18" diamond cut monza refurb, opinions please

[homesqueeze]

The diamond cut look is nice, but yes it will always find it's way back, although regular care will help to delay it. I was unsure about getting mine powdercoated, but I'm so glad I did! If anything I think they look better now than when they were diamond cut. I got mine finished in a custom 'Smoked Chrome' and I love it. Changes colour depending on the light and angle you view them. Plus they are unique, no-one will have exactly the same colour finish 

These look great  as soon as I see the word chrome it conjurs up images of nastiness in my mind but these do look ace!
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Thanks. Haha I know what you mean, I was worried they might be too bling myself. But they aren't like real chrome or anything, they are actually quite dark looking most of the time.

The diamond cut look is nice, but yes it will always find it's way back, although regular care will help to delay it. I was unsure about getting mine powdercoated, but I'm so glad I did! If anything I think they look better now than when they were diamond cut. I got mine finished in a custom 'Smoked Chrome' and I love it. Changes colour depending on the light and angle you view them. Plus they are unique, no-one will have exactly the same colour finish 

Very very nice! Do you have any pictures of the whole car with this wheel finish?

Cheers! Yep, here you go 
It is hard to do them justice in photos though.

[SRC]

+1 for the two-tone smoked chrome.  I went down that route and they're still looking immaculate.

[bimbound]

When I bought my car, the previous owner had the wheels refurbed ready for sale. They are in anthracite grey and they look excellent, much better than the standard look.

Any pics?

Sure! Fresh off the camera this morning

  Suit the red really well 

The diamond cut look is nice, but yes it will always find it's way back, although regular care will help to delay it. I was unsure about getting mine powdercoated, but I'm so glad I did! If anything I think they look better now than when they were diamond cut. I got mine finished in a custom 'Smoked Chrome' and I love it. Changes colour depending on the light and angle you view them. Plus they are unique, no-one will have exactly the same colour finish 

These look great  as soon as I see the word chrome it conjurs up images of nastiness in my mind but these do look ace!

Thanks. Haha I know what you mean, I was worried they might be too bling myself. But they aren't like real chrome or anything, they are actually quite dark looking most of the time.

The diamond cut look is nice, but yes it will always find it's way back, although regular care will help to delay it. I was unsure about getting mine powdercoated, but I'm so glad I did! If anything I think they look better now than when they were diamond cut. I got mine finished in a custom 'Smoked Chrome' and I love it. Changes colour depending on the light and angle you view them. Plus they are unique, no-one will have exactly the same colour finish 

Very very nice! Do you have any pictures of the whole car with this wheel finish?

Cheers! Yep, here you go 
It is hard to do them justice in photos though.







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  Like these a lot, the more pics i'm seeing the more I am swaying away from the diamond cut and getting them powder coated/painted instead, coupled with the liklihood that they will look good for a lot longer.

+1 for the two-tone smoked chrome.  I went down that route and they're still looking immaculate.

Do you have pics on your car? Mine is the same colour as yours so it could well be the decider 

[RedRobin]

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All about it here:   http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,726.0.html

Mine, powdercoated Smoked Chrome..................







They look different in different lights.

[prp74]

Liking them a lot  look great on a red car.

[RobboGTI]

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All about it here:   http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,726.0.html

Mine, powdercoated Smoked Chrome..................







They look different in different lights.

What centre caps are they?! Where from?

[alexmccabe]

Yeah I agree, they do look great!

[RedRobin]

What centre caps are they?! Where from?

^ Real carbonfibre centre caps made by a friend for me as a one off. He prep'd and wrapped some OEM VW caps.

[RobboGTI]

What centre caps are they?! Where from?

^ Real carbonfibre centre caps made by a friend for me as a one off. He prep'd and wrapped some OEM VW caps.

I was thinking they were probably custom made. May give it a go myself at some point if I get hold of some carbon weave

[Cadders96]

So the 18" monza wheels are the main thing letting down the appearance of my recently purchased gti. They have a pretty bad case of white worm on all 4 wheels.

I've found a place local-ish to me that will do full diamond cut refurb for £85 a wheel which I think is more or less the going rate for this work and after a chat with them on the phone have no reason to doubt quality of the workmanship.

I can get them stripped and powder/coated sprayed for £45 a wheel keeping them in a single colour, eg losing the darker shading inside the wheel.

So my question is, is it worth getting the proper diamond cut refurb or will the wheels just end up in the same state again as soon as they pick up a few chips and water gets in behind the lacquer. I will be cleaning the car weekly and would try to keep on top of keeping the wheels sealed and touch up any chips with clear nail varnish but is this a losing battle?! Is it worth nearly double the price per wheel?

Those of you who have had this refurb done, were you glad you did it or did you later wish that you'd just had them re-painted which maybe doesnt look quite so good but makes the wheels somewhat more resilient.

didnt bother with the refurb and had them powdercoated...

Old Thread I know but Do you know the paint codes for these?