Clubsport Alloys

[SRGTD]

Prets are 19x8.0 ET50. Santiagos are 19x7.5 ET51 which is exactly the same as the Brescia wheel, a factory option on the Clubsport so they should clear the calipers fine.

The only question here is the 235 tire width on a 7.5 wheel, generally 235 is the max recommended width on a 7.5 wheel, and it will probably give slightly less "direct" feeling and maybe minor "baloon look" but it's still on the allowable side.

PS. Are you selling your Pretorias? I am about to order a new summer wheel set and Prets were always high up my list but could not find a reasonably priced set in glossy black. If yours are drop me a PM.

Cheers for that mate, very helpful  ....I was planning on keeping the prets which are the black ones but similar to yourself I'm contemplating having a second set to alternate summer/winter. I had a set of winter contact 850 Conti's fitted and have to say they're bloody amazing!!  really surprised at how good they are, never had winter tyres before but I'm now a convert!

I'll give it a bit more thought about Santiago/Brescia options, I quite like both and wanted to stick to gen VW option

Makes sense. But imho Prets should be your nice summer set! Also no reason really to run 19's for winter but you say you got the tires already so...

If I was the OP and I was going to use the Prets as the summer set. I wouldn’t be thinking of getting a set of diamond cut Santiagos or Brescias for winter use. Powder coated finish is better and more durable for winter use than a diamond cut finish. In fact, I’ve seen some aftermarket alloy wheel retailers’ websites state diamond cut alloys aren’t suitable for winter use. 

[deltarikk]

If I'd planned my options a little more then I could well have got a different set for the winter and kept the Prets just for summer but now having the winter tyres on in same size as the original Michelin semi slicks I'm happy to keep them as is.

The more I've looked at the Brescia's the more I like them and quite like the idea of having a different look for summer months....obviously our summers can be rather wet and have decided to go for a tyre with a bit more tread to deal with this but also be good enough in the dry to have some fun......when I'm on my own   

[Exonian]

If I was the OP and I was going to use the Prets as the summer set. I wouldn’t be thinking of getting a set of diamond cut Santiagos or Brescias for winter use. Powder coated finish is better and more durable for winter use than a diamond cut finish. In fact, I’ve seen some aftermarket alloy wheel retailers’ websites state diamond cut alloys aren’t suitable for winter use.

Spot on.

Most marques now sell their cars with polished alloys which is understandable from a retailing point of view in Europe where they either don't need to grit roads very often in warmer climes or legally have to fit winter wheels and tyres for a good proportion of the year.

Polished alloys have been all the rage since the mk5 Golf GTI kicked off the trend with the Monza II wheels and their popularity seems to be ubiquitous now with most marques and wheel producers as the polished alloy looks fantastic when hit by sunlight or street lights/showroom lights. The coloured contrast painted sections add to the style of the wheel too.

But these are really summer only wheels.
Any of the big wheel retailers will sell polished alloys as summer only use, their winter ranges consist of powder coat finishes for durability.
A second hand set of powder coated Santiagos could be an option but personally I'd go aftermarket 19" wheels for winter use unless I could pick up a second hand set of Pretorias.
I'd even consider Pretoria replicas for winter only use as they surely can't be any more prone to buckles than the factory ones which aren't that great on our pothole scarred roads. At least the reps will be cheap to replace when the inevitable happens.