Talking of winter tyres...!

[mcmaddy]

Excellent find cheers

[mcmaddy]

Have found two sets of genuine vw winter wheels. One set of mk6 meribels with 205 50 17 Dunlop 3d winter tyres and two sets of mk7 dijon winters one with 205 50 17s and the other with 224 45 17s both with pirelli soto winters. Only difference is the meris have a 48.5 et and the dijons have 48 and 50. Can't decide which ones to go for.

[itavaltalainen]

Go for Dijons, the Meribels, or more the Dunlop 3D are quite old (rubber gets hard).

Won't matter what size tyre too much, check which tyres are more expensive and take cheaper option.
The Sotto Zero are decent winter tyres, my brother has them on his Giulietta.

[mcmaddy]

I think the 225 tyres are cheaper than the 205s but the 205s are the official vw winter option. Will the 205s make that much of a difference from the 225 18s?

[itavaltalainen]

From my experience 205 will only be at advantage in very deep snow.

I fitted 205 winters purely cos 205 55 16 are 85£ a pop and 225 45 17 winters were well around 140£ a pop at my local tyre place.

205 50 17 is a strange size so would be more expensive than 205 55 16 so would guess they are more expensive...

Forget about official VW.... all winter wheels and tyres they sell are optional extras from the accessories catalog, NOT factory fitted despite the "VW" branding.

[mcmaddy]

The 205 50 17's are the correct size for the winter option as is the 205 55 16. I'll have a quick look and see what I can get the tyres for.

[itavaltalainen]

What I meant was that 205 50 17 is a rare dimension... as in used on relatively few cars. So would not be surprised if they are not less than 225 45 17 (though you can't get them on 6" wheels I would think).

[mcmaddy]

The 205s go on a 6”rim but the 225s are on 6.5 or 7”rim.