I am seriously in love!

[tinman]

i know the finish you mean.

the finish on teardrops i think has a laquer finish as well which cracks off with age. very sad because the vast majority of them are not looked after. i cant remember the last good/refurb teardrop i've seen. (doesn't mean there arent any though).

castellets didn't have much of a finish, hence their dull alloy look. i think the reason that Castellets are always polished now is because you can. most alloy wheels are painted or laquered. Castellets don't have much on them so its much easier to polish them up. one problem is that because they have no real protection they get pitted really really badly if they arent washed regulary.

[...joe]

i'm with you. the last set i had were mint and i would have kept them but they wouldn't fit over my brakes. if i'd had the money i'd have bought the ones i told you about!! ha ha ha !!

[tinman]

Right, all done and dusted.

Total bill for my petulance was somewhere north of a grand.

The new tyres are working well, they dont screech, the car changes direction at the drop of a hat, and maybe its me, but despite going from 185 to 205 you dont feel it. until you stop. if anything, whilst moving the car is actually easier to drive. very odd.

Heres the money shot:

[tinman]

[tinman]

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=281&pos=13