Clubsport Alloys

[deltarikk]

Prets are 19x8.0 ET50. Santiagos are 19x7.5 ET51 which is exactly the same as the Brescia wheel, a factory option on the Clubsport so they should clear the calipers fine.

The only question here is the 235 tire width on a 7.5 wheel, generally 235 is the max recommended width on a 7.5 wheel, and it will probably give slightly less "direct" feeling and maybe minor "baloon look" but it's still on the allowable side.

PS. Are you selling your Pretorias? I am about to order a new summer wheel set and Prets were always high up my list but could not find a reasonably priced set in glossy black. If yours are drop me a PM.

Cheers for that mate, very helpful  ....I was planning on keeping the prets which are the black ones but similar to yourself I'm contemplating having a second set to alternate summer/winter. I had a set of winter contact 850 Conti's fitted and have to say they're bloody amazing!!  really surprised at how good they are, never had winter tyres before but I'm now a convert!

I'll give it a bit more thought about Santiago/Brescia options, I quite like both and wanted to stick to gen VW option

Makes sense. But imho Prets should be your nice summer set! Also no reason really to run 19's for winter but you say you got the tires already so...

Fair point, the black Prets do very much suit the car providing a good contrast with the red calipers ......there is an external influencing factor possibly affecting my cunning plan.......she's at work at the moment! 

[deltarikk]

Brescias seem a bit of a bargain new: https://www.kunzmann.de/shop/en/golf-vii-7-wheels.htm

Half the price of Santiagos and being original to the CS will look right.

Thanks watts, thats a really good price!....the Santiagos I was looking at are a full reconditioned set, which judging by pics look top quality, these Brescias are not much more and I do like the angle design on the spokes, might drop them email, cheers   

[I wanted a GTi]

Brescias seem a bit of a bargain new: https://www.kunzmann.de/shop/en/golf-vii-7-wheels.htm

Half the price of Santiagos and being original to the CS will look right.

Thanks watts, thats a really good price!....the Santiagos I was looking at are a full reconditioned set, which judging by pics look top quality, these Brescias are not much more and I do like the angle design on the spokes, might drop them email, cheers 

If I were you I'd go for the Brescias.

[Guzzle]

Brescias seem a bit of a bargain new: https://www.kunzmann.de/shop/en/golf-vii-7-wheels.htm

Half the price of Santiagos and being original to the CS will look right.

Thanks watts, thats a really good price!....the Santiagos I was looking at are a full reconditioned set, which judging by pics look top quality, these Brescias are not much more and I do like the angle design on the spokes, might drop them email, cheers 

If I were you I'd go for the Brescias.

Ditto

[mcmaddy]

I like those Brescias. I'm thinking of 18" Cadiz as a winter set on my gti pp.

[Little Lofty]

Another vote for Brescias.

[deltarikk]

Thanks for feedback guys, I think the Brescias are the right one's, I've dropped an email to Kunzmann from link kindly posted earlier......only other decision is the tyres, seems to be 225 is the correct width for the 7.5 wheel, maybe look to move on the Michelins CS2's ....the likelihood of me hitting a track is remote although the likelihood of me getting hit by the wife if I ever did  is quite high..

[I wanted a GTi]

Thanks for feedback guys, I think the Brescias are the right one's, I've dropped an email to Kunzmann from link kindly posted earlier......only other decision is the tyres, seems to be 225 is the correct width for the 7.5 wheel, maybe look to move on the Michelins CS2's ....the likelihood of me hitting a track is remote although the likelihood of me getting hit by the wife if I ever did  is quite high..

I'd go for PS4S if you're not going on track.

[rwleigh]

Thanks for feedback guys, I think the Brescias are the right one's, I've dropped an email to Kunzmann from link kindly posted earlier......only other decision is the tyres, seems to be 225 is the correct width for the 7.5 wheel, maybe look to move on the Michelins CS2's ....the likelihood of me hitting a track is remote although the likelihood of me getting hit by the wife if I ever did  is quite high..

I'd go for PS4S if you're not going on track.

I've just recently changed to PS4S's (225/35/19) on my Brescia's and they do have much more grip in wet or dry conditions than the P-Zero's they replaced. Sh1te in this snow though but I knew that before I bought them...

[deltarikk]

Funnily enough I was looking on Blackcircles site yesterday and the PS4S gets great reviews, thanks for advice both....I dont mind paying more for quality rubber