monza 18"

[joesgti]

hi anybody know where to get some monza alloys cheap, my car came with the 17"   and they look cr*p compared to the 18"s, ive looked about but only ones i can find are replicas,  :undecided:whats the crack with these, any good or not,

also what are kumo tyers like, because they are on my car now, i thought they would have come with bridgeston but nope!!

feedback would be gooooood  

[Rhyso]

Ebay or if you got deep pockets, the stealers lol

Kumo aren't brillantly but can't comment fully as i've not used them personally.  Flavour of the month on here is the Michelin Pilot Sport 2's; pricey but worth the money apparently

[Hurdy]

I had a set of Khumo's on my TDI and they were fine...........in the dry. In the wet they had about as much grip as a tin lid on wet ice

[Incitatus]

Mine came with the 17" wheels and I've just replaced them with some 18" replicas with the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres.

I think the wheels look fine, difficult to tell they're not OEM. I would like the OEMs if I had the choice but not at the price the dealers want.

I have a theory that if the OEM wheels start to corrode, as they do, then I can just replace all of mine if they were to corrode for the price of one and a half OEM wheels....

[PabloGTI]

I have a theory that if the OEM wheels start to corrode, as they do, then I can just replace all of mine if they were to corrode for the price of one and a half OEM wheels....

...Or rubthem down and re-spray them. Bout £30 for a self done re-furb.

[MarkS]

How much do the dealers ask for 18"?

In regard to the kumo tyres, I can't comment on a mk5 but I have a set on my mk2.
They're ok tyres for steady day to day driving but if you're giving it some you can really feel them struggling to cope
And in heavy rain, on the motorway especially, they aqua plane pretty bad and don't offer much in the way of confidence.

At the end of the day, the ones I have at least, aren't really performance tyres, and personally I would replace them
Heard good things about goodyear eagle f1's but a lot of people on here rate michelins too 

[PabloGTI]

How much do the dealers ask for 18"?

From memory...£350 each, plus tyres.




GULP!!!

[MarkS]

How much do the dealers ask for 18"?

From memory...£350 each, plus tyres.




GULP!!!

 
Thats insane!

[TheReflex]

The £400 upgrade for 18" Monzas when buying a new GTI is the best £400 you could ever spend.  I just can't understand why anyone buys a new GTI without 18" Monzas.  The car just doesn't look the same on the standard wheels.

[Cass]

Here, here. They are the dogs.

Ed30's may have the traditional (dated ) spoked wheels but Monza's are total class

Cass