Panoramic Sunroof / 19 inch Alloy combo

[tom90]

Thats exactly the scheme I am on about having if it was allowed (tornado red, santiago alloys, panoramic sunroof with performance pack)**edit** just realised it does not have the performance pack on that show car

Guess I could always talk the dealership in doing it there end (not sure what I would do with a spare set of austin's however)

I am just curious on if it would have any negative impact on the warranty front going around the factories back and fitting those alloys (I know being paranoid but surely the reason weight restrictions are in place are warranty related/ wear and tear)

Thats not tornado red its fortana red.

close enough, but cheers anyway 

[Bill_the_Bear]

Not sure what I would do with a spare set of austin's however

Ordinary Golf owners are often interested in picking up GTI wheels... eBay?

[tom90]

Not sure what I would do with a spare set of austin's however

Ordinary Golf owners are often interested in picking up GTI wheels... eBay?

could do that, but never sold anything on ebay so would defo be an experience, either that or try to sell them on here of course (all of this is of course if I to go down this path)

[Jimble]

It'll cost a stupid amount of money to do it that way unfortunately, if a single 18" Monza shadow is £500 from a dealership without a tyre how much do you reckon it'll cost for 4x19" wheels with tyres??

[monkeyhanger]

Jimble is right. You won't quite get full retail value on your standard GTI wheels, but you'll be paying it for your 19" Santiagos and £200 a piece tyres (if you shop around).

The tyre costs alone nearly cost the same as the option to upgrade to Santiagos. Would a set of tyred up Austins get you enough money to buy a bare set of Santiagos?

If VW exclude the combination of 19" and sunroof down to kerb weight and you circumvent it by going down this route, if you have any suspension issues under warranty you might not have a leg to stand on (unless you are able to swap out the wheels back for standard Austins/Nagaros before the dealership sees your car). If you are planning on going 19" then you should definitely consider the ACC system to have the option of softening the ride over poor surfaces.

[tom90]

you are right, if I am honest I would most likely not go around the manufacturer/dealership regarding this, because there has to be reason that they disallow it due to kerb weight as monkeyhanger noted suspension issues) and the costs involved changing the alloys are definite turn-offs (as both jimble and monkey hanger noted)

However I will still try it with the dealership getting that combo if not then sunroof and live with the less attractive alloys (not a fan of aftermarket alloys anyway)

regardless of the alloys I choose I would specify the ACC system because the last two cars I have owned have been terrible on rough roads and fancy owning a car with a decent ride for a change. Cheers anyway

[Bill_the_Bear]

You might find the Austins growing on you.

But, you have to live with them being backwards on one side of the car... figuring out which side is which will drive you nuts! Trust Bear on this.

[Jimble]

You might find the Austins growing on you.

But, you have to live with them being backwards on one side of the car... figuring out which side is which will drive you nuts! Trust Bear on this.

[Sootchucker]

I do believe (but stand to be corrected), that the "weight" issue has nothing to do with suspension loads, but more to do with CO output and tax classifications, so I don't think if you retrofitted a set of Santiagos (if you are rich enough) there would be any warranty issues.

[Rhyso]

Can you have the sunroof on the diesel Golfs? Thats got a big heavy diesel engine so if so then it wont be anything to do with keeping the weight down 

Who's going to be the first to retro-fit