My MONZA 2's

[2007GTI]

I aint talking about the finish, I'm talking about the fact they are alloy and made by VW.  yes 18" have a different machined look as you say, but the actual 'quality' has nothing to do with it, its personal preference I guess. fully painted vs machined and two tone paint. they are still alloy underneath.

[Phil mcavity]

 

[maxamus]

Monzas cant be refurbed so I have been informed.

i got my 17" monza's refurbed about 4 weeks ago for £230. Cant fault it. Alloys look brand spanking new.
Its better than spanding over a £1,000 for a set of 4 new ones thats for sure!


And even if you did get a set of new ones, how long before they get kerbed (which will happen eventually).

[maxamus]

Erhh no 2007GTI, take a close look at a set on monza II's, they have 2 different colours, dont have the machined look at all, and a dam site cheaper. THEY ARE NO WAY THE SAME BUT ONLY SMALLER!!    anyone else wanna back me up here??

I always thought that other than being two-tone they were exactly the same........
I've seen both and i have to say i only noticed the two-tone difference, nothing else. But you have to be standing close to the alloys to notice that aswell. from a distance there is no real difference other than the two-tones look slightly darker (darker grey).

[Teutonic_Tamer]

The 17" Monzas are a conventional cast aluminium alloy wheel, and merely painted in a bog standard silver metalic paint.

The 18" Monza IIs look visually similar, however, they are constructed very differently.  I think they are forged (much stronger than casting), and also have Silicon and Magnesium mixed in the alloy.  They also have a "hollow rim" construction, to reduce gyroscopic forces.  The obvious visible difference is the anthracite grey paint on the inner surfaces, the diamond cut outer face, and the clear laquer coating. 

Oh, and neither rim is made by VW, they are both made for VW, by BBS.

[Peskarik]

The 17" Monzas are a conventional cast aluminium alloy wheel, and merely painted in a bog standard silver metalic paint.

The 18" Monza IIs look visually similar, however, they are constructed very differently.  I think they are forged (much stronger than casting), and also have Silicon and Magnesium mixed in the alloy.  They also have a "hollow rim" construction, to reduce gyroscopic forces.  The obvious visible difference is the anthracite grey paint on the inner surfaces, the diamond cut outer face, and the clear laquer coating. 

Oh, and neither rim is made by VW, they are both made for VW, by BBS.

18"'s made by BBS? I feel like this:  :now

[Teutonic_Tamer]

The 17" Monzas are a conventional cast aluminium alloy wheel, and merely painted in a bog standard silver metalic paint.

The 18" Monza IIs look visually similar, however, they are constructed very differently.  I think they are forged (much stronger than casting), and also have Silicon and Magnesium mixed in the alloy.  They also have a "hollow rim" construction, to reduce gyroscopic forces.  The obvious visible difference is the anthracite grey paint on the inner surfaces, the diamond cut outer face, and the clear laquer coating. 

Oh, and neither rim is made by VW, they are both made for VW, by BBS.

18"'s made by BBS? I feel like this:  :now

Yup, BBS RD305, for the full style number.  Oh, and a slight correction - they don't have any magnesium, but they do have silcon in the alloy.