Dans grey MK5 GTI. Prepping for VagTuner

[Dave J]

Gutted to read these didn't clear the brakes - I was expecting these to look epic on the car.
Any other wheel you are going for now?

[dansmith180]

^^^^ Like those! I nearly bought a set a while back, I ummmmed and aaarrrred for ages, awesome wheels.

Yeah I saw you were between a few sets for a while, I think that's the first time a saw these ones actually.

Gutted to read these didn't clear the brakes - I was expecting these to look epic on the car.
Any other wheel you are going for now?

Yeah I really thought being a 'racing' wheel they'd have plenty of clearance, it was quite difficult for me to keep my calm tbh. I've got a couple of possibilities in mind ATM.

I've liked these for a while


But I saw these recently and I think they'd look awesome, luckily we've got a Porsche in at work that has these wheels on so I should be able to find out if they clear without having to buy another set of wheels only to have to return them.



Going to take a few days to think and return/ sell all the stuff I bought.

[Shoduchi]

I'm sorry to read that the wheels didn't have enough brake clearance. I hope you can find a good set that suits your needs. :(

[xjay1337]

You'll be fine running  H&Rs or Eibach's on track mate.
Consider going for a lower offset to gain extra clearance.

[dansmith180]

You'll be fine running  H&Rs or Eibach's on track mate.
Consider going for a lower offset to gain extra clearance.

It was 48 or 35 and I think 35's would have given me clearance issues tbh. I've just been told I can't return them so its either make them fit or sell them  , such a ball ache.

You think H&R's / Eibachs would be alright then? Even 10mm +? Seems a tad risky to me, I've got no issues with spacers/ adaptors on the road or 3mm/ 5mm on track but that size worries me a bit.
 

[xjay1337]

You would have been fine 8 inch et35 with rolled arches.

Yes mate. No issues. I run 12mm spacers, ran 20mm on my old TDI, 12mm on my GTI.
what are you worried about? Lol

[dansmith180]

I know wheel bolts can come loose on track days and with a spacer aren't they more likley to vibrate themselves very loose (if they've already come a touch loose) if you follow what I mean.

[dansmith180]

So when I got the wheels on Monday and they didn't fit I was a bit emotional and dismissed them very quickly. Now I've had some time to relax and think clearly I decided to give them a decent test fit and take a few photos.











I've had to use an 11mm spacer to clear the fronts but it should still be OK clearance wise. I do really like then and the grey on grey works better than I thought it might do. I'm still not 100% sure though which is why I put the poll up.

















If I do keep them then which centre caps do you guys think? I really like the 'central lock' ones but not sure if they're taccy though.

[mrggg]

I think these look slightly better on the gti than the ones I saw on your car yesterday, but both are great 

P.S thanks for the tyres cant wait to put them on 

[Shoduchi]

Are the front tyres out of the front wings? If not, you're fine with those spacers.

I prefer the wheels with the central lock style cover. Just the centre cap isn't enough to fill that space.

[dansmith180]

I think these look slightly better on the gti than the ones I saw on your car yesterday, but both are great 

P.S thanks for the tyres cant wait to put them on 

Thanks, and no problem 

Are the front tyres out of the front wings? If not, you're fine with those spacers.

I prefer the wheels with the central lock style cover. Just the centre cap isn't enough to fill that space.

I'm pretty sure the front will be fine if I raise it a bit, I thought the same about the centre cap, it looks empty with the little one.

[dansmith180]

Couple of comparison shots.




Coated them with C5




Lurking in the dark 

[Spankiee]

I say without the red bit looks cleaner.

[joms6r]

Love them wheels, really want a set of OZ for mine. Ps centre lock caps 

[col]

Lovely wheels. 
Better with the centre locking cap imho ...