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Bogdanbd:
I was looking to buy some new rims and in March I finally decided what to take. I wanted something light, good looking (anthracite color was a must) and to be able to withstand also not so good roads as well as some track days.
The winners were Team Dynamics pro race 1.2, although I would have liked the OZ ultraleggeras, but they were too expensive.
TD had a very good price, come from motorsport, had the color I wanted, ideal weight and design was OK.
I ordered them middle of March hoping to have them on the car by the time I went to N-ring (28 May). Rims came only last week, big time disappointment… I was told TD does not have them in stock and they must produce them…so they kept producing them for almost two months. That’s good efficiency..
The wheels were bought from the Romanian subsidiary of Topgear.co.uk.
They are 8x18 8J and ET45. Almost the same like the stock wheels with 10mm spacers.

A few photos:
Just washed and waxed, ready to be installed


On the car:

Bogdanbd:
The good:
- nice design, which I hope also will improve brakes ventilation (afterall they come from motorsport)
- steering wheel moves easier and is a bit more responsive.
- easy to clean, shiny paint - dirt does not stick to them easy
- makes the car look more aggressive (my opinion)
- other good stuff that comes from a light weight wheel
The bad:
- beacause of the paint in direct sunlight the color tends to darken a lot, giving the impression that they are black
- design leaves the impression that the wheels are smaller than 18"
The very bad:
- one wheel came a bit oval (bended).
- the same wheel had the inside rim chipped during installation
More details on this: wheels  were installed in one of the best wheel garage/service/shops in town. Very good tools, etc. I was there during the whole process.  They guy that installed them has treated them like they were made from glass, super extreme care. After he put the tires on and inflated them he put them on the “balancing machine” (I do not know how is called din English exactly) to balance them with lead chips. Doing that he noticed one of them was oval (bended). After carefully studying it we also noticed it was chipped on the inside - this happened during installation (before it was OK)  and I wonder how it was possible because he really was mega super gentle with them…. Just bad painting I guess. The wheel was not bended where it was chipped , they checked that with a bit of chalk.
I made a small movie from different angles and send it to the guys from where I bought them. Today they told me Team Dynamics does not see anything on the movie (you can clearly see it is oval, they have a tool that is just 1 cm away from the rim so you can clearly see if is bended or not)  and they can not send any exchange until they get the wheel from me…So I have a chipped oval wheel and that is my fault….After waiting two months after the damn wheels now they ask me to send one back, remain with 3 for I do not know how long time?? That is the worst customer support I have ever seen. I think they just rely on the fact that is very difficult for me to do that..so they will get away with it.
I am so very disappointed about this..so guys be very careful if you ever buy a Team Dynamics wheel check it before you buy it!
There is nothing I can do right now, I do not have the time and patience to send the wheel back…I will just try to straighten it at that shop (they have the tools for this) and hope it will not brake during the process. And I will remain with it chipped…

DanGB:
I like the colour of those, I think I would of gone for that colour if I knew about it! I think the black on black is a bit much.

sorry to hear of your problems though.

Bogdanbd:
Although they do not mention it on the website the anthracite color can be found in the phots gallery. This is how I found it. Then I saw on the US golfmkV forum (or vortex, don't remember exactly) some photos with them on a car and that convinced me.
It is not a common color, this is why I had to wait such a long time.

But also black is OK, I saw a US mkV GTI black with TD's black and looked nice. I think you are OK too!

cheungy:
Did not know they have them in that colour most cars I seen is black only but yea looking good!

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