Replica 18" wheels??

[brian g]

regarding remaps at Verve
over a year ago while at Starperformance Kirkcaldy Jim said he had remapped a couple of customers cars bought new from Verve and a couple of demonstrators, Polo Gtis if I remember
dodn't know if this is still the case or if they now have someone more local doing it
I was offered a remap last year when I bought my car from aVW tech who worked at Verve, said he had the equipment to read the ecu then send the file to someone down south who would write a new file and then reload it. who knows maybe he is doing it officaily now for Verve

Verve have been making ordinary golfs etc look good by fitting reps for a couple of years, not cheap mind, for reps any way, about £700 with budget tyres

I have a set of Monza 18s reps in my shed that aren't too bad at all, I bought them as a cheap set of 18s untill I could get a hold of a set of CHs that are on the car just now
IMO I don't think the real BBS Monzas are worth the money considering what has happened to almost everyones with the white worm, it's just a matter of time before it appears and that's not on for a supposed premium product from BBS and how many times will VW replace them

[Sootchucker]

Another thing worth noting that in my (albeit limited) experience, REPS always seem to be a lot heavier than the genuine article, unless of course the Reps are made by the likes of BBS etc.

[logie101]

the 17's provide a much smoother ride.  i find that although the 18's on my GTI look the part the ride is a little too firm.

So maybe stick with the 17's.

if you really want 18's i would check ebay. 

[jphealy]

I'm picking the car up this Saturday.  I'm getting used to the idea of leaving it on the 17s alright.  I'll certainly be leaving them on for a few months anyway, until my finances recover!

[No Golf Clubs at all]

Brian...are you selling your monza reps? I am kind of set on a genuine vw's, but see what you mean with respect to the worm issue...had my eye on a set of genuine Pescaras but I haven't really made my mind up on them.

I have 2 buckeled wheels...and would also like to get away from my fake R32 look....despite the fact that actually I would love an R32    still a GTI should be just that ..so thats kind of where I am coming from.

[brian g]

no mate, i'm keeping them for the moment as i'm going to change the colour of my CHs to a anthracite/dark grey soon, probably when the worst of the winter is over and I like the wow factor of the Monzas. That's why I think £300 for a set of reps is a no brainer if they are a second set of wheels
If I was only going to have 1 set of wheels it would be CHs or Pescaras, not as much of a worry if the wife kerbs one as a lot easier to get repaired

[andytran]

I'm picking the car up this Saturday.  I'm getting used to the idea of leaving it on the 17s alright.  I'll certainly be leaving them on for a few months anyway, until my finances recover!

Im in the same boat - or I was.

Mines got 17s on and Ive been looking for Monzas - most likely replicas because OEM are sooo expensive.
However, I drove my Bosses R32 at the weekend with 18s on - noticeably firmer, crashier ride.

I will stick with the 17s thanks!

Andy

[LaserBlue]

well i had 17" genuine gtis, plus 3sets of replica 8j 18" and replica 18" 7.J, and over the years a various selection of tyres..

and id conclude regarding road comfort that its all down to the tyres you have, after trying all major brands ive finally find some 18" tyres that give even better comfort than when i had 17s!!

so with my genuine 18" monzas with my tyres im very happy with ride comfort.

With the white worm issue im thinking that if you have brand new monza2s and you use poorboys reguarly then this would help combat the white worm issue?

im lucky as my genuine monzas dont have the white worm yet, will be applying poorboys more often due to weather salt grit issues around here.

[JonnyG]

after trying all major brands ive finally find some 18" tyres that give even better comfort than when i had 17s!!

OK .. spill the beans .... what tyres are they ?   

[jphealy]

What is this whiteworm I keep reading about?  Anybody got any pictures?