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Ok so I seen a lot of people with Porsche Rims. So I just been browsing eBay and found these
which look similar, kinda. So seen as these are local to me and they come with tyres, although not the size tyre, what would people think if they saw a polo with these on? And if a lot of the reaction is positive then I might just go get them hehe.
I am mega desprate for some new alloys now as I have had to refer back to my Stock ones and they look naff lol. Stupid 17s rubbed away all my tread on the front tyres
its funny u should mention this actually cause theres a alfa with these same wheels on near my dads friend and everytime i see them i wonder wat they would look like on the polo..... only thing is would have to get rid of the alfa badge in the middle..... otherwise im intreged in wat theyd look like to. i awlays thought theyd look quite nice as theyre different.
are they 4x100? off set?
also cause theyre standard wheels they are narrower thus i would of thought the tyres would be cheaper to.
Everyones putting other German makes on their cars so this should be very different. These won't have the PCD as VW's. You'd also need 'wobbly bolts' to have these on the car and maybe spigott rings.
Apparently they are 4x100 but I checked some sites and it seems they are 4x98. hehe could I get them to fit??? I dunno hehe might email to guy go and view them, see if they fit on and if they do buy them there and then
Edit: I just spoke to a wobbly Bolt producer and they actually work both ways, for 4x98 car and 4x100 cars sweet.
Im gunna phone the seller up and buy them hopefully today =D
NOZ wrote:^^ Yeah, they're either 4x98 which Are Fiat too and Alfa's althout they do 4x ***
Wobbly bolts basically go into the hole and bend to make up the difference in PCD. A good quality set costs around £30.
Aye I found some on ebay for £40 they seem top quality so I think i'll go with them.
Just gunna buy my Coilovers as well lol Credit cards are just awesome haha. But my old wheels will pay for the new ones im getting =D
kipper wrote:..... only thing is would have to get rid of the alfa badge in the middle..... otherwise im intreged in wat theyd look like to.
I like the Alfa badge hehe might keep it if they look ok
EDIT:
I phoned the place up after I got home from work. Unfortunatley it closed at 5:30 so I cant go get them. However I asked him what the PCD was. He said it was "ET49.5" can any one translate this for me in to 4x*** please
yeh the ET is basically like where from the center of the rim (if you were to look at it top down aka with tire tread on floor in normal position).
Easier way to say it is the width of the rim. Not the diameter but the actual width. as in the J. The ET is positive or negative from this middle point. So the greater negative the wheel the more they will stick out from the arch, the lower the more they will sick in.
Ok people I bought the wheels and fitted one just to look at it on So here it is:
But I now need some assistance again, im such a nubby.
I went to the local car performance shop and the guy tells me I need to bore out the holes from what I could gather, he was talking too fast.
So the wheels are 4x98 as expected. Do i need to get each hole bored out to be one mill wider and then get some Wobbly Bolts and use them on the car?
Thanks
*Note: I admit the car needs a polish and door bumper thingys removing but I just dont find the time for that
The PCD? in which case his talking jibberish OR
The Centrebore CB? (the centre hole that sits snug against the hub of the car)
As i mentioned earlier you may need spigott rings if the rims centrebore is big, like an adapter. If the centrebore is too small, unfortunetly you will have to get them to an engineer to bore out the centre. If you don't the rim won't sit snug and you'll think cos the bolts found the thread in the hub its sitting flush when its not. When driving the nuts can break off and the rim will be wobbly. Happened to me with the rims I currently have and I didn't even know when started driving off
If the centrebore is too small then an engineer can do it for about £80 for 4 rims.
Hum I think the centrebore it a little bigger tbh but as u can see form the pic the wheel sits fine great against the hub with no gap as hoped So maybe a spigott ring is needed, but is that essentail a rubber spacer?
infact the centrebore on the Polo is 57.1 and the centerbore on the alfa is 58.1 spigott rings needed?
all the spigot ring stuff aside, i recking once u get them sorted properly i think theyll look great lowered. i would probably get the spigot rings tho. dunno where ud get them from tho.
