MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: big al on June 14, 2010, 08:32:32 pm

Title: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: big al on June 14, 2010, 08:32:32 pm
Hi guys, been after a set of BBS RS, or similar alloys for a while now, but nothing is coming up lately.
The closest set I have seen are these:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi143.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr122%2FSchnaffler%2Fal%2F1.jpg&hash=2ccf7436de58693acc940ee68bb6421251b42a93)
Problem being that htey only do 16s.
Would this look gash on my MK5, or can anone reccomend some nicer wheels, that are similar to these please?
Thanks.
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: winrya on June 14, 2010, 08:37:54 pm
17's look too small so I'd say 16's would look silly sorry
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: vRS_Pagey on June 14, 2010, 08:40:12 pm
That seems to be the fashionable mod on the continent, seen a lot of Golfs from Belgium running on 14"s..............look nasty imo, bigger is better!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: vwrascal on June 14, 2010, 08:49:22 pm
Love the lenso bsx, shame it dont come bigger than 16"   :sad1:
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: Howardvwgolf on June 14, 2010, 08:50:43 pm
How about these bad boys?
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carnoisseurdirect.com%2FWebRoot%2FStore2%2FShops%2Fes109596_es12033330919%2F48AA%2FDC62%2FD9ED%2F7E3C%2FE37D%2F50ED%2F8970%2F151B%2Fcalibre_vintage.jpg&hash=1039a03fa783acd38cfd0f927048bc9134f789b0)

available in 8 and 9x17 in 5x112 fitment
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: Yellow on June 14, 2010, 08:51:21 pm
If it was loooooowwwwww then you could pull it off
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: rdfcpete on June 14, 2010, 09:00:18 pm
If it was loooooowwwwww then you could pull it off

+1 Nail. Hit. Head.
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: joesgti on June 14, 2010, 09:03:27 pm
I'd steer clear of those lenso's they look silly cheap when next to some rs's! There's a set of blue 17" rs's on eBay that look nice! Dan's also running a set exactly the same.

How much you want to spend?
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: big al on June 14, 2010, 09:56:47 pm
I'd steer clear of those lenso's they look silly cheap when next to some rs's! There's a set of blue 17" rs's on eBay that look nice! Dan's also running a set exactly the same.

How much you want to spend?
Had not spotted them Joe, but not keen on the colour TBH, so that would set me back a couple hundred to sort out, and then a couple hundred more for the centres, would spend up to £1k really,
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: big al on June 14, 2010, 10:01:27 pm
How about these bad boys?
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carnoisseurdirect.com%2FWebRoot%2FStore2%2FShops%2Fes109596_es12033330919%2F48AA%2FDC62%2FD9ED%2F7E3C%2FE37D%2F50ED%2F8970%2F151B%2Fcalibre_vintage.jpg&hash=1039a03fa783acd38cfd0f927048bc9134f789b0)

available in 8 and 9x17 in 5x112 fitment

Good spot, the company that have these (Bassjunkies) are literally 5 minutes up the road to me, Will prob be giving them a call tomorrow (If I can get these for the decent price then it also means I may be able to afford revo!  :laugh:)
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: McKay88 on June 14, 2010, 11:02:53 pm
just curious but would 16s fit on a gti i though the smallest was 17"???
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: WYTHIT on June 14, 2010, 11:34:45 pm
I would love a set of bbs r on my gti they are ultimate oldskool rim
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: vRS_Pagey on June 15, 2010, 09:11:56 am
How about these bad boys?
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carnoisseurdirect.com%2FWebRoot%2FStore2%2FShops%2Fes109596_es12033330919%2F48AA%2FDC62%2FD9ED%2F7E3C%2FE37D%2F50ED%2F8970%2F151B%2Fcalibre_vintage.jpg&hash=1039a03fa783acd38cfd0f927048bc9134f789b0)

available in 8 and 9x17 in 5x112 fitment

Good spot, the company that have these (Bassjunkies) are literally 5 minutes up the road to me, Will prob be giving them a call tomorrow (If I can get these for the decent price then it also means I may be able to afford revo!  :laugh:)

Wouldn't fancy cleaning them  :wink:
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: FamilyDub on June 15, 2010, 11:26:34 am

@ Al: The 16" Polo GTI Alloys would fit on a GTI - they're even the same design.

Those 16" and loooooooooooowwwwwww was one option I was looking at...? although I keep thinking 19", instead... :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: vRS_Pagey on June 15, 2010, 02:00:12 pm

@ Al: The 16" Polo GTI Alloys would fit on a GTI - they're even the same design.

Those 16" and loooooooooooowwwwwww was one option I was looking at...? although I keep thinking 19", instead... :evilgrin:

19" is the way forward!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: big al on June 15, 2010, 07:41:51 pm
OK, so spoke to a place off e bay about the Calibre alloys, and they say that these will not fit my GTI, does anyone know different to this?

Also, chatting to the guy off e bay with the blue BBS RS alloys, will these just fit in place, or is much work required.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBS-RS-17-17x8-17x9-vw-audi-bmw-mercedes-toyota-/110544562502?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item19bcf82946
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: Top Cat on June 15, 2010, 08:49:38 pm
Big al you cannot fit RS to your car unless you do lots of work.

You need to learn what will fit first and what the limits are before you consider buying any alloys. Those Rs will be so wide you could sit on the tyre at shows.  :wink:
Title: Re: Would 16's look crap on my GTI?
Post by: big al on June 15, 2010, 09:50:40 pm
Big al you cannot fit RS to your car unless you do lots of work.

You need to learn what will fit first and what the limits are before you consider buying any alloys. Those Rs will be so wide you could sit on the tyre at shows.  :wink:

That's the look I want, tea party on the alloys!
Cheers for that mate, Alloys and the fitments are the main thing that confuse me on cars, Will start looking for other options,