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Offline violentportrait

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16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« on: 04 November 2009, 21:23 »
stupid? shall i just stick to looking for 15's...what do you reckon?

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #1 on: 04 November 2009, 21:29 »
Borbet A's come in 15's and 16's tho I do prefer them in 15's :)
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Offline mwep201081

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #2 on: 04 November 2009, 21:39 »
17's!!!!

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #3 on: 04 November 2009, 21:43 »
16 will go no problem, although it depends on width and offset of source.

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #4 on: 04 November 2009, 21:50 »
17's!!!!
I've ran 17's and just find them to be a pain, may look good to some people but I think it's all about smaller wheels and the down low :) Personal opinion naturally :)
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Offline maplesyrup

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #5 on: 04 November 2009, 22:02 »
16's work fine, mine are 6j and 7j I run 205 45 16 tyres.

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #6 on: 04 November 2009, 22:22 »
If you haven't got PAS like me, stick to smaller, unless your Arnie Schwarzenegger! :laugh:

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #7 on: 04 November 2009, 22:57 »
It's on standard 14" BBS (at least i think theyre standard, or off a BMW) at the moment with 185 / 60 tyres, im not sure how much the car has been dropped , but the arch just sits pretty much in line if not a little over the tyre, it's quite low. I was looking at getting a set of 16" lenso BSX with a 45 profile tyre with a little bit of stretch (on a budget and cant afford a set off BBS splits :(

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #8 on: 05 November 2009, 09:09 »
16"s with 195/45/16 would look  :cool:

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Re: 16" rims on a mk 2 ?
« Reply #9 on: 05 November 2009, 10:16 »
I've got 16's on mine with 195-40-16 Tyres looks awsome and there's no rubage even on full lock,don't do 17's IMO it ruins the character or the car in terms of how it drives,altho I do have 8x16s so do have to be a little carefull when throwing the car round corners due to not wanting the Tyres to come off the rims!  :grin: