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Offline WebRoP

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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #10 on: 03 March 2025, 09:48 »
 Nice colour :) :) :) I've had a fair few compliments about how nice Urano Grey looks...  it's a very underrated colour imo
MK 8.5 GTI - Urano Grey - 18'' Richmonds

Offline MattyGTI8.5

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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #11 on: 04 March 2025, 23:53 »
Nice to compare Urano to Dolphin grey, chose dolphin as urano looked a bit too dark for me!






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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #12 on: 05 March 2025, 06:25 »
Looks really good @MattyGTI8.5.

I’ve never been a big fan of the standard Richmond alloys on the mk8 / mk8.5 GTI, but IMHO they work well with the Dolphin Grey paintwork of your car :cool:
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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #13 on: 05 March 2025, 09:19 »
Yeah i think the Richmonds work well on the Urano and Dolphin grey... i've had lots of compliments about my Richmonds against the Urano..
MK 8.5 GTI - Urano Grey - 18'' Richmonds

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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #14 on: 05 March 2025, 09:31 »
Car looks lovely really nice with the Richmond's.
I have those on mine as well before I got it I was looking for new alloys left right and center but now I've got used to them. The look decent just wish they did them in black

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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #15 on: 05 March 2025, 13:30 »
The Richmonds do work well with the darker greys, it was the same with the Parkers on the 7.5, they too worked best with greys and dark blue.
Great looking car Matty  :cool:
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Re: Mk8.5 GTi What a car - Very impressive performance and MPG
« Reply #16 on: 05 March 2025, 17:16 »
Cheers lads! I must admit the Richmonds weren’t my first choice, however I do think they look great against the grey. Think they also suit a black car very well!