Winter tyres - yes already!

[Primus84]

I have a friend who can get me winter tyres cheap but I need some steels or cheap alloys to put em on. Is there anywhere I can buy a full set of 16" steels from relatively cheaply or a set of 16" alloys?


All help appreciated!

[sprout99]

got mine sorted already too!!! people thought i was mad....

16" GT Tdi alloys £80 - stored ready

ebay is place to look:-

2 of these £50 - 5mm tread fro rear



2 of these £100 8mm tread for fronts



Wheels £80

[sprout99]

I have a friend who can get me winter tyres cheap but I need some steels or cheap alloys to put em on. Is there anywhere I can buy a full set of 16" steels from relatively cheaply or a set of 16" alloys?


All help appreciated!

just noticed you in Durham too......i'm looking for another set at minute for t'other car

[Gene Hunt.]

I have a friend who can get me winter tyres cheap but I need some steels or cheap alloys to put em on. Is there anywhere I can buy a full set of 16" steels from relatively cheaply or a set of 16" alloys?


All help appreciated!

.............i would tink you could get some cheap steels froma scrap yard?.

[sprout99]

I have a friend who can get me winter tyres cheap but I need some steels or cheap alloys to put em on. Is there anywhere I can buy a full set of 16" steels from relatively cheaply or a set of 16" alloys?


All help appreciated!

.............i would tink you could get some cheap steels froma scrap yard?.

16" steels to fit mk5 are very rare

[Primus84]

Just managed to buy a set of 16" Imolas with 4mm of tread on each for £150 buy it now on ebay. You might say I've overpaid but tbh I wasn't up for messing around with auctions, these are nearby so I can collect and they're the same price as I'd have paid for the set of steelies that were on ebay the other day so I'm really happy and I think they're the official winter wheel for the GTI? - according to ETKA there is a recommended wheel and I think it's the 16" Imola - can anyone confirm?

[Snoopy]

Funny how us Durham lot are all sorting out our winter wheels. 

[Primus84]

Got to be done, I couldn't get my car moving at all last winter, thank goodness the school where I work was shut else I'd have been in big trouble!

[sprout99]

yep - both cars are sorted now. 

storage is a bit of a problem but i'll sort something.

Past 2 years have been a nigtmare - we live on top of a hill on a private road
the gf's BMW didn't move for a month last year. We had only just got the snow off it in Feb when we sold it

[sprout99]

i bought a set of bora wheels for the mk4 i have now
painted black and fitted with 4 lovely michelin pilot alpin's

cost me £180 all in.


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