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Offline Hurdy

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New alloys for the R
« on: 21 November 2012, 17:17 »


Alloys and tyres went on today. I decided to go for gloss black to match the trim on the front rear and wing mirrors of the car. :cool:

Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2's - Gloss black - 8"x18" - ET45 - 9kg a corner

Tyres fitted

Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2's - 235/40/18Y - 95XL

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s322p105415/Goodyear_Tyres_Car_Goodyear_Eagle_F1_Asymmetric_2_-_235_40_R18_95Y_XL_%28R1%29_FP_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_70dB

A couple of pics - sorry about the dirty car!





Initial impressions are.....

That the steering is definitely improved - feels quicker and a little lighter
The tyres are quieter
The deeper sidewall gives an improved ride quality
The suspension feels quicker to react to undulations and doesn't crash quite as much as before

All in all a successful mod.
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Offline arj7

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #1 on: 21 November 2012, 17:59 »
Looks nice that mate!

What colour is it, is that carbon grey or something else?
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Offline Jimble

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #2 on: 21 November 2012, 18:02 »
Looks ossum! :cool: and it's the best colour, steel grey!!! :whistle:
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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #3 on: 21 November 2012, 18:05 »
Quote from: Jimble on 21 November 2012, 18:02
Looks ossum! :cool: and it's the best colour, steel grey!!! :whistle:

Looks very nice, steel grey is a nice colour. But I like carbon as well  :cool:
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Offline Golf_GT_TDI

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #4 on: 21 November 2012, 18:26 »
Very nice indeed  :cool:
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #5 on: 21 November 2012, 19:37 »
How heavy are the originals?
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Offline Neil gti

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #6 on: 21 November 2012, 19:46 »
Looking good John  :smiley:

A bit of tyre black wouldn't go a miss tho :wink:
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Offline wigit

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #7 on: 21 November 2012, 19:54 »
been toying with a set of these or something similar on an oem theme for the 35

now get it lowered  :grin:
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Offline Hurdy

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #8 on: 21 November 2012, 19:56 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 21 November 2012, 19:37
How heavy are the originals?

I had the optional 19" Talladega's on and they are just over 14kg a corner. Heavy ass alloys IMO and shouldn't really be on a performance Car. VW should know better!
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Offline Hurdy

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Re: New alloys for the R
« Reply #9 on: 21 November 2012, 19:58 »
Quote from: wigit on 21 November 2012, 19:54
been toying with a set of these or something similar on an oem theme for the 35

now get it lowered  :grin:

Once I've committed to what I want it will be on coilies, but not much lower. Probably 10-15mm max. :smiley:
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