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neo66:
Mine has the 'made in poland' print inside them! Thats from a 57 reg Gti.

winrya:
what are the differences ??

Also do they weight the same. Bbs used hollow rim tech so have the new company done the same ?

snapey:
The faces on the BBS ones are way more clean cut, a proper straight cut across the face making it stand out way more, the Ronal ones almost have a sort of radius to the edge's very similar to the faces on the 17's but not as obvious as the 17's. There's also a raised lip around the valve on the BBS, not present on the Ronal’s.

I can also see that the paint doesn't seem to match all around the Ronal’s from the hub mounting to behind the spokes and seems to dull off a lot more where as the BBS wheel is the same colour everywhere other than the face.

The lips on the BBS's also seem to cut/polished effect where as the Ronal's seem to look a lot duller, almost painted silver in a way.

The Ronal's are 1.9KG heavier than the BBS's (With tyres) so for argument sake 2.0KG

Luke

RedRobin:
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Apart from the principle of not informing you about any changes, another very important consideration is the fact that BBS Monza's use their patented Hollow Wheel Technology and that it was specifically developed for the Mk5 GTI and took into consideration technical factors like centrifugal forces at speed.

If different, surely Ronals should not be mixed with the BBS Monza's. It isn't just a cosmetic consideration.

I would write to VW Technical and ask for clarification as you are concerned about safety issues.

winrya:
makes we wonder who made mine. All of mine were swapped under warranty a year ago??

I can't say i've noticed a difference if they are different.

Remember and differences in finish will more than likely be down to the refurb.

I'll be interested to see if they weigh the same

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