What have you bought for your Mk8?

[davo245]

I have a set of Michelin Cross Climate all season tyres on mine. I am very pleased with them.

Are these 18" or 19"?

[Ceefeesh]

They are 18s. Good grip, for the weather we’ve been having. Not noisy.

[monkeyhanger]

Could someone with an 8R and a space saver wheel check out the size/offset for me? I'm presuming it'll be a T125/70 R18 Tyre on a 31/2J x 18H2, maybe with ET25.5?

Maybe part number too, something like 5Q0 601 027 BC ?

These details are stamped between the bolt holes on the wheel.

Looking to get a spare for the incoming S3. Factory fit, it's a £125 option, but from the dealership it's almost £200 just for the bare wheel, plus about £140 for the tyre - so I'm looking to ebay, but can't confirm the exact size needed to clear the calipers that I'm assuming are the same dimensions for R and S3.

[JoeGTI]

I don't think there is one. People have fitted MK7 ones but the problem is, it won't clear the front brakes.
You could get around this by swapping a rear wheel to the front and putting the spacesaver on the back if you're unfortunate enough to pick up a puncture on the front. You'd want to be very fond of hassle to go to all that trouble though.

[Kgti8]

I got a spare wheel (somehow) with my GTI, I take it that won’t fit on an R front either.

[JoeGTI]

I got a spare wheel (somehow) with my GTI, I take it that won’t fit on an R front either.

The front brakes on the Clubsport and R are a good bit bigger than the standard GTI.

[monkeyhanger]

I don't think there is one. People have fitted MK7 ones but the problem is, it won't clear the front brakes.
You could get around this by swapping a rear wheel to the front and putting the spacesaver on the back if you're unfortunate enough to pick up a puncture on the front. You'd want to be very fond of hassle to go to all that trouble though.

Makes sense that there isn't one - just been through the configurator - you can select one for standard 245ps GTI, but not fir Clubsport or R. The Audi configurations lets you pick one for S3 though, wonder whether it's different to the GTI spacesaver, as I can't imagine the discs/calipers being smaller on the S3 than the Clubby or the R.

One other thing I did notice though - 2 year Golf service plan (including R) is £269. Same 2 year service plan with Audi A3, including S3 is £539.. 

[davo245]

Could someone with an 8R and a space saver wheel check out the size/offset for me? I'm presuming it'll be a T125/70 R18 Tyre on a 31/2J x 18H2, maybe with ET25.5?

Maybe part number too, something like 5Q0 601 027 BC ?

These details are stamped between the bolt holes on the wheel.

Looking to get a spare for the incoming S3. Factory fit, it's a £125 option, but from the dealership it's almost £200 just for the bare wheel, plus about £140 for the tyre - so I'm looking to ebay, but can't confirm the exact size needed to clear the calipers that I'm assuming are the same dimensions for R and S3.

Mk7.5 GTI performance space saver fits mk8 gti perfect and in boot all the tool kit etc all fit as in 7.5 not sure if that's any help to you

[Ceefeesh]

For a GTI space saver the part number is 5G0601011. The wheel is 3.5J x 18" ET25. The tyre is 125/70 R18 99M. I’m not aware if there is any difference between the space space saver for a GTI and GTI PP. I know it fits my Mk 8 as do the tools from the 7.5. I bought the wheel with tyre, tools and wheel retainer separately on eBay, for £169.

[Exonian]

I can't imagine the discs/calipers being smaller on the S3 than the Clubby or the R.

I have a pretty shocking memory. I can’t remember nine tenths of my family’s birthdays, I have no idea where I put the cheese grater last time I used it and generally I can never remember what I had for tea the day before never mind any other day in the week…

BUT I do randomly remember weird little details about cars. For instance I can remember just about every interior trim change in the MK2 Golf GTI’s lifetime (there were quite a few believe it or not) and other odds and sods like that.
This leads me to - I’m sure I saw that the current Audi S3 has smaller brakes than the Clubby and mk8R more akin to the previous generation S3 and 7R/7GTI PP.
I might be wrong but then again I might not be.


Oh and as for the service plans, the Audi techies use more expensive nitrile gloves, that’s where your money goes.
(Maybe Audi include more things as my £269 covered two oil changes and bugger all else. VW also dropped on me at the 2nd service that the aircon and brake fluid were also due to be changed and then a few weeks later told me the Haldex aldo needed doing at 2 years which may or may not account for the difference if Audi include stuff like that, and use a nicer air freshener when they Hoover and wash your car)