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Title: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: johntheboy on 28 September 2006, 14:40: looking at what to get for my silver mk4 in the relm of 18" alloys for around Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£600ish, maybe a tad more. I would ideally like sum bbs RC's but can see them costing too much. I think the RS8 alloys would look a bit over the top. Just didnt know what wheels any1 else looked good on them and any pics ppl can show me would be great!

cheers

John
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: jv on 28 September 2006, 17:36: You can get the RC's for 800. How about some R32 wheels?
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Post by: Dizzie on 28 September 2006, 22:22: RS6's! :D
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Neaty on 28 September 2006, 22:41: cant go wrong with R32 wheels, or what about Mark 5 GTI wheels? :undecided:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Rhyso on 29 September 2006, 07:43: i think you need the whole R32 kit to make the wheels look good.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â seen a couple with just the wheels and they don't look that great IMO :sad:

How about the new look RS4's???Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :undecided:

Have a look here for some ideas:

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/thread/662561.aspx

RC's look the best IMO :cool:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: johntheboy on 29 September 2006, 10:47: yeh after looking at them i think the chances are it will be some rs4's, or if i could find some anniversary alloys. Im not a fan of the RS6's and i dont think the RS8's suit a silver car. What about lowering? still going to look like a moon buggie after 35mm?? i still want to be able to take a car full of people with no grinding thats all.

john
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Neaty on 29 September 2006, 10:51: that silver mark 4 with the black RS4's (i think thats what they are anyway) looks lush :cool:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Rhyso on 29 September 2006, 10:52: 30 - 35mm drop should be fine. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Any lower and you have to replace the front Anto-roll bar due to clearance issues etc.
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Rhyso on 29 September 2006, 10:54: Quote from: Neaty on 29 September 2006, 10:51
that silver mark 4 with the black RS4's (i think thats what they are anyway) looks lushÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cool:

i wasn't a big fan of the one tbh :undecided:

Worse thing about that thread is it gives me too many ideas of what wheels look good on mine :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Neaty on 29 September 2006, 10:57: and thats a bad thing? get that credit card out :laugh:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Rhyso on 29 September 2006, 10:59: Quote from: Neaty on 29 September 2006, 10:57
and thats a bad thing? get that credit card outÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :laugh:

it is a bad thing seeing as i pick up the keys to my house today!!! :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Neaty on 29 September 2006, 10:59: touche :evil:
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: johntheboy on 01 October 2006, 09:30: right.... looking like RS4's at the moment.... sam them on a black golf in a car park yesterday.... thing was i didnt dare go look at the tyre size incase it looked like i was theiving and if the owner came bk and he was a meathed football hooligan with biceps the size of china i would have been 'timmid' towards him. So whats the score? Who thinks 19" and who thinks 18"? then lower 30mm?
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: adam20202 on 02 October 2006, 23:29: im looking to get rs4's aswell and i am just going to settle for 18". i think they will look just fine.i was also looking for the RC's but pretty costly.
some other bbs wheels suit the car i think but costly once again so 18" rs4's it is for me too bud.
i read alot about people taken 19's back off because of comfort and feeling every little pot hole going(or feeling like your going over a pot hole but actually its a 1 pence), but each to there own i suppose
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: johntheboy on 03 October 2006, 15:37: 18" it is then!! Cheers!!
Title: Re: what alloys to put on a mk4??
Post by: Foxy red on 21 October 2006, 11:53: Mmm got me thinking now :grin:

The website mkvis gave lots of food for thought........