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Offline Rustybear

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18 or 17 monzas?
« on: August 04, 2012, 09:25:24 am »
I have 17 monzas that will need tyres changing soon so I was thinking of changing them to 18 monza tyre prises not that different. Just wondering has anyone changed from 17 to 18 and did it make a big difference in ride, comfort etc? Seennloads of different descriptions of 18 I.e. diamond cut, black insides, chromed but what is then vw standard colour as supplied when new?

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Re: 18 or 17 monzas?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2012, 09:29:32 am »
For the Monza II (18's) the factory finish for the Mk5 was diamond cut faces with grey inserts. The later Mk6's had the Monza Shadows with gloss black inserts.

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Re: 18 or 17 monzas?
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2012, 10:11:50 am »
Hi Rustybear,

I asked a similar question last week. Take a look here:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,51143.0.html

Hope that helps  :smiley:

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Re: 18 or 17 monzas?
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2012, 11:14:18 am »

I went from 17 Monza to18" BBS Pescara's and the ride is no worse.  :happy2:

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Re: 18 or 17 monzas?
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2012, 06:50:27 pm »
If you want to buy them new from VW I hope youve got the lottery on!  :surprised:
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Re: 18 or 17 monzas?
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2012, 07:51:33 pm »
I'm looking at a set of 18" Monza Shadow replicas from a place in Barnsley for £330... Just got to decide whether they're as important as a revo remap
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