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[kells]

looks a good project

i also think it nbeeds to be kept as standard as you car really, with the exeption of new suspension (Lower) and like you i dont like annie wheels but i would still keep them so you can return to standard at a later date if need be.

as for painting the black bits on the bumper   DONT DO IT 

[Deano2711]

Defo use the boot polish....cheapest way to do it and probably the quickest. First coat will take about 5 minutes to dry and then go for second coat. Within 20 minutes will look like new.
Also good advice from VR6 Joe earlier regarding the wheels....polished edges and black inside. Already got that planned for mine when the warmer weather returns. Just need a week off work as well to do it !!!!!!

[GuessWho]

I will take a photo of a boot spoiler that had been treated with boot polish two weeks later peanut butter then left with nothing on it for two months, I used Autoglym Bumper Care on half of it, left it outside for 10 days now and I'll get a picture, it's hamazing!

[Deano2711]

A nice even coating of boot polish will last 2 weeks no problems.  I use it on mine every two weeks and have the car cleaned every week.  The results can be seen in my sig picture where the black parts look clean and most importantly BLACK !!!!!!!  Other products will do the same but will cost a bit more than the 89p I pay for mine.     Cheers     Deano

[Wayne]

Or use Autoglym bumper care it's brilliant.

+1 best thing I have used.

[gti190]

Thanks for all the advice it is much appreciated and thank you for the interest and replies.

Whatever I do wheel wise I will keep the BBS alloys in one way or another (even if only in storage) as I now appreciate they are part of the car and without them the car will be lacking something.  But if I am going to see it every day and drive it then I want it looking nice for me.

As much as I would try to keep the mileage down, the car will be my daily driver so use is inevitable    But, its a great car and I think shoving it in a garage and not enjoying it would be a real shame.

I have always been 'into' cars and have owned all sorts including old Beetles, Land Rover, Elf, Mercedes 190, Micra and Honda Civic Type-R's (both shapes).  This is possibly my favorite out of all of them and I really mean that!

Is it really that rare then - the colour/anniversary spec and 16v?  It is a 16v and its really fun to drive.  Its quicker than we thought it would be 

I have no plans to sell it but what do you guys estimate its worth to be?

Back to wheels - am I right in thinking Mercedes wheels can be fitted to some VW's? 

My hubby is a Mercedes man, a 190 man to be exact and has some nice Merc alloys in our garage from various projects.

The Merc wheels are PCD 112 and bore 66.6.  Are wobble nuts safe do you think for only a 2mm PCD difference?

We have 6.5J ET35 and 6J ET48 both 15 inch designs but nice and chunky.  Also have 8J ET34.  I can post pics for opinions?

Are the Golfs wheels hubcentric?  If so is getting hold of spiggot rings easy?

(should I be starting a different 'wheels' thead?)

Thanks again.  This seems a friendly forum even though Im not 19 years old and not into fitting 18 inch rims and 15 inch subs!!!!! 

A.J.
gti190

[Wayne]

Merc wheels will not fit with wobble bolts, Golf mk3 is 5x100, you will need to run adaptors which will cost you around £200

If you going to do it then use the et48 wheels as with 20mm adaptors the final offset will be et28.

[boneybradley]

i will give my info on mk3 wheels

early gti had 6x15 et38 195/50
later gti had 6.5x15 et43 205/50
anni had 7x16 et43 with 215/40

[Ess_Three]

Yes but a 7" wheel with a 43mm offset can hit the rear shock, I know as I tried Seat alloys on mine.

I find that hard to believe...
Every Anniversary GTI has 7" x 16" ET43 on 215 wide tyres...and they are nowhere near the rear dampers.

The SEAT wheels must have been wider, or had a different offset.

[kells]

i will give my info on mk3 wheels

early gti had 6x15 et38 195/50
later gti had 6.5x15 et43 205/50
anni had 7x16 et43 with 215/40

mine had the longbeach as standard on my aug 1993 car, and came with 195/50..


also, id say the car is worth about the £1500 mark, quite rare, but most iv seen are in that colour, the rarest 16v annies were the metalic or flat black

seen quite a few silver ones too, i was never sure if the 150 run was true, the cars dont have numbers (like the Edition 30 mk 5) and i know VW used to tell a few white lies to bump sales    so their could have been alot more than 150 but who knows, either way it is quite a rarity.