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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: deanjames on 22 May 2008, 15:14
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After wrecking a wheel I now need two refurbs but i'm wondering what the wheels would look like if the didnt have the painted grey parts in the circles.
Has anybody done this, any pics please??
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Why would ya? :huh:
Sorry, but IMO it'd make a lovely wheel look ruined..
But each to their own I suppose.. :wink:
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i guess they would look like the 17's :sick: , why ruin 2 others because of 2, theres a bloke selling 2 new monza 2's in vw driver this month, only wants £200 for the pair, get another one IMO
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i guess they would look like the 17's :sick: , why ruin 2 others because of 2, theres a bloke selling 2 new monza 2's in vw driver this month, only wants £200 for the pair, get another one IMO
Don't be so harsh on us 17" boys, they are nowhere near as nice as the monza II's but as it's a company car it has to stay stock- ahem. :wink:
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i guess they would look like the 17's :sick: , why ruin 2 others because of 2, theres a bloke selling 2 new monza 2's in vw driver this month, only wants £200 for the pair, get another one IMO
Don't be so harsh on us 17" boys, they are nowhere near as nice as the monza II's but as it's a company car it has to stay stock- ahem. :wink:
And more comfortable, oh and corner faster, oh and and accelerate faster...... :cool:
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I'm going to be refurbing and powder coating all my Monza 18's soon. They have the White Worm which is a surface corrosion under the lacquer. It's a well known issue but I can't get them replaced under warranty because my 18's came from a friend's an import GTI (he wanted 19's straight away on delivery).
I don't want this problem again so I'm going to get them all matching the Ed30 'dark silver' colour. It will have to be all one colour.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/RED_MonzaWhiteWorm.jpg)
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Why would ya? :huh:
Sorry, but IMO it'd make a lovely wheel look ruined..
But each to their own I suppose.. :wink:
....And why would ya change a lovely and classic BBS CH alloy on an Ed30 for what you've got?
But each to their own I suppose :cool:
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Why would ya? :huh:
Sorry, but IMO it'd make a lovely wheel look ruined..
But each to their own I suppose.. :wink:
....And why would ya change a lovely and classic BBS CH alloy on an Ed30 for what you've got?
But each to their own I suppose :cool:
did he have BBS ch on it ? , or the pescara's which are in fact BBS co's :laugh:
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did he have BBS ch on it ? , or the pescara's which are in fact BBS co's :laugh:
....CH or CO, I meant the stock Ed30 BBS alloy called Pescara.
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you say tomato I say tomahto (doesn't quite work written down :rolleyes: )
Anyway, why would you - easy, £55 + vat per wheel to be re-diamond cut and they cant promise they will match the others so you ideally need at least 2 doing, when on the other hand you can get them stripped and painted for 30notes and then they wont white worm after 6months anyway...
When I sell mine I will put my Monza II's back on and will be getting them 'normally' painted silver or some standard-ish colour (maybe dark grey even).
Like with the 25th Anniversary - its only a matter of time before VW replace that many they will start replacing with refurbished 'painted' Monza II's ....
Now who was looking for a picture to explain what white worm was .... :tongue:
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There's an American company doing replicas in 18" & 19" and you can have them colour coded if you like.
Will try and find a link to it later on.
Martininwillerby
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a smoke chrome effect might look better than just a silver ?, i think they need to shine nicely like the diamond cut ones do, or as said earlier by another poster get a refurb
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....Yep, Smoke Chrome looks good imo. Lepsons do a base coat in black and then you can choose how much silver on top and therefore have different shades of silver grey. About £55 per corner including refurb.
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i guess they would look like the 17's :sick: , why ruin 2 others because of 2, theres a bloke selling 2 new monza 2's in vw driver this month, only wants £200 for the pair, get another one IMO
That would be me and they are sold, the ad went to press before I could stop it!
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When I ordered my GTI (smiling just typing those words :smiley:) I wanted it absolutely standard - the only thing that tempted me where the 18"Monzas as they look stunning, mentioned this to my salesman and he said "I would love to make a bit more money from you but you're right to keep it original - as the german engineers designed it - we had a demo with the optional 18's and it didn't handle as well, still handled great but not as well as the 17"s"
So I was delighted to keep my dream car standard -
But If i'm being honest whenever I see some gorgeous MonzaII wheels I find myself justifying it in my head why I kept my baby standard
and when I kerbed one of my wheels last week :cry: I started thinking well why dont I treat myself to some lovely new 18"s
So can I get some honest opinions - 18"s look gorgeous but noiser? problem with white worm? Harsher ride?
