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Offline Cossieian

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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #10 on: 09 March 2018, 22:51 »
  In Ian’s (and this is just my opinion) as much as the BBS CH-R are a great design, to me, in that particular pic, the wheels are too similar a tone to the car to thrill, it just looks a bit ‘executive’. Sorry Ian. The saving grace may be that LSG looks very different in different lights.  Phew!   :laugh:

You cut me real deep just now Becs :embarrassed:
Lol TBH I'm totally with you, there's times I love how it looks and others I can't wait to get them off. Their my wife's fav wheels so she isn't allowing me to get rid......yet :wink:
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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #11 on: 09 March 2018, 23:06 »
Anthracite wheels on a pure white GTD would be a great combination IMO :cool:

Pure white but the roof spoiler and mirror caps r gloss black ....still think anthracitr is the way to go ? S'pose the wheels just now r silver and black i think gloss black b too neddy (no offence to anyone who has this)

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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #12 on: 10 March 2018, 07:19 »
  In Ian’s (and this is just my opinion) as much as the BBS CH-R are a great design, to me, in that particular pic, the wheels are too similar a tone to the car to thrill, it just looks a bit ‘executive’. Sorry Ian. The saving grace may be that LSG looks very different in different lights.  Phew!   :laugh:

You cut me real deep just now Becs :embarrassed:
Lol TBH I'm totally with you, there's times I love how it looks and others I can't wait to get them off. Their my wife's fav wheels so she isn't allowing me to get rid......yet :wink:

They would look much better on my Indium Grey GTI  :whistle: :whistle:
So, shall we expect them to be in the classifieds next week by your previous form where wheels are concerned ??  :grin: :grin:
Seriously though BBS CH-R’s would and maybe will be my first choice replacement wheel if the Brescia’s being diamond cut turn out to be fragile!!
Decision is bright silver or satin ??
Sorry to hijack the thread but there is some common ground in so much as both myself and the OP have Indium Grey  :wink:
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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #13 on: 10 March 2018, 09:18 »
I'm the other way, I love the look of Ian's and don't like the combo on SRS (sorry).
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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #14 on: 10 March 2018, 14:12 »
@sharper, I see your car every month in Sharper&volkswizard magazine (aka VW Driver) and have to say it’s one of the most menacingly understated R’s I’ve ever seen and looks nigh on perfect as it is.
Try a Pretoria from your CSS on the R to see how the colour looks as the bluey grey colour of the ‘normal’ Pretoria is halfway to anthracite.
Being able to view the mid grey and the black on the car at the same time will give you a guide as to how anthracite would look as it’ll be midway between the two.
The black Prets would look great on the CSS too.

The style of the wheel can have a great bearing on colour too.
Orange Pretorias look very nice on Indium R’s  :laugh: :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #15 on: 10 March 2018, 14:21 »
  In Ian’s (and this is just my opinion) as much as the BBS CH-R are a great design, to me, in that particular pic, the wheels are too similar a tone to the car to thrill, it just looks a bit ‘executive’. Sorry Ian. The saving grace may be that LSG looks very different in different lights.  Phew!   :laugh:

You cut me real deep just now Becs :embarrassed:
Lol TBH I'm totally with you, there's times I love how it looks and others I can't wait to get them off. Their my wife's fav wheels so she isn't allowing me to get rid......yet :wink:

Haha, sorry Ian, but I ain’t gonna lie. :laugh:

At least you do stuff to your car and your wife has an interest in your wheels, that’s something!  I could change mine for something wacky and I doubt HWMBO would even notice and if he did say, “have you changed the wheels it looks different?”  I’d just say, “what are you talking about, it always looks like that”.   :grin:





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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #16 on: 10 March 2018, 14:48 »
  In Ian’s (and this is just my opinion) as much as the BBS CH-R are a great design, to me, in that particular pic, the wheels are too similar a tone to the car to thrill, it just looks a bit ‘executive’. Sorry Ian. The saving grace may be that LSG looks very different in different lights.  Phew!   :laugh:

You cut me real deep just now Becs :embarrassed:
Lol TBH I'm totally with you, there's times I love how it looks and others I can't wait to get them off. Their my wife's fav wheels so she isn't allowing me to get rid......yet :wink:

Haha, sorry Ian, but I ain’t gonna lie. :laugh:

At least you do stuff to your car and your wife has an interest in your wheels, that’s something!  I could change mine for something wacky and I doubt HWMBO would even notice and if he did say, “have you changed the wheels it looks different?”  I’d just say, “what are you talking about, it always looks like that”.   :grin:
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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #17 on: 10 March 2018, 15:08 »
  In Ian’s (and this is just my opinion) as much as the BBS CH-R are a great design, to me, in that particular pic, the wheels are too similar a tone to the car to thrill, it just looks a bit ‘executive’. Sorry Ian. The saving grace may be that LSG looks very different in different lights.  Phew!   :laugh:

You cut me real deep just now Becs :embarrassed:
Lol TBH I'm totally with you, there's times I love how it looks and others I can't wait to get them off. Their my wife's fav wheels so she isn't allowing me to get rid......yet :wink:

Haha, sorry Ian, but I ain’t gonna lie. :laugh:

At least you do stuff to your car and your wife has an interest in your wheels, that’s something!  I could change mine for something wacky and I doubt HWMBO would even notice and if he did say, “have you changed the wheels it looks different?”  I’d just say, “what are you talking about, it always looks like that”.   :grin:
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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #18 on: 10 March 2018, 23:33 »
Thanks guys for the advice. Good point about shades of grey! But seriously the colour of the wheel needs to be different. I’m thinking about the Revo matt grey 19” wheel. I’ll need to show one up to the car to see how it looks. I’m sure Revo will oblige if I pop over to se them in Daventry.

Does anyone on here run the Revo wheel?

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Re: Anthracite wheels on grey Golf
« Reply #19 on: 11 March 2018, 08:04 »
I have grey on grey...think it works.... :sad: :grin:

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