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Offline Spadds

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15" winter wheels on a gti?
« on: October 11, 2013, 08:09:06 pm »
Will the 1.4 mk5 golf 15" alloy wheels fit my 2005 gti?

I have four brand new 15" winter tyres that I'd prefer to use rather than sell m

This is the wheel is was wondering about:

eBay item no: 221293321698

Not sure it will cover the 312mm disk?

It would look a bit crazy but should keep me moving when it snows!!!

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Re: 15" winter wheels on a gti?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2013, 08:15:00 pm »
I wouldn't think so. I run 16" wheels in the winter and the caliper only has a few mm of clearance

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Re: 15" winter wheels on a gti?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2013, 08:52:25 pm »
16 is minimum


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Re: 15" winter wheels on a gti?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2013, 10:47:39 pm »
Boooooo!!!

Looks like I need new wheels/tyre package for winter!!! :sad1:

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Re: 15" winter wheels on a gti?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2013, 11:03:08 pm »
You need 16 inchs to clear the brakes.
Unless you want to downgrade the front brakes to 288mm over winter.. :confused: