Set of 4 18” alloys - suitable for AW / BZ (current shape) Polo. WHEELS NOW SOLD!
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2024 12:36 pm
I’m reluctantly selling my RC Design RC32 alloys that I had on my 2020 Polo GTI+. The only reason I’m selling them is I’ve sold my GTI+ and they don’t fit my new car; if they did fit I’d be keeping them. Details and pictures of the alloys below;
Now for the pictures - apologies; it’s a bit of a picture overload.
Wheels on the car;
Width and diameter details, and JWL certification mark;
Manufacturer name and wheel name (RC32);
Wheel offset (ET51);
Small area of kerb damage before SMART repair;
Same section of wheel rim after repair;
- RC Design RC32’s in Ferric Grey Matte powder coat finish, manufactured by German company Brock. These wheels are exactly the same spec as the OEM optional 18” alloys that VW fit to the current shape (AW and BZ) Polo GTI; 7.5J x 18”, with an offset of ET51 and centre bore size 57.1. They use the original VW conical / ball seat bolts so they can be bolted straight on to the car.
- They’re TUV approved (TUV certificate at the link; https://www.brock.de/Gutachten/RC-Desig ... swagen.pdf), and they’re also KBA and JWL certified - KBA and JWL marks can be seen in the pictures below; KBA mark on the face of the wheels to the left of the valve stems, JWL mark on the reverse side of one of the spokes on each wheel.
- These alloys have a powder coated finish which is very durable, so unlike diamond cut alloys they won’t succumb to white worm corrosion. They’re therefore ideal to use as winter wheels, although I kept them on my GTI+ all year round as I’m not a fan of VW OEM factory diamond cut alloys.
- Wheels are in very good condition as can be seen from the pictures. Wheel no.4 in the pictures has had a small cosmetic SMART repair - an oncoming dustcart veered onto my side of the road which forced me to mount a kerb, resulting in a small section of kerb damage. I’ve included a ‘before’ and ‘after’ picture of the damaged area of the wheel (you can tell it’s before and after of the same wheel by the orientation of the tyre and the position of the two small wheel weights - you can see the edge of the wheel weights between the spokes). Apart from that one small cosmetic repair, the wheels have not suffered any other damage - cosmetic or structural.
- Tyres are Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (215/40 R18) with a decent amount of tread remaining; 5.5mm - 6mm on the two tyres that were on the rear of the car and around 4mm on the two tyres that were on the front. Tyres have never been punctured or repaired.
Now for the pictures - apologies; it’s a bit of a picture overload.
Wheels on the car;
Width and diameter details, and JWL certification mark;
Manufacturer name and wheel name (RC32);
Wheel offset (ET51);
Small area of kerb damage before SMART repair;
Same section of wheel rim after repair;