Wheel Sizes!!

[Organisys]

It depends on a number of other factors aswell:
What width tyres you will be running?
What the profile height of the tyres is?
What the offset is of the alloys you fit?

I'm running 15's with 195/50 tyres but with a lower offset of ET30 and on a couple of occasions even my rears have caught on the arches! This was whilst driving enthusiastically on some bumpy country roads mind you however there were no passengers in the rear either.

As above. offset and width critical.

[golf gti 16valve]

might just go for some 15s then, cheaper too, anyone know of any good ones that might look nice?? around £300ish??

[Brads MK2 GTI]

Ah you can't beat the original BBS alloys, they still look the absolute dogs mate. Go and get some. Now.

[tobz.]

Yep standard BBS take some beating or maybe some polished estorils if your budget is £300
Other old skool wheels that suit the mk2 would be borbet A's, ATS cups, Azev A's (hmmm) or maybe some ronal Turbos. You'd need to find some secondhand for £300 a set though.

[golf gti 16valve]

anybody know what off set estorills are?? would ET 40 fit ok? 195/50/15s

[Agreeable Slick]

would have thought around the 35 ET mark.

they would be fine for 195/50/15s providing they are 195mm wide and 15s 

[golf gti 16valve]

what does the ET35 etc mean, are you saying et 40s would fit? 195/50/15 et 40? 

[tobz.]

The offset is basically the distance from the centre of the wheel to the face that mates with the wheel hub, it's measured in mm.
The higher the value the further in the wheel will sit and vice versa. The offset of standard golf wheels is in the range of ET35-38mm so wheels with an offset of 40 will sit upto 5mm further in than wheels of the correct offset. This may cause them to catch on the suspension struts or brake calipers in which case you could fit 5mm spacers. If the offset is much lower than the standard value then you run the risk of catching on the wheel arches.
Hope this makes things clearer.

[Organisys]

anybody know what off set estorills are?? would ET 40 fit ok? 195/50/15s

They are 35/38.