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Offline Mr GTD

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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #20 on: 28 January 2017, 17:02 »
Right so I'm just consulting the wife about my impending big purchase of the BBS SR 19's and she's made a valid point.

Will the 19's not affect the structure of the car as it's coming with a panroof..? As this is the reason I couldn't add the Santi's cus of panroof.

Thoughts and advice please before I press the green light...
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #21 on: 28 January 2017, 18:53 »
Quote from: Mr GTD on 28 January 2017, 17:02
Right so I'm just consulting the wife about my impending big purchase of the BBS SR 19's and she's made a valid point.

Will the 19's not affect the structure of the car as it's coming with a panroof..? As this is the reason I couldn't add the Santi's cus of panroof.

Thoughts and advice please before I press the green light...

Sounds like your missus is a keeper. 
Sharp girl 😀
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #22 on: 28 January 2017, 19:21 »
Just been on the VW configurator, if you spec. a Golf R with 19" alloys it will allow you to spec. a sunroof as well,  also this is applicable to the Clubsport edition also. Why it doesn't allow you to have this on a GTI may well be a question to be put to VW CS
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Offline Exonian

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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #23 on: 28 January 2017, 19:29 »
The official line was that sunroof plus Santiagos put the emissions into the next group up on a UK registered GTI from what I remember.
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #24 on: 28 January 2017, 20:32 »
Quote from: Mr GTD on 28 January 2017, 17:02
Right so I'm just consulting the wife about my impending big purchase of the BBS SR 19's and she's made a valid point.

Will the 19's not affect the structure of the car as it's coming with a panroof..? As this is the reason I couldn't add the Santi's cus of panroof.

Thoughts and advice please before I press the green light...

If the difference between 18" and 19" with a sunroof made a structural difference to a car I would not be thinking of buying that car. If you think about it what great difference could it make to impact on the structural strength of the car? That's a bit like saying I can hit a 4" pothole at 40mph with 17" wheels but only 20mph with 19" wheels.
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #25 on: 28 January 2017, 20:59 »
It was nothing to do with rigidity, it was vehicle weight versus emissions at the time.
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #26 on: 28 January 2017, 21:14 »
Quote from: Exonian on 28 January 2017, 20:59
It was nothing to do with rigidity, it was vehicle weight versus emissions at the time.

Brilliant, thank you and all others who have set my Mrs mind at ease.

I'm not one to ask a lot of questions and then not follow through...so I have now put my money where my mouth is and ordered.

I've ordered BBS SR 19's in Satin Himalaya Grey.

I will be buying the rubber separately. I'm running F1 Eagles Ass2 on my current shadows but fancy a change so I'm going to be running Conti's on the SR's.

Thanks all for your helpful advice and knowledge. I will be tracking down some bolt covers for them and of course put pics up.  :cool:
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #27 on: 28 January 2017, 22:52 »
Nice one Mr GTD  :smiley:
The standard Nogaros look really good with spacers but the SR's will give it that extra something in the mean and moody looks department.

Where did you order from out of interest?
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #28 on: 28 January 2017, 23:06 »
^^^

Gnasher(Graham) put me onto these people as this is where he got his...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19-Zoll-BBS-SR-8-5Jx19-5x112-et46-Himalaya-grau-matt-BBS-SR028-VW-Golf-/262119222769?hash=item3d0785edf1:g:s9wAAMXQKPRSMyUQ so I have followed suit...
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Re: Wheels?
« Reply #29 on: 28 January 2017, 23:08 »
There going be tucked up in my man shed for a couple of weeks though.

I plan to use the Negaro's as winters.
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