Author Topic: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice  (Read 18845 times)

Offline SRGTD

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Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Reply #60 on: 17 July 2025, 17:55 »
Wheels have arrived and very happy with them - looks and quality wise. Plus they are 18.5kg versus 20.5kg for my 19" prets and PS4S. Saving 2kg a corner. And the spigot ring is billet aluminium with locking wire - good quality. I am going to smear lightly in lithium grease rather than copper anti-seize (which will induce galvanic corrosion). Wheelbase were great to deal with too.
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I really like them: they look very OEM+ and they’re not diamond cut which would be a big plus in my book.

They’ll also be easy to clean, and access to the backs of the spokes and wheel barrels is good too for cleaning those parts that often get overlooked by some owners.
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Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Reply #61 on: 17 July 2025, 18:09 »
Wheels have arrived and very happy with them - looks and quality wise. Plus they are 18.5kg versus 20.5kg for my 19" prets and PS4S. Saving 2kg a corner. And the spigot ring is billet aluminium with locking wire - good quality. I am going to smear lightly in lithium grease rather than copper anti-seize (which will induce galvanic corrosion). Wheelbase were great to deal with too.
Excuse the fireside rug...

I really like them: they look very OEM+ and they’re not diamond cut which would be a big plus in my book.

They’ll also be easy to clean, and access to the backs of the spokes and wheel barrels is good too for cleaning those parts that often get overlooked by some owners.

They have brought out the OCD in me and I spent yesterday afternoon coating them - back and front - in C5 Wheel Armour. Very easy to apply for a ceramic.
2017 black Clubsport S

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Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Reply #62 on: 17 July 2025, 21:22 »
Did you do the inner rims with G Technic? I’m trying to establish whether doing this would risk the balance weights coming unstuck. 
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Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Reply #63 on: 17 July 2025, 22:04 »
Yes. I coated everything, including centre caps. They were already balanced so not an issue for these, but some people report ceramic coating makes it more difficult for weights to stick. But others say not...
2017 black Clubsport S