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Offline bankies

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #20 on: 29 June 2020, 09:46 »
The wheels look great wish I could find someone local who would powder coat mine in 2 colours
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Offline TurboTrev

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #21 on: 29 June 2020, 13:12 »
They do look really good, far better than a single colour.   I wonder what Brecias done the same way would look like?  Anyone tempted to do theirs?
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Offline SRGTD

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #22 on: 29 June 2020, 13:33 »
Brescias may look OK powder coated in a single colour.

IMO wheels with wider spokes look better with a two tone finish (lighter coloured face, darker recessed areas between the spokes), but wheels with slimmer spokes can usually get away with being a single colour pretty well.
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #23 on: 05 July 2020, 13:52 »
They do look good.

I have 3 needing refurbed but just can’t bring myself to pay for it as guaranteed it will happen again due to Edinburgh’s appalling roads.

Have considered some aftermarket wheels but plan to change car within the next 12 months so will probably trade in with the scuffs.

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Offline barrym381

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #24 on: 05 July 2020, 14:50 »
Quote from: dereks on 05 July 2020, 13:52
They do look good.

I have 3 needing refurbed but just can’t bring myself to pay for it as guaranteed it will happen again due to Edinburgh’s appalling roads.

Have considered some aftermarket wheels but plan to change car within the next 12 months so will probably trade in with the scuffs.

The wheel specialist in East Kilbride do them and are not to far from you  :smiley:
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Offline P6GTD

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #25 on: 05 July 2020, 15:51 »
We Restore Alloys.
Depots in Kirkcaldy and Stirling.
I’ve used several times for GTI wheel refurbs and always found them spot on.
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #26 on: 05 July 2020, 16:41 »
Quote from: barrym381 on 05 July 2020, 14:50
Quote from: dereks on 05 July 2020, 13:52
They do look good.

I have 3 needing refurbed but just can’t bring myself to pay for it as guaranteed it will happen again due to Edinburgh’s appalling roads.

Have considered some aftermarket wheels but plan to change car within the next 12 months so will probably trade in with the scuffs.

The wheel specialist in East Kilbride do them and are not to far from you  :smiley:

There a wheel specialist in Edinburgh also, used them before and was happy with the work not the £150 though!

Just had a look on eBay there’s black fake 18in Pretoria’s for £500 wonder how they would look on a black GTi.

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Offline p3asa

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #27 on: 05 July 2020, 19:44 »
Quote from: dereks on 05 July 2020, 16:41
Just had a look on eBay there’s black fake 18in Pretoria’s for £500 wonder how they would look on a black GTi.

A few folk on here use this site for replicas

https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-gloss-black-vw-audi-5x112/
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #28 on: 05 July 2020, 21:33 »
Quote from: dereks on 05 July 2020, 16:41
Just had a look on eBay there’s black fake 18in Pretoria’s for £500 wonder how they would look on a black GTi.

Not 18” but here’s a black GTI Clubsport with Black 19” Pretoria’s which will show you what black on black looks like;

https://www.seymourpope.com/used-vehicle-details/Volkswagen-Golf-U346/

Quote from: p3asa on 05 July 2020, 19:44
A few folk on here use this site for replicas

https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-gloss-black-vw-audi-5x112/

The CM Wheels replica Prets are also popular with owners over on VWROC.com. Both the 18” and 19” versions are available in Gunmetal and Silver as well as black;

https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-gloss-gun-metal-vw-audi-5x112/
https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-hyper-silver-vw-audi-5x112/
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #29 on: 06 July 2020, 10:47 »
Quote from: SRGTD on 05 July 2020, 21:33
Quote from: dereks on 05 July 2020, 16:41
Just had a look on eBay there’s black fake 18in Pretoria’s for £500 wonder how they would look on a black GTi.

Not 18” but here’s a black GTI Clubsport with Black 19” Pretoria’s which will show you what black on black looks like;

https://www.seymourpope.com/used-vehicle-details/Volkswagen-Golf-U346/

Quote from: p3asa on 05 July 2020, 19:44
A few folk on here use this site for replicas

https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-gloss-black-vw-audi-5x112/

The CM Wheels replica Prets are also popular with owners over on VWROC.com. Both the 18” and 19” versions are available in Gunmetal and Silver as well as black;

https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-gloss-gun-metal-vw-audi-5x112/
https://cmwheels.com/product/18-vw-golf-r-pretoria-style-wheels-hyper-silver-vw-audi-5x112/

Here is my black GTI with 19” gloss black Prets if you want to see. IMO 18” will look too small, especially if you go for gloss black

https://flic.kr/p/2jg6RhT

The reps will weigh more than the real ones, so just bear that in mind. Also the reps don’t come in the correct OEM VW blue chrome if that also bothers you

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