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Re: 19" looks great but a bit fragile
« Reply #20 on: 13 June 2018, 06:38 »
Just a wee update after finally receiving some replacement wheels.

I've just went for winter tyres on these and only using them just now until the 2 x Michelin PS4s arrives for the rear wheels.
I just ended up buying a new Pretoria as the ones I seen on ebay were needing refurbed anyway.

I think the offset is slightly lower than the Prets so the wheels stick out slightly more which is not a bad thing.
The colour is actually a bit darker than the pictures and for me suits the car well.

I then got to thinking, Whats to stop someone buying replica Pretorias and putting them on the car as they are about to trade it in. The dealership will never know!!!




I like those :cool:. Really like the colour too. Are they the Fox Racing wheels you previously posted a picture of?
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Re: 19" looks great but a bit fragile
« Reply #21 on: 13 June 2018, 08:09 »
What offests are these, then...
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Re: 19" looks great but a bit fragile
« Reply #22 on: 14 June 2018, 19:48 »
They are Fox Racing matt carbon and are actually darker than in the picture.

The offset is 40.

The picture above is when I had just changed them so the suspension had still to settle plus I've now added VW centre caps.
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Re: 19" looks great but a bit fragile
« Reply #23 on: 14 June 2018, 20:21 »
looking good  :cool:
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Re: 19" looks great but a bit fragile
« Reply #24 on: 17 June 2018, 11:36 »
Looking good Stevie  :cool:

A *much* better offset than the Prets too.

Oh, and there’s nothing stopping anyone replacing genuine with replica Prets at trade in time. 99.9% of dealers wouldn’t notice.
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Re: 19" looks great but a bit fragile
« Reply #25 on: 17 June 2018, 12:43 »
If I could go back and order my new wheels again, I would have chosen ET45 for the front and ET40 for the rear.

Or if I had to have the same all round, then ET40 for all.
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