Help with rims
- J+silva
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Help with rims
I have the polo comfort-line and I want to change the rims, I found some of the gti polo but in the measurements the only difference , gti is 7,5J/17 ET51 and the comfort-line is 7J/17 ET51. Is there any problem mounting these rims? Thanks in advance for the help.
- OomStu_ZA
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Re: Help with rims
I've seen a few Polo's here in ZAR with 18" GTI rims, doubt there will be an issue fitting them to yours.J+silva wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:17 pm I have the polo comfort-line and I want to change the rims, I found some of the gti polo but in the measurements the only difference , gti is 7,5J/17 ET51 and the comfort-line is 7J/17 ET51. Is there any problem mounting these rims? Thanks in advance for the help.
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Re: Help with rims
Genuine VW 17” alloys for the current model (AW) Polo GTI (known as Parker’s in the UK and Milton Keynes in many other markets) should fit no problem. I have 7.5J x 18” ET51 alloys on my GTI+ and that’s the standard size for the optional 18” alloys on the GTI. No fitment issues.
According to the calculator on www.willtheyfit.com, with a 7.5J x 17” ET51 alloy, the inner face will be 6.4 mm closer to the suspension strut and the outer face will protrude outwards 6.4 mm compared to your existing 7J x17” ET51 wheels. Screen shots below from the calculator on www.willtheyfit.com website;
According to the calculator on www.willtheyfit.com, with a 7.5J x 17” ET51 alloy, the inner face will be 6.4 mm closer to the suspension strut and the outer face will protrude outwards 6.4 mm compared to your existing 7J x17” ET51 wheels. Screen shots below from the calculator on www.willtheyfit.com website;
- J+silva
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Re: Help with rims
Ok thanks,7,5J/7J its the only diference in the size.OomStu_ZA wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:29 pmI've seen a few Polo's here in ZAR with 18" GTI rims, doubt there will be an issue fitting them to yours.J+silva wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:17 pm I have the polo comfort-line and I want to change the rims, I found some of the gti polo but in the measurements the only difference , gti is 7,5J/17 ET51 and the comfort-line is 7J/17 ET51. Is there any problem mounting these rims? Thanks in advance for the help.
- J+silva
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Re: Help with rims
Again thanks for all the help, I have a 185/60/R15 and with 215/R17 the car will be more secure and with better look, and after that change just missing a reprogramming.SRGTD wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:09 pm Genuine VW 17” alloys for the current model (AW) Polo GTI (known as Parker’s in the UK and Milton Keynes in many other markets) should fit no problem. I have 7.5J x 18” ET51 alloys on my GTI+ and that’s the standard size for the optional 18” alloys on the GTI. No fitment issues.
According to the calculator on www.willtheyfit.com, with a 7.5J x 17” ET51 alloy, the inner face will be 6.4 mm closer to the suspension strut and the outer face will protrude outwards 6.4 mm compared to your existing 7J x17” ET51 wheels. Screen shots below from the calculator on www.willtheyfit.com website;
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