 15 January 2006, 18:30
^^^ :laugh: but yeah i agree borbets are common, they've even got a frickin group buy on edition 38?! just think how many people will have them!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: silkyballs on 15 January 2006, 18:38
edition 38??? no thanks! theres always sumik aint they?they'll be classed as like chav wheels then befor long then!lol
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Brads MK2 GTI on 15 January 2006, 18:57
I'd gor for something like mine or silkyballs. If not then defo the BBS, they're classics, and for a good reason. Just noticed Silkyballs, our cars could be twins!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: silkyballs on 15 January 2006, 19:05
lol oh yeah!quality! mine are audi a4 speedline rims they really do look the part and they dont take the car too much away from its genuin look.ie; they aint over the top.bbs are a classic rim dude and by far one of the best.i would have put mine back on but ive changed to a five stud instead of the old four!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: wag,en,volks on 15 January 2006, 20:55
get some wide steels ,they look the DBs on mk2s,
Im running some compomotives on my g60 at the moment ( 0et :cool:)
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: mk2_singh on 15 January 2006, 21:09

try this site. some nice alloys here.

http://www.splitrims.com/pages/cast.html

http://www.splitrims.com/pages/classic.html

http://www.splitrims.com/pages/billet.html
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: sellers on 15 January 2006, 21:20
Quote from: wag,en,volks on 15 January 2006, 20:55
get some wide steels ,they look the DBs on mk2s,
Im running some compomotives on my g60 at the moment ( 0et :cool:)

yeah wide steelies, id love a set, theres some place in the uk that does them but i can't remember the site
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 15 January 2006, 21:22
Weller.

I am getting some.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: ...joe on 15 January 2006, 21:26
slick what are those wheels in your sig?

also i say oem+ get some VAG wheels and re-furb them a different colour/colour code them or something......
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: bulk66 on 15 January 2006, 21:33
Brock B1s all the way for me id have some if i could afford them. I'm looking round for some 2nd hand ones. God dem dishes is deep. 9x16 on rear and 7.5 on the front............... :drool:





Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: benross on 15 January 2006, 22:16
Borbet As or ATS cups if you ask me!
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: 1985sport on 15 January 2006, 22:33
Azev A's!

im looking for some nice 15's for my sport - 4 x 100 pcd i'll let ya know what i find.
also 4 x 108 pcd 15/16/17 at the right price for the quat. god cars are expensive.

1985sport
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: bulk66 on 15 January 2006, 22:36
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/bulk66/b120MAIN.jpg)
This picture doesn't do the wheels any justice all I'm going to say is 9 inch with stretched rubber oh lordy Ive come out in a sweat lol  :drool:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 16 January 2006, 04:37
Quote from: ...joe on 15 January 2006, 21:26
slick what are those wheels in your sig?

also i say oem+ get some VAG wheels and re-furb them a different colour/colour code them or something......

Wheels in my sig are un-identified. The closest i found to them are the same wheels as were fitted to Golf Countries, although i never found the name of them either.

I have something special planned for mine though so keep your peepers open at Gt springi fest  :wink:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: AndytheGreek on 18 January 2006, 11:44
i know it aint everyones cup-o-tea, but ive recently fitted a set of

ET20 7*15 ATS Cups on 185/55/15

the dish is superb, and only needed to file off 3mm off the plastic rear arches...
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: golfpro on 18 January 2006, 14:27
I agree with joe when it comes to the a's. I was set on some for the 3mer til iv seen so many on other cars. Gettin so popular now. bbs splits always look fab. Expensive i believe but oh so worth the pennies. Alternatively like bulk said, brok b1s  :drool:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: roverspeed on 18 January 2006, 23:42
I think although the deep dish jobs look good, they have been done to absolute death. I personally have a set of fox racing alloys, best way to describe them is they look like hockenhiem R's, sit pretty nicely, even though its not lowered by much at the moment.

I have thought over long and hard about what wheels are different but would really set my mk2 off, (its atlas grey too)

Was even thinking about entirely black wheels, but photoshoped it, didn't look right, some reason normal alloy seems to look kinda dull and too close the the colour of the car.

I even considered white for a while, but was talked out of it!

I would be tempted by G60 steels, or if i could get them, banded steel wheels, heard they weren't too safe, or an mot failure or something
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Judderi on 19 January 2006, 09:53
Personally im a sucker for wheels that take more effort to fit. I think a flat faced wheel in the shiney variety really suit mk2's im not into all these BBS wheels and Brock's n stuff. Here is my top 3 or 4 not in any particular order.
(http://img202.exs.cx/img202/4643/firefoxwallpaper3ts.jpg)

(http://img65.echo.cx/img65/7118/ascf00022jh.jpg)

(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4413/dscf00405zn.jpg)

(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4514/dscf02805lt.jpg)
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: bulk66 on 19 January 2006, 13:12
90s look goooood what are the bottom ones are they porker rims to. I also like some of the Audi n
Merk rims that look nothing on the big cars that they were intended for but give em a good polish and they look the business on a golf........ :wink:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Judderi on 19 January 2006, 13:15
Yeah bottom ones are porsche ones too. I like the merc ones also but didnt have any pics of them.
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Brads MK2 GTI on 19 January 2006, 13:20
No no no! You've got it all wrong! You don't want alloys at all. There expensive, curb easier and are a security risk. What you want is some lovely steelies of a Polo, then some lovely Halfrauds wheel trims (gold are best, and 3 spoke's that show all your rusty steelies through are the dogs).

 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: bulk66 on 19 January 2006, 16:42
No spinners mate there the best, Chav to the max lol :grin:
Title: Re: Which alloys?
Post by: Chantuz on 20 January 2006, 19:17
LOL Don't be silly...I would hate my car to look like a chav had modified it  :cry: I wouldn't submit my baby to that!

Thanx for all the ideas guys, was a lot of help. Love the alloys on yours Mk2GTI2.016v but they would only look good on a nicely polished black car as you've so rightly proven.

I would still appreciate some more ideas, I've decided that I'm only willing to spend around £500 coz bascially I'm not made of money lol and need to get the rest of the car sorted and looking nice.

El x   :kiss: