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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: DarnPB on 26 September 2007, 14:25

Title: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: DarnPB on 26 September 2007, 14:25
...but what are BBS RA wheels?
The G60 I am buying tomorrow (yipee) has normal BBS. What is the difference?
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: AlanD on 26 September 2007, 14:53
It's the type of alloy.

These are BBS RA's

(http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/bbs/swap/bbs_ra_ci3_l.jpg)

Look nice  :cool:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: tobz. on 26 September 2007, 15:00
^^^^^ I'm afraid I beg to differ!!!
BBS RA are the standard 15" factory fitment alloys for a mk2 golf and look an awful lot more like the examples in this ebay auction:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-golf-mk1-mk2-bbs-ra-wheels_W0QQitemZ160160891216QQihZ006QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: AlanD on 26 September 2007, 15:03
lol fair enough, I just stuck in BBS RA in google and this is what I got.
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: Dinky on 26 September 2007, 19:23
They are probs the newer ra's? might be wrong like..
Darn - this is a cool link to keep.. http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/Timbotechnotes/wheels/wheels.htm

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: MarkS on 26 September 2007, 20:42
They are probs the newer ra's? might be wrong like..
Darn - this is a cool link to keep.. http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/Timbotechnotes/wheels/wheels.htm

Dinx :kiss:

Pretty nifty site is that!

Fancy me a pair of Le castellets now  :shocked:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: DarnPB on 26 September 2007, 20:53
Thanks for the replies guys and gal. Looks like mine will be RJ's. Does that ring bells with G60 fitment? Hard work methinks to keep them up to scratch. :sad:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: Mew on 26 September 2007, 20:55
Like these?

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y192/lieb22/DSC00072.jpg)

If so, they are what came on some Corrado G60's  :smiley:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: DarnPB on 26 September 2007, 21:36
That's them. I'm sure of it. Mine are a little tatty. Worth getting them refurbished or buy new? Also need new centre caps. Hard to come by or readily available?
Silly questions but I'm slightly out on a limb here, being in a different country.
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: Mew on 26 September 2007, 21:51
If they are the same as the 14" versions then the centre caps are the same as those found on BBS RM's i believe, in other words expensive! I don't know what a refurb costs in Spain, but if it is anything like over here then i'm sure it will be a hell of a lot cheaper than buying new. It would cost around £170 to get all 4 refurbished over here, and that would be diamond cutting the spokes and rim, and painting inbetween the spokes so i'd imagine just a straight refurb would be a little cheaper.
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: DarnPB on 26 September 2007, 22:06
I have heard of a place in Madrid. I'll look them up and see what service they can provide.  :smiley:
Thanks again.
Once I find out how photo bucket works, I'll post some piccies of the G60 shed. Or can I just transfer photos from my PC? Have tried but could not make it work.
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: Mew on 26 September 2007, 22:19
You copy them from your pc to photobucket and then they are saved in an online album, or is that what you meant anyway!?  :huh:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: DarnPB on 27 September 2007, 05:18
No. What I meant was can I transfer photos direct to this site from my PC without photobucket? I'm no IT wizard! :sad:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: hobbiniho on 27 September 2007, 13:58
yeh you should be able to right click and then "save image as" and it should work, anybody got a set of ronal teddy's they look the nuts  :laugh: :laugh: i want a set  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: stomper on 27 September 2007, 14:27
They are probs the newer ra's? might be wrong like..
Darn - this is a cool link to keep.. http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/Timbotechnotes/wheels/wheels.htm

Dinx :kiss:

Cool site,

I need to get hold of some Ronal Teddy's.............  :grin:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: gjroe78 on 27 September 2007, 16:49
I've got RJ's on my mk2, not bad apart from the fact that the numpty who owned it before me painted em black and every time i wash them the pait comes off !!!
What a cnut  :angry:
Title: Re: 'Scuse the ignorance...
Post by: DarnPB on 27 September 2007, 17:44
I've got RJ's on my mk2, not bad apart from the fact that the numpty who owned it before me painted em black and every time i wash them the pait comes off !!!
What a cnut  :angry:

I get my muckin' fords wuddled too!! :evil: :grin: