MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Andy on December 06, 2008, 07:53:07 pm

Title: from old to new alloys
Post by: Andy on December 06, 2008, 07:53:07 pm
(http://)(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fcc20%2Fmaxitrol%2FImage115.jpg&hash=7c74aac9840988816f9dc4c696813200f16ac240)
these are the orig wheels
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bought these of e-bay-orig r32 alloys with brand new tyre's
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difference in wheels
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all finished ,with a clean...the old alloys are for sale 225/45/17/estoril with good year  eagle f1  asymetric tyre's which are 3 months old-less than a 1000 miles on them...looking for £700 for them
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: Greeners on December 06, 2008, 07:54:19 pm
Very nice  :happy2:

Good luck keeping them clean  :laugh:
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: WhiteGTI on December 06, 2008, 08:01:08 pm
Looks  8)
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: Top Cat on December 06, 2008, 08:09:00 pm
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Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: 182_blue on December 06, 2008, 08:12:17 pm
looking  8)
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: stealthwolf on December 06, 2008, 08:52:10 pm
Loving the new alloys! :driver: :driver: :driver:
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: SteveP on December 06, 2008, 08:52:29 pm
Very nice  8)
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: bennylenny88 on December 06, 2008, 08:59:00 pm
now drop the feckerrr
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: Andy on December 06, 2008, 09:00:38 pm
cheers for the kind comments...looking to get coil overs on in the new year
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: JPC on December 06, 2008, 09:43:49 pm
looks a lot better now! :)
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: BeezerDiesel on December 07, 2008, 10:36:51 am
I quite like the old alloys but they are a bit plain (although better than the 16'' GT TDI wheels), but these fill the arches out much better and still keep it OEM.

Time to borrow the wife's toothbrush now though for scrubbing all those spokes.  :happy2:
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: Andy on December 07, 2008, 11:22:06 am
Quote from: BeezerDiesel on December 07, 2008, 10:36:51 am
I quite like the old alloys but they are a bit plain (although better than the 16'' GT TDI wheels), but these fill the arches out much better and still keep it OEM.

Time to borrow the wife's toothbrush now though for scrubbing all those spokes.  :happy2:
yeah thats the only problem with them alloys-but i work in a garage with a jet wash so not to bad really :happy2:
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: NEWEY on December 08, 2008, 09:04:42 am
they look great  :driver:
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: magpie on December 08, 2008, 09:16:59 am
 cool looking on your car 8)
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: madman on December 08, 2008, 09:46:51 am
That looks a lot better mate :happy2: i am sure you will keep the alloys clean :wink:
Title: Re: from old to new alloys
Post by: T88OMM on December 08, 2008, 01:32:47 pm
Had those alloys on my last MKV for a while. Big improvement  :happy2: