Pics of Gti on 19 inch Prets (oem or CM Wheels versions) please

[Sootchucker]

must admit, Prets do look gorgeous on any Golf.

[jaceyboy]

must admit, Prets do look gorgeous on any Golf.

Love em

[mcmaddy]

The golf they belong on is an R though. Not really a fan of wheels not on the car they are supposed to be on. Don't Pretorias buckle easily though? Or was it the GTi 19s that buckled.

[SRGTD]

The golf they belong on is an R though. Not really a fan of wheels not on the car they are supposed to be on. Don't Pretorias buckle easily though? Or was it the GTi 19s that buckled.

I think there’ve been a few (maybe quite a few) owners over on vwroc.com who’ve suffered buckling or cracks to the 19” OEM Pretoria alloys on their Golf R’s.

It seems it doesn’t have to be particularly large or deep potholes or a badly maintained / neglected road surfaceS for an OEM 19” Pret to sustain damage. The point of impact on the wheel seems to be a big factor; if the impact is in line with the point where the spoke joins the rim of the wheel, then it seems there’s less likely to be damage than there will be if the point of impact is somewhere along one of the larger sections of the rim between the spokes.

[Rich 3]

Very nice Jaceyboy 👍🏻

Are those the oem or CM Wheels you have fitted?

If the latter, what centre caps/ stickers are you using as I believe the standard VW one's won't fit?

Thanks

[SRGTD]

Very nice Jaceyboy 👍🏻

Are those the oem or CM Wheels you have fitted?

If the latter, what centre caps/ stickers are you using as I believe the standard VW one's won't fit?

Thanks

From the colour, they look like the 19” Pret replicas in gunmetal / grey from CM Wheels, unless @Jaceyboy has a set of OEM prets that have been refurbished in a darker colour. The OEM blue-silver colour is much lighter than Jaceyboy’s wheels.

Edit; looks like owners over on vwroc.com who’ve bought 19” Pret reps from CM Wheels have bought stickers and applied them to the plain centre caps supplied with the wheels.
https://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/28717-vw-centre-caps-for-19”

[Rich 3]

Thanks SRG!

[Exonian]

Yes, Jaceyboy’s are CM reps.
Yes, they are the grey versions.
Yes, they use stickers for the badges but Polo caps *might* fit.
Yes, CMW will do little owners club discounts if you contact them direct.

No, they don’t belong solely on an R.
18” Prets were available as options from the VW accessories catalogue for any model of Golf.
19” Prets were options on the CS and TCR and standard fit on the CSS.
Cadiz are the R specific wheel and those were the general optional upgrade wheels for most markets in 19” too.
Mind you, CMW do Reifnitz reps too which would look good in dark grey on a GTI.
That way you’re not pretending to be anything as no Golf was ever offered with grey Reifnitz from the factory! 

[mcmaddy]

I've been looking at grey Reifnitz but the TCR I've ordered is grey. Black might be a better colour for a grey car. I'm also looking at lightweight alternatives.

[jaceyboy]

Very nice Jaceyboy 👍🏻

Are those the oem or CM Wheels you have fitted?

If the latter, what centre caps/ stickers are you using as I believe the standard VW one's won't fit?

Thanks

Yes mate from CM wheels, only thing I would say is after two years they are showing signs of degrading in colour, not sure if its related to my cleaning products