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Offline Chrisbrown.92

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WHEELS ???????????
« on: 08 June 2009, 15:59 »
hello there

i have a vw golf cl. i want to change the wheels and found some lush wheels of a vw polo . will they fit my car ,because the block said they were either 14 or 15 inch can any one confirm the size and will they fit car or look silly and to small ??

chris

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-VW-POLO-GTI-ALLOY-WHEEL-FOR-SALE-USED_W0QQitemZ350210112728QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item518a263cd8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50

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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #1 on: 08 June 2009, 16:03 »
the polo gti wheels are 15" and would look ok

that advert though is for just one damaged wheel! :)
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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #2 on: 08 June 2009, 16:10 »
oh great thanx . im not getting those ones there just an example . ones im getting are mint . 80 quid !! you rekon its a bargain?


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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #3 on: 08 June 2009, 16:26 »
Shady has Polo BBS's on his they look good.

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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #4 on: 08 June 2009, 18:18 »
mine (16" BBS RS/RX2)'s are off a Polo.... 6.5J, but can still take 205mm width wheels and are within spec and I reckon they look pretty sweet.... only problem was that the offset is ET45 and needed to be ET30-ET38.... the track looked a little narrow, so I've got 15mm (H&R Trakplus) hubcentric spacers to take mine to ET30, which is still not that wide.... but add another £150+ for the spacers, so it's NOT a cheap option!

         

         
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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #5 on: 08 June 2009, 21:58 »
so your saying i cant put them on my car as they are ?

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« Reply #6 on: 08 June 2009, 22:32 »
that auction is for one wheel only.... your car will look very silly with only one wheel ;)

ask him for the numbers off the inside of the wheel.... pretty sure that Polo GTI alloys shd be 16"....

   

BBS "RS764" = wheel make and model, "6/1/2J" (6.5J) = wheel width, 16H2 = 16", ET45 = offset

pls note: ET45 is 15mm-7mm too narrow (should be ET30-ET38).... since the wheel was already 12.5mm narrower than it was supposed to be 6.5J, not7J, I deciced to add the FULL 15mm back onto the offset....

That said, I was able to run these wheel straight away despite the ET45 offset (and I drove to Paris and back like that, not a prob!), but needed wheel spacers to make it look right...

smaller than 15" and you might hit probs on your brake caliper clearance... I know 15" was the smallest I was advised to go on mine....
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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #7 on: 08 June 2009, 22:53 »
so your saying i cant put them on my car as they are ?


Yes you can, pm shady or check his threads his has no spacers and looks sweet.

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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #8 on: 09 June 2009, 01:51 »
so your saying i cant put them on my car as they are ?


Yes you can, pm shady or check his threads his has no spacers and looks sweet.

Shadys wheels aren't splits so quite possibly have a different offset.

I'm also led to believe that his wheels originally came off of a Vauxhall Calibra :)
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Re: WHEELS ???????????
« Reply #9 on: 09 June 2009, 08:40 »
so your saying i cant put them on my car as they are ?


Yes you can, pm shady or check his threads his has no spacers and looks sweet.

Shadys wheels aren't splits so quite possibly have a different offset.

I'm also led to believe that his wheels originally came off of a Vauxhall Calibra :)

The did a Calibra DTM edition with the same non split wheels, offset on these is at least 40 to 45 however.