« Reply #8 on: 09 July 2013, 13:02 »
Yea real world pics 
all the gti have the 18s that look to small and stuck in
I know what you're saying but as above, the overall circumference of the wheel and tyre is the same with 19s as 18s. The fact the 18s look small is due to the shape of the wheel arch and the 'stuck in' bit you mention is also the same with the optional 19s as they have the same width and offset.
To make the wheels fill the arches better visually you'd need either spacers (similar to mk5 and mk6 models where a lot of people run 10mm spacers on the rear, though I suspect you could go wider on the mk7 similar to the Scirocco) or aftermarket wheels with a lower offset.
I run 8" wide 19" ET44 alloys on my mk6 and I reckon even these won't fill the arches as well as they do on the mk6 where they sit quite flush. This offset was recommended for the mk5 and 6 chassis by BBS but the Scirocco guys seem to get away with ET35 so maybe the mk7 Golf will too?
Keep and eye on the German forums via google and see what the tuners and German owners do with their GTIs so see what offsets you can get away with whilst still avoiding the silly 'scene' look which makes the car drive crap and look silly.
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