Cheers
CT
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From all the reviews I have read before I got my GTI, and test driving a car with the 18's on,
Harsher ride if only slightly with the 18's, along with less handling and acceleration. Also 18's would be prone to more kerbing damage as they have less tyre sidewall, 40 series profile as opposed to 45 series.
I have to admit they look better, but after driving both quite spirited, I preferred the 17's and saved over £400.
Oh and I don't believe the 17's get white worm, or am I incorrect?
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Need to see some painted Monza II's then look here....
http://forums.thecarlounge.com/zerothread?id=3486795
Martininwillerby
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....A VERY interesting find, Martin! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: - Five Star Shock!!
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I may a have set if anybody is interested, whats the going rate for these
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Need to see some painted Monza II's then look here....
http://forums.thecarlounge.com/zerothread?id=3486795
Martininwillerby
Thanks martin, exactly what I was looking for.
Trouble is now i'm thinking about buying the 19 inch versions!!
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....I started with 17's and later changed to 18's. I found no significant difference in the ride except slightly better feedback with the 18's when 'making progress' in the twisties. They are no easier not to kerb than each other. The 18's look better on the car but the white worm is horrendous if you get it (thanks to UK Winter road salts).
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I so loves me monza II reps :grin: :grin:
So shiney and so new :kiss:
(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3513/dscf0322ty0.jpg)
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/748/dscf0339ng6.jpg)
I get some nice comments of how i've managed to keep them looking so good on a 55 plate car :evil:
If only they knew there are less than a month old :tongue:
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Them reps are so much cheaper :shocked:
Found a pair for R2000 (thats two wheels) and if you buy from VW its R6500 for one!!
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Max, how do you find the reps? and if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for them?
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Max, how do you find the reps? and if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for them?
Reps are top quality. Even the dealers thought they were OEM when the gazed upon them. Its only when you look at the technical specs that you realise they are reps (offset). I've seen the originals at my local VW dealership and to be honest they pretty much look the same. The only difference being the the originals are slightly darker from the inside (the grey bit) but you really have to look at both in detail before you realise that.
Ride wise it is alittle buympy'er (going from 17" to 18") means a lower profile tyre so its expected.
They are £240 + £25 P&P at Rochford Tyres.
Bargain if you ask me. Work out cheaper than getting them refurfed.
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When its new rubber time I think its going to be upgrade to 18''s time ! At that price I think the reps are going to be the way forward.
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Max, how do you find the reps? and if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for them?
Reps are top quality. Even the dealers thought they were OEM when the gazed upon them. Its only when you look at the technical specs that you realise they are reps (offset). I've seen the originals at my local VW dealership and to be honest they pretty much look the same. The only difference being the the originals are slightly darker from the inside (the grey bit) but you really have to look at both in detail before you realise that.
Ride wise it is alittle buympy'er (going from 17" to 18") means a lower profile tyre so its expected.
They are £240 + £25 P&P at Rochford Tyres.
Bargain if you ask me. Work out cheaper than getting them refurfed.
thats stupidly cheap, nice one
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After wrecking a wheel I now need two refurbs but i'm wondering what the wheels would look like if the didnt have the painted grey parts in the circles. Has anybody done this, any pics please??
Have you seen these, looks like what your after ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/380-Exchange-Refurbished-VW-Golf-Monza-18-Alloy-Wheels_W0QQitemZ250234644667QQihZ015QQcategoryZ28648QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
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I'm going to be refurbing and powder coating all my Monza 18's soon. They have the White Worm which is a surface corrosion under the lacquer. It's a well known issue but I can't get them replaced under warranty because my 18's came from a friend's an import GTI (he wanted 19's straight away on delivery).
I don't want this problem again so I'm going to get them all matching the Ed30 'dark silver' colour. It will have to be all one colour.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b308/RedRobin_05/RED_MonzaWhiteWorm.jpg)
Please don't do that RR!! Get spit and polish to redo them!