Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice

[SRGTD]

No experience of aftermarket alloys yet so talk of spigot rings and corrosion spooks me badly.

If spigot rings corrode and fuse to the alloy :

1) are they supposed to? and
2) what difference do fused spigots make to getting the wheels on and off?

Lower cost alloys like CM Prets don’t need spigot rings, should I just go for them instead and save myself £1,000??

You can get plastic spigot rings if you’re worried about metal spigot rings corroding and fusing to the alloys.

[MinchCS]

Cheap pret copies are not in the same league - weight or quality wise - but they don’t need spigots (a minor issue common to most after market alloys). I looked at the cheap prets and couldn’t do it. Each to their own. Lots of happy customers on here.

[GTIreland]

No experience of aftermarket alloys yet so talk of spigot rings and corrosion spooks me badly.

If spigot rings corrode and fuse to the alloy :

1) are they supposed to? and
2) what difference do fused spigots make to getting the wheels on and off?

Lower cost alloys like CM Prets don’t need spigot rings, should I just go for them instead and save myself £1,000??

Sorry, that probably came across as overly dramatic. Spigot rings fusing to the alloy is no big deal and will easily fall out when removing the wheel but if you’re nitpicky like me you’ll want to replace them. Also, like others said here you can go with plastic items as long as you don’t plan on tracking the car.

[SRGTD]

@P6GTD; there’s a set of genuine 18” forged Belvedere alloys for sale in the ‘Car parts for sale’ section of the forum. They’re described by the seller as ‘mint’ condition and are available with or without tyres. Link; https://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=291168.0

They’re not diamond cut (I thought all Belvedere’s were) so they may have been refurbished. Maybe worth contacting the seller @Peter_booker2003 for more info.

[GTIreland]

Wow I had no idea there's a parts sale on the website!

Also I'm definitely refurbishing mine silver if, or more likely when, the whiteworm sets in.

[P6GTD]

SRGTD …… thanks for the steer on these. V nice!

[MinchCS]

Buy them. And quickly. I would have snapped those up if I hadn't already bought the OZ.