Mk3 Wheels..

[the-vicar]

Hi, I'm new to this scene i'll be perfectly honest.

I was a saxo owner.. then things went pear shaped and one thing and another.. i now own a MK3 Golf Estate (1.9TDi of course!! <-- logical choice)

after spendin only £200 ish, ive done some subtle mods, coilovers, lights, bonnet bra etc.
but now i've an issue with wheels.

first of all.. i don't understand this 7J and ET45 melachy.. it confuses the hell out of me  .
all I no is, i want sum steelies.. that are wide.. but not too wide.. 13" ish, and will fit.

can any1 explain to me, how i simplify this into an advertising statement for some wheels?! lol
p.s. i only want 2 for the rear 

cheers

[Jack3559]

Good choice.

Am I right in thinking that you want 13" wide steels or 13" diameter steels?

Either way, weller steels make wheels to order.

[forsh]

Hi, I'm new to this scene i'll be perfectly honest.

I was a saxo owner.. then things went pear shaped and one thing and another.. i now own a MK3 Golf Estate (1.9TDi of course!! <-- logical choice)

after spendin only £200 ish, ive done some subtle mods, coilovers, lights, bonnet bra etc.
but now i've an issue with wheels.

first of all.. i don't understand this 7J and ET45 melachy.. it confuses the hell out of me  .
all I no is, i want sum steelies.. that are wide.. but not too wide.. 13" ish, and will fit.

can any1 explain to me, how i simplify this into an advertising statement for some wheels?! lol
p.s. i only want 2 for the rear 

cheers

the 7 bit is inches wide

[forsh]

13 inch wide is a very wide 

[tweed]

13" will never fit!
10" is asking for trouble lol
I would put a 2" band on some steels

[Reasty]

The j number corresponds to the width of the wheel as in the bit the tyre sits on so a 7 j wheel is 7 inches wide an 8j 8inches wide a 9j 9inches wide,you get the idea.
Et corresponds to how far the wheels sits underneath the arch so for example on a mk2  the factory Et is 35 so a wheel with ET 35 would be nicely tucked inside the wheel arch where as an ET of 15 would sit proud of the arch as in stick out slot more,as a rule the lower the ET number the further the wheel will sit proud of the wheel arch,playing with ET can make a car look more aggressive and is what is commonly done is putting a lower ET on the rear of the car to push the wheels out also known as poke
And a higher or standard ET on the front to pull the wheels under the arch which is known as tuck!
I hope this makes more sense to you now and I've not just completely confused you  

[Ess_Three]

all I no is, i want sum steelies.. that are wide.. but not too wide.. 13" ish, and will fit.

You want 13" wide rear wheels on a Golf?
A 911 GT2RS only uses 12" wide rear wheels to deploy 650 BHP...and you want wider wheels...on a FWD Golf? 

[justalex81]

all I no is, i want sum steelies.. that are wide.. but not too wide.. 13" ish, and will fit.

You want 13" wide rear wheels on a Golf?
A 911 GT2RS only uses 12" wide rear wheels to deploy 650 BHP...and you want wider wheels...on a FWD Golf? 

don't underestimate those TDI's!!!! They have sh!t loads of torque and i've seen one rip up the tarmac in an asda car park once!

[MotorPsycho]

Given he said not too wide, and 13"ish.

I'm guessing what he wants is 13" diameter steels, with decent width ~7/8".

I personally wouldn't run 13s on a mk3, far too small unless the sills are half inch off the floor.

[Wayne]

Given he said not too wide, and 13"ish.

I'm guessing what he wants is 13" diameter steels, with decent width ~7/8".

I personally wouldn't run 13s on a mk3, far too small unless the sills are half inch off the floor.

15" is about the smallest wheels you want on a mk3.