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Agreed with everyone else, no to 17's on a polo (well, pre 2002 anyway).

Get a nice set of 8+9x15"s, looks far better, and you still get the horrible scrub problems you would get with 17's!

Remember, "if you ain't scrubbin', you ain't dubbin"

i run 17s on mine since march, had it lowerd 35mm for ages and was way to high. got it on coilovers bout a month ago, not sure how low it was, this is it........

i thought it looked ok when i got it on coilies,but,cudnt have passengers because it scrubd loads, so i got tired of that pretty quick! also 17s slow it down a stupid amount, i had forgotten how much untill i took them off last weekend, and now it looks like this.....

its sooooooo much more fun on the steels, i think 17s can look ok, but i wudnt recomend them. fucks the handling completely. im now on the hunt for 15s, just because you will never get it low on 17s.
oh and also full lock is not a problem!

looks good droppd on the steels

Had 205/40/17 tyres, cheap as chips lol

Wow, I didnt realise everyone had such an avid hatred towards 17" wheels on Mk5's...

Anyway, if you want 17's go for it. 15's may be more practical and all that but ive had no problems with my 17's and glad i got them!

Chris

hmmm i had no idea 17's slowed it down!!!
how about 16's??? thats what i wanna get....16" BBS RX's or RXii's.
not too sure whcih, i want the ones way z has, but some places on the net say they are RXii's, others say they are RX's
anyhoo...I WANT THEM!!! lol

will it slow my car down???? i dont htink i could hanlde it being any slower, i already whack it in 2nd if im in 4th and cant pull away fast enough, i just get the ump lol

the difference in weight alone between 15s and 17s is pretty huge, even the difference between my 7J and 8J wheels is surprisingly large. Added weight = lower speed

in theory the rolling circumferance of bigger wheels means for slower acceleration but a higher top end, i'd say the lower acceleration vastly outweighs the higher top end though

yer my top end is fine! i can happily cruise at 90ish and push it to near 100 if need be. but its the acc. that rle pisses me off!
hmmmmm, u think i shud not get 15's then?

i_am_ray wrote:yer my top end is fine! i can happily cruise at 90ish and push it to near 100 if need be. but its the acc. that rle pisses me off!
hmmmmm, u think i shud not get 15's then?

Yeah, 16 inch wheels slow it down loads, and since having steelies put on, my mpg has increased significantly. Go for 15's. I used to have a set of 15" OZ F1 Cups, which are really light wheels on my Polo, and it was loads more fun to drive compared with my 16's.

hmmm, can u get 15" BBS RX's???? lol wud they be more fun? i rle cudnt handle it being slower than it is now.

Yeah, you can get 15" RX's and RXII's (from the GTI). You can also get 14" one's too, from BBS Japan.





Gold 14" RX's

I'm sure someone like G-Werks can import them for you. The 14" one's would look awesome on any Polo

http://www.bbs-japan.co.jp

CymruPolo wrote:17s on a Polo make it look like a 4X4 IMO.

Unless your names Jordan, -80 to 100mm on 17's or 150mm at shows

Not too sure if he still has it though.

ye 17's look crap 15's look good but 16's suit the polo so much.

Ollie_R wrote:Yeah, you can get 15" RX's and RXII's (from the GTI). You can also get 14" one's too, from BBS Japan.





Gold 14" RX's

I'm sure someone like G-Werks can import them for you. The 14" one's would look awesome on any Polo

http://www.bbs-japan.co.jp

Agreed! 14's would look good especially if they were wide too.. say 8" wide!!