BBS RX Wheels

TheEggShell · Post by **TheEggShell** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:52 pm

Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell me if these alloys would fit my Polo GTI?

Dangerous Dave · Post by **Dangerous Dave** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:56 pm

They should fit fine, the standards BBS alloys on the GTI are 4x100 pcd et43 if I remember correctly. So they are pretty much a straight swap. Sure someone else can confirm this however as I am not 100% certain.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:05 pm

You might want to find out what the centrebore size is on them.

Sounds like they're off a Calibra, which I believe has a different centrebore to the Polo.

Mike_M · Post by **Mike_M** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:07 pm

The Vauxhall bore is smaller than VW

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:02 pm

Well I stuck these on last week and they are exactly the same:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBS-RX-211-VW-Vau ... dZViewItem

They fit with a bit of persuasion, but you HAVE to have spacers otherwise they won't go on, I got them all on successfully then realised they were rubbing on the brake calipers (thats where the spacers come in). On top of that the tyres on those are worth a mint and will set you back a fair bit to get them nice & low and thin to stop rubbing (looking at like 100 quid per wheel for goodyears) . Gotta be honest tho the white wheels on my black gti looked so good...

sorry to see them go...

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:11 pm

Those first ones look darker, like they've been powerdercoated. Nice BBS centre caps, where can you get a set of those?

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:13 pm

think they have both been powder coated but mine are white

TheEggShell · Post by **TheEggShell** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:24 am

Cheers for the advice guys!

I might leave it and just get my RX II's refurbed.

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:05 am

Mouse_GTI wrote:Nice BBS centre caps, where can you get a set of those?

Have a look at the sellers other items for sale?

M6TT F · Post by **M6TT F** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:16 am

I thought the std wheels were et38?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:13 pm

mk4 glx 1.6 wrote:
Mouse_GTI wrote:Nice BBS centre caps, where can you get a set of those?
Have a look at the sellers other items for sale?

Bloody hell, Â£34 for a set of the standard ones

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:55 pm

M6TT F wrote:I thought the std wheels were et38?

They standard RXII's are ET45

M6TT F · Post by **M6TT F** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:55 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:
M6TT F wrote:I thought the std wheels were et38?
They standard RXII's are ET45

seems like a high offset for VW - thhat's Vauxhall offsets!