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Re: Carbon grey 5dr Interlagos here at last (more pix)
« Reply #150 on: 16 September 2009, 20:54 »
^^^^ cool pic. Those tyres fill the arches nicely - you got wider wheels on there or something?  :laugh:  :wink:
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Re: Carbon grey 5dr Interlagos here at last (more pix)
« Reply #151 on: 17 September 2009, 07:07 »
^^^^ cool pic. Those tyres fill the arches nicely - you got wider wheels on there or something?  :laugh:  :wink:

Thanks :smiley: For those who are not so au fait regarding my wheels, the Interlagos are 8" wide and have 235 section tyres on, which basically means that they stick out 1/4" more than the standard 18" wheels/tyres. Not a huge difference, but I think it gives the car a more purposeful stance.
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Re: Carbon grey 5dr Interlagos here at last (more pix)
« Reply #152 on: 17 September 2009, 07:10 »
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Re: Carbon grey 5dr Interlagos here at last (more pix)
« Reply #153 on: 18 September 2009, 18:49 »
due to the different offset of the scirocco wheels they probably stickout more like 0.6 inch when i did the calculations
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Re: Carbon grey 5dr Interlagos here at last (more pix)
« Reply #154 on: 27 September 2009, 12:12 »
due to the different offset of the scirocco wheels they probably stickout more like 0.6 inch when i did the calculations

You could be right. I'd say they protrude from the arches by about 1/4", but it's difficult to say exactly without the benefit of a stock GTI to hand for comparison. Anyway, I've got used to them now and they appear perfectly 'normal' when I turn around and view the car from a distance.

Anyway, I just spent the whole morning cleaning cars and generally tidying up the garage and I thought it was worth a picture :cool:

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Re: Carbon grey 5dr with Interlagos wheels
« Reply #155 on: 27 September 2009, 12:25 »
I do really like your GTI especially with them alloys  :drool:
I also like your clean garage  :smiley:


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Re: Carbon grey 5dr with Interlagos wheels
« Reply #156 on: 27 September 2009, 12:25 »
Ohhhh TTS :D

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Re: Carbon grey 5dr with Interlagos wheels
« Reply #157 on: 27 September 2009, 12:52 »
I do really like your GTI especially with them alloys  :drool:
I also like your clean garage  :smiley:

Thanks :smiley: It's not that I don't believe you about the 0.6 inches. What I mean is that the Interlagos stick out about 1/4" from the wheelarches, but probably 0.6 inches more overall than the standard Monzas, as these remain a few mm inside the arches. Not very elegantly put, but I hope you get my meaning :smiley:

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Re: Carbon grey 5dr with Interlagos wheels
« Reply #158 on: 27 September 2009, 12:57 »
Got also a TTS Froggy ?

Thought your other car was a dull and blend Espace  :laugh:

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Re: Carbon grey 5dr with Interlagos wheels
« Reply #159 on: 27 September 2009, 13:00 »
Im guessing its the TTS by the silver wing mirrors.