What Wheels?
What Wheels?
I have a Mk1 Polo GLS. I is real cool. I need to get some new wheels for it because I only have the Factory Steels on it. I havent driven it yet because i have only just gone 18 and my insurance wouldnt let me pay monthly until I was 18 so.....
Please help me find some cool wheels. I want to Super Retro and Orginal.
A nice Picture of the wheels and a rough price would be great....
Cheers x
Please help me find some cool wheels. I want to Super Retro and Orginal.
A nice Picture of the wheels and a rough price would be great....
Cheers x
Its all about the oldskool, but shopping for rims can be hard, especially if you specify Original...
Rims that suit a mk1 have lots of dish, such as these Tramonts:
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/IMG_2449.jpg)
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/IMG_2448.jpg)
Price: Lots £££
Size is important, but offset is even more imporant
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/P6210444.jpg)
Wide + low offset = plenty of dish, as demonstrated by mine on 13x8 ET0 Minilites.
Price: Average, but proper 4x100 rims are hard to come by
Doesnt come more original than Maseratti Biturbo rims, these were spotted on a mk2 polo (might have been a mk3 actually).
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/PC040586.jpg)
Price: Dunno, ebay is your friend though
Starmags...
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/ellies-mk1-polo-back.jpg)
Price: You gotta find them first!
Theres always good old ATS Classics to fall back on, they have the uncanny ability to make any mk1 look s**t hot.
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/107_0789.jpg)
Price: Yawn... too common
Barginous original good honest retro rims are hard to come by, but can be done - i got these Alleycat Cheetahs for 60 quid off fleabay
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/175-50-13.jpg)
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/P2250677.jpg)
MSW Kings from Ebay.de for about 75 quid
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/msw.jpg)
Bit of a half-arsed guide, probably not much use, but I hope I showed you that there is a choice out there. Beware though, you will end up spending massive amounts of time browsing Ebay.de, .be and .nl for the rarest of goodies, its addictive!
Rims that suit a mk1 have lots of dish, such as these Tramonts:
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/IMG_2449.jpg)
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/IMG_2448.jpg)
Price: Lots £££
Size is important, but offset is even more imporant
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/P6210444.jpg)
Wide + low offset = plenty of dish, as demonstrated by mine on 13x8 ET0 Minilites.
Price: Average, but proper 4x100 rims are hard to come by
Doesnt come more original than Maseratti Biturbo rims, these were spotted on a mk2 polo (might have been a mk3 actually).
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/PC040586.jpg)
Price: Dunno, ebay is your friend though
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Starmags...
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/ellies-mk1-polo-back.jpg)
Price: You gotta find them first!
Theres always good old ATS Classics to fall back on, they have the uncanny ability to make any mk1 look s**t hot.
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/107_0789.jpg)
Price: Yawn... too common
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Barginous original good honest retro rims are hard to come by, but can be done - i got these Alleycat Cheetahs for 60 quid off fleabay
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/175-50-13.jpg)
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/P2250677.jpg)
MSW Kings from Ebay.de for about 75 quid
![Image](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/steb/msw.jpg)
Bit of a half-arsed guide, probably not much use, but I hope I showed you that there is a choice out there. Beware though, you will end up spending massive amounts of time browsing Ebay.de, .be and .nl for the rarest of goodies, its addictive!
cheers man, it was a big help. I have been thinking about ATS Classics for a while, but, are they too common?
There is a reason why they are so common though. Its there ability to look wicked on any MK1.
I have found some Starmags, but I hadn't seen them on a mk1 until that picture and they look mint. cheers x
There is a reason why they are so common though. Its there ability to look wicked on any MK1.
I have found some Starmags, but I hadn't seen them on a mk1 until that picture and they look mint. cheers x
More ATS Classics, these 7s and 8s - are the best combination
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/All%20Types%202005/P5150336.jpg)
More Minilites, think these are 6s and 7s - love the contrast of bright rims against the moody green here
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/Elsecar%202004/P1010104.jpg)
Think these are Lotus rims of some description, not massively wide but the offset makes them fill the arches nicely
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/E38%202005/image060.jpg)
Some modern Schmidts, im not a massive fan
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/E38%202005/image110.jpg)
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/All%20Types%202005/P5150336.jpg)
More Minilites, think these are 6s and 7s - love the contrast of bright rims against the moody green here
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/Elsecar%202004/P1010104.jpg)
Think these are Lotus rims of some description, not massively wide but the offset makes them fill the arches nicely
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/E38%202005/image060.jpg)
Some modern Schmidts, im not a massive fan
![Image](http://www.oldskooldubs.net/galleries/E38%202005/image110.jpg)
Damn! 80mm is low! You may have problems with the exhaust hitting any form of ridge in the road with that... will look cool as though.
Venom Motorsport do a -70mm kit (springs and dampers) for £170, appart from that, i dont think you'll get -80 without using coilovers or a lowering kit and spring caps...
Venom Motorsport do a -70mm kit (springs and dampers) for £170, appart from that, i dont think you'll get -80 without using coilovers or a lowering kit and spring caps...
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OK, i finally have put my wheels on....! Now it just needs lowering, as you can see from the Picture! I would have put more pictures on, but I ran out of space on my camera.
I have got my lowering kit, and I am lowering it later this week (hopefully). It needs to be on the road pretty soon though, ready for E38 BABY!
![Image](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/jones1988/polostarmagssmall.jpg)
I'll put the pictures of it lowered on, when it happens...
(check the cleaness under my arches!)
cheers x
I have got my lowering kit, and I am lowering it later this week (hopefully). It needs to be on the road pretty soon though, ready for E38 BABY!
![Image](http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/jones1988/polostarmagssmall.jpg)
I'll put the pictures of it lowered on, when it happens...
(check the cleaness under my arches!)
cheers x
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