What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[sjw]

Swapped the austin wheels for bola fle 18x8 et42 with ebay vw centre caps

Fill the arches much better but think the rear could do with 5mm spacers.

Needs some Eibach Pro kit springs IMO

[SRGTD]

Swapped the austin wheels for bola fle 18x8 et42 with ebay vw centre caps

Fill the arches much better but think the rear could do with 5mm spacers.

I really like Bola FLE’s, especially in the colour that yours are.

Looks as if your Austin’s had been refurbished at some point; I’d hazard a guess it was to get rid of white worm corrosion.

[willni]

Swapped the austin wheels for bola fle 18x8 et42 with ebay vw centre caps

Fill the arches much better but think the rear could do with 5mm spacers.

What specs are the alloys? There's a few fitment guru's lurking on here that could help you out.

[ES98]

Needs some Eibach Pro kit springs IMO

Next job on the list, either springs and shocks or coilovers, not sure which yet.

I really like Bola FLE’s, especially in the colour that yours are.

Looks as if your Austin’s had been refurbished at some point; I’d hazard a guess it was to get rid of white worm corrosion.

Thanks, was torn between silver or gunmetal but think I made the right decision.
I had the Austins refurbed by the dealer when I purchased the car because they were badly kerbed but surprisingly not much white worm.

What specs are the alloys? There's a few fitment guru's lurking on here that could help you out.

The wheels are 18" x 8j et42. I was looking at flush spacer kits for stock wheels, and the rear spacer is 20mm. So on mine it looks like a 5mm spacer would give a similar fitment?

[Ceefeesh]

I have a set of Borbet 18 x 8, ET 42 winter wheels for my Mk 8. I don’t think the front need any spacers. I don’t have them on at the minute but have looked at photos with them fitted. I don’t think the wheels look any different from the 7 to the 8. I agree with you that the rear might benefit from very minimal spacers, 5mm is probably enough.

[Exonian]

5mm rear spacers would be about right.

Having owned examples of both with aftermarket wheels added, I’m convinced the mk7 has a marginally fatter bum than a mk8 as the rear wheel arches are slightly less commodious on a mk8. All to do with aero I suppose.

The so called “flush” spacer kits for the OEM 7.5J wheels are 15 and 20mm but personally I used 12 and 17mm which I thought sat a bit more neatly. Depends on the look you want really.

[willni]

I agree about 5mm would be right for the rear, 8mm for a very flush fitment.

Important to bear in mind with the front is you will be flicking up more stones directly at the arches, so should consider some sort of mudflap to protect the paint from inevitable rust.

[Vw80]

I agree about 5mm would be right for the rear, 8mm for a very flush fitment.

Important to bear in mind with the front is you will be flicking up more stones directly at the arches, so should consider some sort of mudflap to protect the paint from inevitable rust.

Does vw mudflap offer adequate protection as I have some chips an after fitting new As6 so will prob flick more up?

[willni]

I agree about 5mm would be right for the rear, 8mm for a very flush fitment.

Important to bear in mind with the front is you will be flicking up more stones directly at the arches, so should consider some sort of mudflap to protect the paint from inevitable rust.

Does vw mudflap offer adequate protection as I have some chips an after fitting new As6 so will prob flick more up?

They offer a lot of protection, I've no issue with my wheel specs.

[sjw]

Lots of swearing and puffing and panting but got my VBT slotted discs and EBC Redstuff pads fitted this afternoon




Also noticed that my front tyres need replacing - both down to the wear markers and the left inner edge down to the cords! 

So new PS4S tyres going on on Tuesday morning (probably moving the rears to the front, and new ones on the back), then I'd like to get an alignment done, as I've never had one since lowering the car roughly 6 months ago, which probably explains the wear on the inner edge.

Does anyone know a Hunter wheel alignment place near/in Cambridge? Thanks.