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Offline P6GTD

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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #80 on: 18 January 2025, 11:43 »
Quote from: breezasib on 10 January 2025, 21:19
I have ordered the gunmetal. Hopefully they will turn up next week. Thanks for the tip about the forum discount.

I think I will bite the bullet and just get 4x 235 PS4s so that I have a full set of tyres on my Brescias if I need to take the car in to VW. I still have some warranty left and they use any excuse to wriggle out of a claim.

The lacquer was coming off the Brescias after they were refurbed a couple of years ago when I bought the car. They have agreed to do them again for free which is a complete result. I can then put those away and pop them back on if I ever sell up. I love the brescias but the diamond cut finish is a real PITA.

I did read somewhere that polo centre caps may fit the CM wheels (part number: 1J0601171XRW). My Son has a polo so I will pop one off and give it a try before ordering any stickers.

I have also read that the wheel bolt covers may not fit without some doctoring.
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #81 on: 18 January 2025, 11:45 »
Looking fwd to impressions of the wheels when they arrive.
Speed of delivery, quality of finish, etc
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #82 on: 21 January 2025, 16:56 »
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #83 on: 21 January 2025, 18:58 »
They look great, thanks for image.
Are they gunmetal? Almost looks more silver.
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #84 on: 21 January 2025, 19:34 »
Quote from: P6GTD on 21 January 2025, 18:58
They look great, thanks for image.
Are they gunmetal? Almost looks more silver.
looks great mate
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #85 on: 21 January 2025, 19:42 »
Yes they are the gunmetal version. I think they work well against the indium grey.

The tricky bit was sourcing some centre caps and 'adjusting' the bolt covers so they fit. Very happy with the end result.
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #86 on: 22 January 2025, 17:41 »
They look perfect breezasib, goes to show you should stick with your gut instinct. Good choice.
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #87 on: 22 January 2025, 19:37 »
Quote from: breezasib on 21 January 2025, 19:42
Yes they are the gunmetal version. I think they work well against the indium grey.

The tricky bit was sourcing some centre caps and 'adjusting' the bolt covers so they fit. Very happy with the end result.

Really look the business - what, and how much ‘adjusting’ was required and where did you get the centre caps?
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #88 on: 22 January 2025, 22:37 »
56mm OEM centre caps don't fit because the clips are not long enough.

First I tried stickers from eBay to go on the blank centre caps that were supplied with the wheels. (This was the recommended route from CMWheels) They weren't domed enough so I returned those.

Then I found a UK based website that said they made stickers specifically for those caps. They took my money but never shipped me anything. Credit card claim going in for that as they are ignoring my emails.

Then I ordered a selection of caps from AliExpress going by the pictures of the ones that looked like they had longer clips. and... Bingo!

The normal nut covers were not too bad. Just cut about 10mm off the back of the outer plastic section on all sides leaving the full hex internal part that grabs the nut in tact. The security covers were trickier as they needed slots cut out of them. Picked up another set of OEM covers from eBay if I need to go back to stock wheels.

The best deal I could find on the tyres was from ATS. I reluctantly took the rims in to get them fitted and thought they had done a good job, however all the balancing weights fell off the wheels overnight & I hadn't even driven the car! So had to get that sorted as well.

Got there in the end. Now I need to hope my pothole spidey sense is working.
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Re: Pretoria 18’s/19’s on 7.5
« Reply #89 on: 22 January 2025, 23:59 »
Thanks for all that first hand experience.

I’m a bit concerned about wheel nut covers not fitting perfectly and also weights falling off. Did the weights not get enough adhesion to the rims because of the finish?

Has anyone else had these problems with CM Prets?
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