New wheels!

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:12 pm

Purchased these this morning off a certain 9n3 GTI owner

(Thanks Jeff!)

Incase you didn't know, they're 17" Exors

Please excuse the crap pics and dirt

Next step is Eibach coilovers!

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Sat May 05, 2007 6:05 pm

LOOKING TOP DOLLAR MATE

GLAD YOUR HAPPY

JEFF

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Sat May 05, 2007 6:40 pm

Looking sweet and will look even better after lowering mate.

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Sat May 05, 2007 6:53 pm

Jeff GTi wrote:LOOKING TOP DOLLAR MATE

GLAD YOUR HAPPY

JEFF

Thanks mate!

Couple of questions i forgot to ask you;

Did they scrub at all when you had them on your car when it was lowered? and what tyre pressures did you use?

Oh and what drop were you using, i think you told me but I forgot

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Sat May 05, 2007 7:59 pm

looking good mate

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat May 05, 2007 11:35 pm

nice rimmage!

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Sun May 06, 2007 11:42 am

lookin gud ther

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:29 pm

Thanks for your comments guys!

Car's definitely lacking something thought, whether it be lowering, a body-kit or a combination of the two I'm not sure??

I was thinking about putting the side skirts off a 9n3 GTI on, what do you think?

Any other suggestions?

Also, how much do you think I would get for my old wheels + tyres, there's plenty of tread left on the them and the rims only have a few minor scuffs.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:42 pm

might be worth keeping the old ones for when you sell the car....

wheels look very nice indeed, fancy some FK coilies?

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:38 am

Hi mate pressures i stuck to about 34 psi all round

no they never scrubbed when lowered as they are vw fitment wheels for the polo, so they are right

im running a 50mm ish drop all round, bear in mind also my car standard was 15 mm lower than yours due to the sport suspension pack on the gti

to give you an idea, my coilovers are wound down as far as they go on the rear, absolutely wont budge any lower and the fronts are about 5 mm lower to give the front leaning stance

heres a pic of my ride height on std wheels

and on the exors

jeff

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Mon May 07, 2007 9:55 am

what are the exact dimensions of the exors on the polo? width, offset and so on?

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:03 pm

Thanks Jeff!

Found out that the Polo Dune also has 215/40/R17 tyres and the recommended pressures for those are 34psi on the front and 31psi on the back. It's also the same weight apparently so, that's what I've put them as.

I have the sports suspension too, so I assume it's the same 15mm lower than standard as yours was to start with.

How did you find the ride quality with the combination of the exors and eibach coilovers? Was it still quite harsh over bumps etc.?

Thanks!

LowPoloCo. · Post by **LowPoloCo.** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:06 pm

the car looks fantastic on those exors mate!!!

..now i've sweetened you up a bit....

..fancy selling your headlight protectors? haha

....

seriously

thanks
ell

mikehowett · Post by **mikehowett** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:12 pm

LowPoloCo. wrote:the car looks fantastic on those exors mate!!!

..now i've sweetened you up a bit....

..fancy selling your headlight protectors? haha ....

seriously

thanks
ell

lol, thanks mate, but I think i'll keep em! A set usually appears on the bay now and then, will just have to keep checking, apart from that, there is always VW, think they're around Â£30??

Have you got some sort of mod in mind for them??

LowPoloCo. · Post by **LowPoloCo.** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:44 pm

k cool, thanks anyway, i'll keep checking ebay,

yeh, i was thinking about tinting them pretty dark,

obviously not leaving them on at night though!!!

i hear they're easy to take off and put back on.?

may get annoying, but i think that it would look pretty sweet with the front lights tinted like my rear lights!

im guessing that aslong as i dont have them on when i should have my lights on, then i wont get stopped for them, coz it essentially becomes pop-up headlights then, doesnt it?

ell

and VW charge Â£45!!! not including VAT and P+P.