Winter steelies

[cmdrfire]

You have got to be desperate

Why? Apart from the narrower track (and corresponding decrease in handling... but hey, I'll be using them in the snow) I can't think of any limitation with them that you don't already get with winter wheels (reduction in max speed etc). I just mention because I saw some guy do it in the US with his Mk5. My big concern is clearing my front discs... which may be possible with 16" but I'm not sure.

Out of interest do VW Transporter steelies fit on Mk5's ?

cause i think they can come with 17's which look a bit nicer then your standard steel wheels


just food for thought :)

They come in 17" but an adaptor is required as the fitment is not 5x112 (I think it was 5x120). Not the end of the world especially for winter wheels.

[Snoopy]

As said above 16" steel wheels will fit the GTI (with standard brakes) and were even a winter option from the factory and still are for the mk6.

Räder / Reifen - Winterräder (zusätzlich) *
   Winterräder (zusätzlich) 4 Stahlräder 6 J x 16 Winterreifen 205/55 R 16
  615,00 €  
Wheels / Tires - Winter wheels (additional) *
    Winter wheels (additional) 4 steel wheels 6 J x 16 winter tires 205/55 R 16
   € 615.00


The R/R32 had optional winter 17s which are narrower than the standard alloys

Räder / Reifen - Winterräder (zusätzlich) *
   Winterräder "Meribel" (zusätzlich) 4 Leichtmetallräder 6 J x 17 Winterreifen 205/50 R 17
  1.000,00 € 




Steels with hubcaps(look better without imo)

[mafri]

Might be a silly question, but what do people do with their wheel nuts when they change over to winter steels? Do you just re-use the lockable ones from your Monzas?

[AdeMcG]

Holy thread revival !

I could do with a set of either steelies or some reasonable 16 or 17 " alloys with good tyres....not sure I want to take my 18" Charleston's through a winter

[Tfsi_Mike]

Im waiting on a resoloution too as 17 steels would be cheeper than another set of 1.2s

[OLLIE_JETTA_MK5]

349 quid for 17" steelies , from the new t5/6 type 17 steel wheel on ebay , theyre shed loads , was gonna get a set banded for the jetta

[AdeMcG]

349 quid for 17" steelies , from the new t5/6 type 17 steel wheel on ebay , theyre shed loads , was gonna get a set banded for the jetta

Linky please !!

[skard]

I'm going to be putting my 16" Imola alloys up for sale soon, doesn anyone know if these fit over the standard GTI brakes?

[cmdrfire]

349 quid for 17" steelies , from the new t5/6 type 17 steel wheel on ebay , theyre shed loads , was gonna get a set banded for the jetta

Can you confirm they're the same fitment? As I understand the transporters take 5x120...