Ollie's 1.0E (the new look)

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:20 am

ollie can you send me one mate? i will send you a quid via paypal? lol

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:43 am

PM Sent

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:26 pm

hmmmm will have a think about it Ollie, but if someone else wants it before i decide please sell it!!

JKM_GTI · Post by **JKM_GTI** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:36 pm

Cars looking good - Love those RXII's!

I'll take a sticker if you've still got any? (That's if it hasn't been dipped by anyone!)

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:35 pm

oh man those wheels are the nuts....I need them..are they RXII 16's? damn how hard they are to find

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:44 pm

Yep, they're 16" RXII's (or BBS RS764). They're very hard to find in 4x100 form, and they're much easier to find in 5x100 form.

Here's some advice I gave to another member, on page 2.

Unfortunately, they're not on sale anymore. They were originally standard equipment on the Golf 3.5 cabriolet, the avantgarde model.

If you want some, you'll have to do a lot of looking on ebay (English and German) for these wheels. There was a set on ebay recently, which looked a little tatty, but repairable. Keep on searching for terms like "BBS 16, BBS 4 stud, BBS RS, BBS RXII, Golf wheels, Golf cabriolet/cabrio/convertible/cabby/etc." I'm fortunate enough to have contacts in the tyre and wheel trade, and got them refurbished with brand new tyres.

Have a look at local tyre and wheel shops, too in their second hand wheels, you may unearth some lying around.

Overall, they're VERY hard to acquire. Give 'cyhliu' and 'Redline' a PM, since they both have the same wheels. I think there was another guy in the 'Member's Rides' section with a grey GTI look-a-like. Getting their experiences about their wheels will be invaluable.

You could also go for a set of 16" RX's without the split-rim bolts, and are one-piece. They go for about Â£800, at a guess, and don't suffer the corrosion problems that RXII's have.

You could always offer me Â£1500 for mine though.

I could get a part number off my ones for you, and there may be a set lurking around in a dealership somewhere.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:48 pm

that would be cool, although 1500 is on the wrong side of 1000 for me!

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:58 pm

I have a part number;

It's 1H0601025AJ.

I was having a laugh when I said Â£1500. I really don't want to sell them (yet!). If I were to sell them, it'd be closer to Â£750 with tyres.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:08 pm

It makes me feel almost guilty about running my 16" RXII's during winter when I remember how rare they are

But they'll be getting refurbed once I have time to finish the 15's off, so I don't feel too bad.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:12 pm

I would actually give you my left arm (i'm left handed) for those wheels

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:09 pm

shantybeater wrote:I would actually give you my left arm (i'm left handed) for those wheels

how would you change gear?

polo power · Post by **polo power** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:25 pm

he would have to buy a left hand drive car lol

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:32 pm

New Photos

No new mods, but I have given it a nice clean

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:55 pm

Lookin well m8

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:51 am

Ollie_R wrote:Overall, they're VERY hard to acquire. Give 'cyhliu' and 'Redline' a PM, since they both have the same wheels. I think there was another guy in the 'Member's Rides' section with a grey GTI look-a-like. Getting their experiences about their wheels will be invaluable.

yea the guy with grey GTI look-a-like on 16" RXIIs is me! ollie's right, they're damn hard to find these wheels! i've seen a few tatty sets on go ebay Â£300+... and u'll still need a good refurb and low profile tyres, so really it would be a bargain if ollie sold it at the price of Â£750 cuz his are mint! the condition of his wheels and his car in fact are the stuff of dreams for me.. nice shiny bodywork, lowered superbly and wheels spaced out just right, gives the car a better stance! thats the only thing i'd say about the rxIIs (apart from annoyingly bad corrosion!) i wish they 7" wide rather than 6.5"...

p.s loving the sticker!