Ollie's 1.0E (the new look)

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:49 pm

its lookin awesom mate. llike the black bump strips! Really break things up nicely! very nice car!

Did i see someone say your getting rid....for a GTI

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:07 pm

that car looks better everytime i see it Ollie!!
if this is anything to go by, the gti u get will look awesome!!

dubpilot · Post by **dubpilot** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:24 pm

lovin the stance! how much is that lowered by?

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:42 pm

dubpilot wrote:lovin the stance! how much is that lowered by?

It's lowered on a 60mm suspension kit.

Yeah, I've been looking for red, low mileage GTI's at the moment. The priority for the moment though, is to get it taxed and insured, and also get the dent on my nearside rear arch sorted, that some irresponsible person did to my wonderful car. I might be getting myself a porter cable, also as a 20th birthday present soon though, to get rid of those pesky swirl marks

.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:13 pm

Ollie, I forgot to ask what tyres you have got fitted on those rims: 195/45/16s or 195/40/16s?

Cheers

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:40 pm

Si_GTi wrote:Ollie, I forgot to ask what tyres you have got fitted on those rims: 195/45/16s or 195/40/16s?

Cheers

195/40/16 Toyo T1-R's.

djsimmy · Post by **djsimmy** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:10 pm

looks nice m8 i saw it at eddition i need some new wheels steelies are s**t

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:52 pm

djsimmy wrote:looks nice m8 i saw it at eddition i need some new wheels steelies are ****

Ah, cool. I'm probably going back on steelies soon, instead of those audi things, so I can get my RXII's polished (they're already showing a bit of laquer lift already

). I seem to recall you were going to put some classics on your car, how's that going?

i_am_ray · Post by **i_am_ray** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:24 am

seriously
ive been looking for alloys for ages, and yours are the ones.
please, where can i get those wheels and how much for?! lol
cheers man.
nice car btw

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:07 am

i_am_ray wrote:seriously
ive been looking for alloys for ages, and yours are the ones.
please, where can i get those wheels and how much for?! lol
cheers man.
nice car btw

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_am_ray · Post by **i_am_ray** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:31 pm

dam.
the only alloys ive ever liked are not only way out of my price range, but practically impossible to find.
great lol

i found these which look pretty similar i think.
wotcha reckon?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

i_am_ray · Post by **i_am_ray** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:39 pm

ok i just found this car on ebay as a related item, i swear thats the wheels that i just posted!!!!! but they look s**t on that car lol, and nothing like yours, yet in the pic on ebay of the wheels 4 sale they look really similar

help! lol
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0030042499

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:44 pm

Those fox wheels aren't too bad, and would look alright on your car. I could help you out with some wheels if you have some sort of price range.

I think the wheels on the polo in the second ebay link must be a 14 or 13 inch wheel, which is probably why they look different.

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:19 pm

Them Fox ones are nasty man! Why dont you go for a set of 15's.....there is loadza GTI wheels for sale on ebay so you may pick up a bargain. 15's can look just as nice with alot of lowerage.

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:56 pm

To be honest, I think the Fox wheels are a bit tacky, and look quite out-dated.

I think the decision of buying wheels has to be properly thought out. As I said, a price range would be helpful, and I could recommend you some decent wheels.