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Offline Hurdy

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RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« on: December 24, 2008, 11:03:52 pm »
Well, what do you think?

http://www.wheel-whores.com/news/?p=42

Intense discussion about the decals will be one for sure :wink:
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2008, 11:06:53 pm »
Love em! :D
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2008, 08:00:26 am »
What size are those in the pics































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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2008, 08:15:19 am »
I really like it!

If i was going for the Euro look, then i'd definitely consider them!
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2008, 08:33:50 am »
yeah there tastey  :happy2: around the £800 mark as well not to bad!
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2008, 10:17:54 am »
....

What do I think? - Yuk!! Horrible! OK as a plastic hubcap on a steel wheel. And how good are they at brake cooling?
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2008, 11:09:04 am »
Quote from: RedRobin on December 25, 2008, 10:17:54 am
And how good are they at brake cooling?

Probably better than the Monzas tbh!
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2008, 11:57:44 am »
Quote from: CocoPops on December 25, 2008, 11:09:04 am
Quote from: RedRobin on December 25, 2008, 10:17:54 am
And how good are they at brake cooling?

Probably better than the Monzas tbh!

....You reckon? I guess we need T_T to add his technical comments.

Either way, I still think they are in poor taste, but ETTO.




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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2008, 12:10:47 pm »
I would imagine that the Ronal design allows the air to be drawn in/sucked out of the centre rather than flowing over the top as per the Monzas.

And if they're lighter than standard wheels then thats enough of a reason for me :)

Reduce the unsprung weight etc.
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2008, 12:23:22 pm »
^^^^

Fair enough 8). I just hate the way they look.
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2008, 02:14:56 pm »
I like those a lot! But I think they'd suit my mk2 better. ;)


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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2008, 03:13:47 pm »
wow thats an old design look, I remember mates fitting that type of look to novas to give the rally look back in late 80s.
I think they would look ok on my silver standard look mk1 GTI but not sure they would look right on a new more rounded car like the mk5
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2008, 08:43:10 pm »
i looked at these about 4 months ago and i like them  :grin: old school rims mixed up for the new car and i also like these





now VW should have put these on the pireli gti  8)
« Last Edit: December 25, 2008, 08:46:30 pm by MAT ED30 »
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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2008, 08:44:51 am »
Hmm, you'd have them de-stickered obviously! They remind me, like Snoopy of the stuff you used to see on the likes of a gravel rally stage cars. I'm sure they real ones are optimised for cooling, whether the Ronal is all show though I dunno?

Not sure how they'll look on a MKV, I saw one on similar looking 18" Schmidts and they just looked lost.



This one is deigned for the job



And a car on THs



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Re: RONAL make a new 18" wheel
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2008, 12:13:18 am »
ergh....im sorry but i am NOT a fan of these ronals at all!! i couldn justify those looks even if they were lighter than my phone!
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