« Reply #16 on: 17 May 2013, 15:58 »
Going back and forth on the wheel front.
Spoke to my dealers today, they were looking at nearly £2k without tyres for a set of Glendales, so ebay.de looks increasingly tempting.
I then got to look at some VMR710's. I had these on an E93 BMW and they looked great, so it's all up in the air.
How long did it take all you guys to actually choose your wheels ?
Also, has anybody gone with an 8.5J on a Mk6, if so what offsets and any rubbing ? I am looking at an ET45 and was wondering if I actually have 19mm to play with against the arches ?
You're looking at another £800 or so for decent tyres too.
8x18 is the perfect offset and width for the mk6. No rubbing.
You can go wider on the back but there's the risk that will interfere in extreme situations with the anti-going backwards into a tree electronics.
I went through loads of sets of wheels on my last mk6. Always wanted a set of BBS CKs but there was no way I was going to pay retail for them so I waited and waited.
Then a second hand set came up and I plunged, kept them on the last mk6 for its final 9 months with me and have had them on this one for over a year and a half.
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