Alloys for a 'Nimbus' Grey 6R? Any recommendations?

[aaronon]

Hey everyone,

You may or may not know i've a Grey 6R and am going to get the VW lowering kit (30mm front and back) so was also thinking of splashing out on a new set of wheels.

How much lower is the GTi than a normal polo? Of it's just 30mm then I guess that means my new 17's will be an easy straight swap with no chance of arch rubbing etc as the gti comes with 17's.

But I'm not sure what to get or what will suit the grey Polo? I saw some replica BBS Rs wheels and they look very nice on a white Polo and are £600 here in NI with tyres on - but will they suit my car? Do you think they're nice?

Here are the BBS: http://www.autoalloys.com/Search%20Allo ... -5x100-112

Here's another set which look quite nice: http://www.autoalloys.com/Search%20Allo ... 17-ZCW-ZS1

All this talk of rubbing arches, and wheels poking has confused the life out of me. Help meeeeeeeee

[lxm]

Has to be the official VW Knight or Syenit alloys.



(red above, mattS on the forum)

(took this yesterday)

[vc-10]

A black 6R with those alloys went past me when I was walking home from uni today, it had evidently just been cleaned and waxed properly as it was gleaming. Looked fantastic. Awesome looks + OEM = What more could you want?

[aaronon]

Those alloys look great lxm!

Problem is they'll be a lot more than £600 all in :(

That grey Polo is exactly how mine would look. Looks awesome, and they're 16's too... They look like 17s!

How much is that lowered by ATM?

Syenit look great. What's the difference between those and the Knights?

These are Syenits aren't they? They're from the official polo accessories mag and they're £160 without tyres

http://www.eurotuner.com.my/VW/08.jpg

Do you reckon that Polo in the picture is dropped 30mm die to that being the only option in that same book? I think it looks perfect that wee gap between the arch and wheel! It doesn't say anything about what size profile tyres are on that though

I was set on BBS but you've definitely swayed me haha! I'm concerned vw have photoshopped that image though to make the alloys to look bigger, and the car lower so id love to see them in a real photo with 30mm drop! Unless you're picture above is that and then that's great now I know!

[lxm]

Some people have said around the web that the knights are silver alloys with the black inserts and the Syenit has an anthracite surface with black inserts.

From my own little investigation I've come to the conclusion that both alloys have the same front colour, difference being that the inserts are different;

Knights = gloss black insert and the Syenit has the anthracite gloss insert (see picture below)

Syenit

Knight


I may be completely wrong.




The link you posted , I believe that VW have photoshopped that image, the grey polo side on picture that I posted is a true account of that they will look like.

[Joe9n3]

Official vw alloys look shocking would never fit them to my car, do the right thing and find a set of nice aftermarket wheels, pref 17x7.5 with 215/40/17 rubber. Job Done!

Also fit the H&R springs instead 25/40, hell of a better drop than the vw ones

[C17LJR]

Official vw alloys look shocking would never fit them to my car, do the right thing and find a set of nice aftermarket wheels, pref 17x7.5 with 215/40/17 rubber. Job Done!

Also fit the H&R springs instead 25/40, hell of a better drop than the vw ones

Not all of them, sometimes ones that don't look good on one car can on another



Do agree with the H&R comment though, that's if you don't want coilovers

[nVIR]

I'd go with 17" Boavistas - they look beast, especially if the car is sitting with the VW Racing springs in them!

[ubiquitous-j]

+1 for Boavistas

Easily the nicest 17in alloys VW have done for years!

[StreetTriple]

Yeah love my bovista's....but needs lowered!!

[aaronon]

Thanks for all the replies guys, and the explanation of the differences between knights and scents. Is 7.5 wide exactly what I need? Do 7's look crap?

I have to admit I just don't like Boavista's. There's just something about them I don't like so I can't be getting those

Are H&R that much better? I wanted to be OEM and get only VW specified springs

I saw a photo on Instagram of the syenit when the car on the official VW lowering springs.

What do you guys think? I think that 17's would fill that small gap in the arches a bit more while not making it too low (there's a lot of ramps here in Belfast LOL) so the only thing I'm wary of in terms of the Syenit's are the fact they're 16.

[K.I.T.T.]

You do realise the OEM lowering kit is made by Eibach? You may as well get the Eibach Pro Kit for half price, or get the H&R kit. It's like paying £15 for an air filter that's in VAG packaging instead of buying a Hengst / Mann filter (who supply VAG) from a motor factors for £5. They're both the same thing.

Ash

[aaronon]

You do realise the OEM lowering kit is made by Eibach? You may as well get the Eibach Pro Kit for half price, or get the H&R kit. It's like paying £15 for an air filter that's in VAG packaging instead of buying a Hengst / Mann filter (who supply VAG) from a motor factors for £5. They're both the same thing.

Ash

I thought i'd have to go OEM if I wanted to keep my 3 year free service plan.

[K.I.T.T.]

You sure it's 30 / 30 and not 25 / 30 (that's what the EIbach Pro Kit is)? Double check with regards to the service plan - it may void any warranty related to suspension components but they can't not honour the service plan if you want to add your own personal touch to the car. Going by that notion, you're also screwed if you fit aftermarket alloys.

Ash

[aaronon]

Yeah that's a good point KITT!

I've saw Oz Chronos on Instagram and they look AMAZING! Don't seem to be made anymore though

These look kind of nice. . .but are only 7.5 and I've been told to get 8 so i'm not sure if they'd therefore look really wrong!

Does the fact they're 7.5 rather than 8 mean they could run off my arches or something?