MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Johnny_tro on February 10, 2011, 11:43:50 pm
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Big thumbs up...... :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Collected today
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Lovely jubbley!
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They look amazing mate - thats exactly what i fancy. Any chance you could PM us how much it set you back (only if you don't mind) :happy2:
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Never used to be a great fan of the Monzas but they look really good! :drool:
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Is it just a reflection or finger marks that seem to be showing on the edge rim above one of the inserts at about 10 o'clock?
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Are they diamond cut or just polished/laquered?
May get myself a set of these at some point with A1 being only 5 minutes down the road.
Look forward to seeing some pics of them on your car.
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they look white wormed? or is it finger prints?
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Freshly refurbed rims should not have white worm. However they do show up fingermarks easily.
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They still look to be showing signs or Whiteworm :surprised:
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Looks more like finger prints.
I love Monza's, they look brilliant :happy2:
Are those Monza II's refurbed with black inserts or Monza Shadow's or Monza Shadow reps?
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It's only greasy fingers :evilgrin: :grin: Really like these. How much did the refurb cost?
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Had heard they were charging something like £80 a corner but could be wrong.
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greasy fingers on the spoke, but on the rim near the flash looks like corrosion?
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rims are 100% bbs monza 2s. Diamond cut and fully laquered. They are mint completely stripped anf fully refurbed. All the marks are finger prints and dried eater marks. Need a clean anf full protective polish before they go on the car. As for prices guys just phone Nigel or Gavin at A1 and they will look after you. As previously pointed out DO NOT judge them by the look of the shop.
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They look amazing , I would LOVE a set of these on my car , I cant seem to find a set anywhere though , and I am never paying what VW want for a new one! One question , could A1 turn around a really horrible scuffed and wormed set of Monza IIs into ones that nice??
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Easy chap.....! you want to see the condition of some of there wheels they have in. I see a set of alloys with a completely 'wrote off' edge' ripped/dented seriously messed up.
They have stripped it, heated it, put it on a jig to re-shape it and completely welded all the edge, smoothed it, coloured it < Looks like new. Mine were not in a bad way, but the edge had seen the odd curb or two lol they have done a fantasic job. USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
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could they achieve this finish on 17" Monza 1's (think that is what I have on my '05 GTI, they are the std wheels that came with the car) or does it have to be monza II's to enable the diamond cutting? Cheers John
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Ring up and ask. They should be able to do it on most rims.
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No probs, they can diamond cut most edges. Front the looks of there equipment, don't think there is much the can't do.....but as advised give Nigel or Gavin a call.
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could they achieve this finish on 17" Monza 1's (think that is what I have on my '05 GTI, they are the std wheels that came with the car) or does it have to be monza II's to enable the diamond cutting? Cheers John
I spoke to A1 just after I bought my GTI which came with 17 monzas on it.THey said that they cannot do the black inserts on the 17's, and don't think they do the diamond cutting on them either as the 17" alloys are different in shape around the edges.
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As for prices guys just phone Nigel or Gavin at A1 and they will look after you.
As previously pointed out DO NOT judge them by the look of the shop.
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A1 get the thumbs up from me. Never judge a book by its cover.
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Easy chap.....! you want to see the condition of some of there wheels they have in. I see a set of alloys with a completely 'wrote off' edge' ripped/dented seriously messed up.
They have stripped it, heated it, put it on a jig to re-shape it and completely welded all the edge, smoothed it, coloured it < Looks like new. Mine were not in a bad way, but the edge had seen the odd curb or two lol they have done a fantasic job. USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
Could they arrange a courier to deliver your wheels down to them then back when they are finished? Or is that easy to do yourself - the reason I ask is that I am on the hunt for a set of these now and would like them done by A1 as I prefer to use places that have a good rep via word of mouth (or keyboard in this case!)
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Easy chap.....! you want to see the condition of some of there wheels they have in. I see a set of alloys with a completely 'wrote off' edge' ripped/dented seriously messed up.
They have stripped it, heated it, put it on a jig to re-shape it and completely welded all the edge, smoothed it, coloured it < Looks like new. Mine were not in a bad way, but the edge had seen the odd curb or two lol they have done a fantasic job. USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
Do they test the wheels for cracks etc, post all this manipulation, welding and heating?
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Easy chap.....! you want to see the condition of some of there wheels they have in. I see a set of alloys with a completely 'wrote off' edge' ripped/dented seriously messed up.
They have stripped it, heated it, put it on a jig to re-shape it and completely welded all the edge, smoothed it, coloured it < Looks like new. Mine were not in a bad way, but the edge had seen the odd curb or two lol they have done a fantasic job. USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
Do they test the wheels for cracks etc, post all this manipulation, welding and heating?
....I've heard that they send them down to Yeovil for testing on the helicopters :evilgrin:
But joking apart, I guess that heating and welding alloy can be potentially very detrimental?
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Yes it can produce porosity. Also you need to know the correct mat spec when welding, bending and manipulation produces work hardened material, which can subsequently crack and fail.
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USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
Its no secret on here but I did use them (back in 2007) and they did go wrong.
I would never, ever use them again, nor would I ever recommend them :fighting:
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USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
Its no secret on here but I did use them (back in 2007) and they did go wrong.
I would never, ever use them again, nor would I ever recommend them :fighting:
What happened? :popcornsoda:
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Could they arrange a courier to deliver your wheels down to them then back when they are finished? Or is that easy to do yourself - the reason I ask is that I am on the hunt for a set of these now and would like them done by A1 as I prefer to use places that have a good rep via word of mouth (or keyboard in this case!)
Hi mate,
Not sure if A1 can sort a courier out, if you want, if they cannot do this, then I have no problem having them sent to me and I will take them to A1, as they are only down the road, and I will get them couriered back to you, Shouldn't be more than £20 each way if you put the wheels as pairs. :happy2:
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What happened? :popcornsoda:
Do a search. There's a thread where it's explained in more detail.
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USE THEM!! You wont go wrong!!
Its no secret on here but I did use them (back in 2007) and they did go wrong.
I would never, ever use them again, nor would I ever recommend them :fighting:
We can all potentially have a bad experience at any given retail establishment, even the best of the best!
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they do look good i must say
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Well well well! They're only up the road from me but in all honesty I've always driven past and wondered how they were still in business...now I know! Good job...