Greg's Polo GTI :) - Pictures of new Polo :)

[MalakianCigaro]

I'm thinking of doing mine, did you sand them by hand? and roughly how long did it take to do one wheel start to finish? They look great btw.

[gregperkins]

Good job on the wheels greg, I've spent the day doing exactly the same thing, but I only got 2 wheels done.......I take long tea breaks......
I Like the dull effect you've got, i went for the shiny autosol approach, I'll put some pics on my thread.

My bbs centre caps have lost most of their clips, silicone is holding one in. I'll need some new ones for these 16''s I'm refurbing. The bbs ones are like £30-40 , how much are the vw centre caps?

Thanks mate I really enjoy doing things like this! This was my 3rd set i've refurbed haha. Was just looking at your thread, nice mirrored finish you've got mate! Very shiny

I ordered some genuine new style VW caps for £12 including postage from ebay!

Link for new style:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-NEW-GENUINE ... 526wt_1141

Classic VW style:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3030wt_907

[gregperkins]

I'm thinking of doing mine, did you sand them by hand? and roughly how long did it take to do one wheel start to finish? They look great btw.

Would definitely recommend doing them! It's a day well spent! Yeah I sanded them by hand using various grades of wet & dry. Starting on 120 grit, 240, 400, 600, then straight to 1200 grit. One wheel for the whole process including nitromors, sanding and polishing, about 2 hours.

[6N2 GTI 00]

They look very good mate, everybody seems to be doing their wheels at the moment haha
You have tempted me to finish off my original 15" RXII's

I think I prefer the mirror finish out lips though but i'm a sucker for bling

[gregperkins]

They look very good mate, everybody seems to be doing their wheels at the moment haha
You have tempted me to finish off my original 15" RXII's

I think I prefer the mirror finish out lips though but i'm a sucker for bling

Thanks mate yeah they do haha! Everyone has their own personal taste i mirror finished them on my first car and i did really like them, but thought i'd do something different this time round

[gregperkins]

Few more pictures

This is how I'm rolling atm Not really a fan of these wheels, but they'll be fine for a couple of days



Very kerbed!



Spent a couple of hours cleaning the interior today



And my new sticker

[Godderz23]

Nice mate. Povety spec wheels ftw!

You going to run them in the winter or keep the rxII's?

[gregperkins]

haha yeah mate

noo keeping the rxII's on during the winter got poor boys wheel sealant and will keep them clean

[6N2 GTI 00]

Do I spot the rare 100bhp 16V wheels
They are nice wheels though mate just need a refurb

Your leather has very similar crack marks to mine, I resorted to seat covers for the summer months for extra protection

[gregperkins]

you do indeed mate not really my type unfortunately haha

I treat the leather once a month if i can to try keep it looking fresh

Dad took my wheels to the place this morning Cant wait to get them back!

In other news, am planning on doing something with my rear lights

Updates coming soon!

[neilGTI]

Wheels look amazing mate, great job

[gregperkins]

Wheels look amazing mate, great job

Thanks buddy

[6N2 GTI 00]

Look forward to seeing what you do with the rear lights Greg
Hopefully its not a pair of tights though lol

[gregperkins]

no chance in hell am i using tights its something original and oem

[6N2 GTI 00]

no chance in hell am i using tights its something original and oem

Good lad