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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: GolfGL on 02 March 2006, 13:14
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Hi id be looking to put 17s on the mk4 so what do you think of these options;
RS4's
Polished RS4's
BBS RC's
RS6's
or Santa Monica's
Reason being for 17s and not 18s is that i dont want anything to expensive to buy or have to buy tyres for in the future and for better ride comfort.
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Im thinking go for Santa Monica's, but after seeing those polished RS4's i think im in love and i know i'll be having a set.
So go for Santa Monica's :wink:
Browny
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I know that I have said this before, but beware of dodgy laquer on Santa Mon's.
Check out the pic below of a set that i had, only 7 months old so VW gave me a refund on them.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/gaz8512/DSCF0941.jpg)
and this is one of the better ones :angry:
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And those are VW ones, imagine what replicas might be like.
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And those are VW ones, imagine what replicas might be like.
Probably better :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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I've got these.... but not really sure which Audi they're off of. TT maybe?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/essexs2/PICT1820.jpg)
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^^ They're Audi RS4 alloys (look like replicas to me).
I've got Avus Audi TT 17" on mine. See sig below. :cool:
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Watch out though mate. Decent tyres still aint cheap on 17"s. I replaced all 4 tyres with Michelin 225/45/17's recently and it cost me over £400 (and that was on a buy 3 get 1 free offer!!!)
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I know what you mean tyres are expensive no matter what size but you can get some 17s from £45 each but 18s are at least £68.
scott 1.8t are those 18s or 19s?
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They're 18s mate. 225/40/18 Michelins, fortunately they're all nearly new. Not looking forward to changing them!
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They do look good in 18s so i might be tempted. Is it lowered as well, or on stock or the vw sports suspension?
cheers
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No, it's all sotck at the moment.... will be lowered shortly though and I'll put new pics up then.  :wink:
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Mmmmmm..... Fancy some R32 rims, myself!!!
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Ivor where'd you get you engine upgrade done and how much it cost??
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Ivor where'd you get you engine upgrade done and how much it cost??
Got it done at Jabbasport of Peterborough for the princely some of £475. Car was a bog standard 150bhp (AGU engine), before they did it.
It was a live rolling road 're-map' of the original ECU, & not your usual 'piggy-back' solder on chip.
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Sounds nice mate. So whats the performance now then? 0-60, top end etc? Do you not just spin the wheels all the time?
I bought mine second hand, and am not sure whether it's been chipped or not. It had a "Stealth Racing" sticker on the back and it seemed quicker than other 1.8t's I'd driven. I'm considering getting mine done/ having it checked.
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Stealth are a tuner from Warwick, IIRC. Your car isn't dark green , is it?
Mine pulls like a train, now..... In all gears, & far as you dare! It's taken it from a yawn inducing 0-60 of 8.5 secs, to around the 6.5-6.6 mark. :evil: (I managed to (ever so slightly) pull away from my mates 210 bhp Honda CTR). :cool:
Only, problem with spinning, is in 1st & 2nd gear when it's wet. As long as use about 90% throttle in that situation, then it's fine. :smiley:
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Yeah I phoned Stealth just after I bought the car.
My car is dark blue, 5 doors.
As mentioned on other threads, It's been suffering with a faulty air intake pipe to the turbo which has robbed all the power, so to be honest I've forgotten how much pull it has! It really seemed to have more than other standard 1.8t's I've driven. I'm taking it to awesomegti in Irlam to get the air intake sorted so I'll get them to check it over.
Yr car sounds nice Ivor - would you consider more power or do you think It'd be a waste? I'm just wondering in light of the fact that there are other fwd cars out there (leon cupra r, s3) with 225bhp+....
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Always room for more! :grin:
If you're feeling greedy, then 265ish bhp is fairly easily available.