MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Johnny_tro on February 16, 2012, 08:53:12 am

Title: Whats the difference between
Post by: Johnny_tro on February 16, 2012, 08:53:12 am

pescara  and ch alloys?

Look the same? just make?

Title: Re: Whats the difference between
Post by: RENNTAG on February 16, 2012, 09:06:54 am

Both BBS

Different offset i think and CH's have MOTORSPORT written on them.

Title: Re: Whats the difference between
Post by: dodds-gttdi on February 16, 2012, 09:46:45 am

BBS CH 025 wheels designed for the Mk5 are 18" diameter, 8" wide with an offset of 50mm (18x8" ET50)

Pescara Wheels are 18" diamter, 7.5" wide with an offset of 50mm (18x7.5" ET50)

I think these are the sizes. Hopefully somebody will come along and confirm or correct me.  :smiley:

How anout I throw a third wheel in the mix: the BBS VZ. It is a BBS CH design wheel, despite being coded 'VZ' and is 18" diameter, 8" wide with and offset of 45mm (18x8" ET45). This fits almost flush with the MK5 Golf wheel arch.

A member on here is a trader of BBS wheels and can offer them at great prices.

Title: Re: Whats the difference between
Post by: cmdrfire on February 16, 2012, 12:19:10 pm

Quote from: bendy on February 16, 2012, 09:06:54 am

Both BBS

Different offset i think and CH's have MOTORSPORT written on them.

I think only the CH-Rs have "MOTORSPORT" as they are from (?) BBS Motorsport. IIRC when I was looking the "normal" CHs did not have that text.

Title: Re: Whats the difference between
Post by: dodds-gttdi on February 16, 2012, 12:30:27 pm

Aftermarket BBS wheels (i.e. not Pescara's or Audi Optional Wheels) have MOTORSPORT written round the concave part of the wheel.

This is not an absolute rule (I've saw a Race-prepped Ferarri 360 with aftermarket wheels but no writing on them  :laugh: but it is almost always the case with wheel for mass market cars.

Replica wheels have no rules.  :scared: