Which alloys to buy? SE? 16v?

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:10 am

Phatman wrote:They look well cool! Are they 6x15"? Make a change from boring spokes, plus they hide the weedy Polo brakes too!

They're 14"s with a fitment of 6j * 14, Et 35, PCD 4x100 with the tyre profile of 185/55/R14 80H. Nice combination and also works when the cars pretty low.

Look nice don't they

LeMeph · Post by **LeMeph** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:12 pm

I have a set of 15" (think theyre 15...) alloys of a standard Mk3 Golf. Theyre six spoke, plain and basic. But they suit the car well i think. I only have a bad pic, no scanner or digi camera. But this is a pic ive taken on film and then photographed again with webcam so expect poor quality!

This is also before lowering, looks ten times sweeter now its 40mm lower.

I got em for free aswell

, the only reason i did get them at all in fact lol. I had standard steelies on and my mate bought some 17's for his golf so he didnt need them, being the pike bastard that i am i did not complain in taking his second hand goods from him. I was doing him a favour really. Saves him the effort of selling and having to actually handle money. Which he cant be trusted with anyway so yeh.. *ahem*

mbenz1 · Post by **mbenz1** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:17 pm

6NBen wrote:i totally agree loop gti wheels are lush you got any pics mate??

No sorry wont have any up for a while due to being away from the car for 4 weeks (knee injury).

but there should be some some about from other polos (robin briefly had them iirc)

i think there 15x6 or maybe 15x6.5.

they sit nicely anyway

Mk4Mexican · Post by **Mk4Mexican** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:17 pm

lupo gti wheels are called bathurts!
thar are sweet! think might even be 7j wide, but at least 6.5j, where the polo gti bbs rx2s are only 6j!
either ones will look sweet!

mbenz1 · Post by **mbenz1** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:34 pm

yeah i think the bathursts are 6.5j as i run 195/45/15 on front and on the back 205/45/15(as standard).

this is because 205/45/15 are rare as chickens teeth and couldnt get 2 for the front.

therefore look into this that if a tyre goes you will have to replace the 2 so they are the same size

mbenz1 · Post by **mbenz1** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:18 am

randomly found a pic...

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:06 pm

LeMeph wrote:I have a set of 15" (think theyre 15...) alloys of a standard Mk3 Golf. Theyre six spoke, plain and basic. But they suit the car well i think. I only have a bad pic, no scanner or digi camera. But this is a pic ive taken on film and then photographed again with webcam so expect poor quality!

This is also before lowering, looks ten times sweeter now its 40mm lower.

I got em for free aswell , the only reason i did get them at all in fact lol. I had standard steelies on and my mate bought some 17's for his golf so he didnt need them, being the pike bastard that i am i did not complain in taking his second hand goods from him. I was doing him a favour really. Saves him the effort of selling and having to actually handle money. Which he cant be trusted with anyway so yeh.. *ahem*

They are 7 spoke mate

I doubt you'l find a mint set of Polo GTI wheels for under Â£300......so they are quite pricey AND they are very prone to corrosion! so i would disregard them.

The bathursts(lupo GTI wheels) are really nice....iv seen them on the mk5 and look awesome when totally decked, but i am not keen on them on the mk4

May lok better if lowered etc though.

The picture you posted up of the photo shop come from the mk5 colour concept, and are VERY rare, so would be difficult to find a set and may prove quite expensive.

Personally if its new wheels with subtle standard look, i would either go for Solitudes which suit the mk4 sooooo well, or somethin a bit different, NOZ's wheels....Le Castalettes, not le castelles really great with a good healthy dose of 80mm lowering