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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:53 pm
by pip_polo
there off the mk4 but i think there 6.5j
cheers for the info on caps guys :]
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:23 pm
by ihpj
I think these wheels look very nice mate.
I do like the split rim design [of these wheels] but I'm not sure how long they'd last given our winter road conditions before you had to fork out for a refurb
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:05 am
by Tim_GTi
ihpj wrote:I think these wheels look very nice mate.
I do like the split rim design [of these wheels] but I'm not sure how long they'd last given our winter road conditions before you had to fork out for a refurb
Yeh talking from experience, BBS splits don't take nicely to winter weather!!
You've gotta take care of them to see the cold months through,
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:50 am
by pip_polo
there already filthy after just 3 days!!
hopefuly deending on price get lowered either tomor or thurs.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:49 am
by Tim_GTi
Get yourself a nice soft toothbrush, your gunan need it to get in amoungst all those bolts!!
They rot so easily
pip_polo wrote:
hopefuly deending on price get lowered either tomor or thurs.
Good good
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:19 pm
by DanDiesel
Tim_GTi wrote:You've gotta take care of them to see the cold months through,
yup, exactly what i did this winter, i put them in my garage
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:30 pm
by david burton
no point in having nice alloys if you don't show them off on the car for 5 months of the year!
just keep them clean and grit free
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:50 pm
by DanDiesel
yeah would love to have done that but most nights i wouldn't have finished work til 8 anyways and these are difficult to clean in the dark
plus there are no real shows in the 5 months over the winter and i don't feel that they need to be showed off at the local meets. they will be back on for the gti spring festival though
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:21 pm
by Tim_GTi
I was funny about winter wheels at first,
But quite a agree on them now. I'd love to have some alloys (like G60s) that look arite and that you dont dont hav to care about, could run your car as dirty as you liked then!!!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:28 pm
by david burton
I can understand it, but I love my wheels and I love them being on the car the whole time - I'd hate to have to put the old ones back on if it was salty.
just my opinion, of course!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:12 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yeh, I can imagine it would suck having winters on knowing that you've got mint wheels locked away in a garage!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:47 pm
by pip_polo
when it gets bad again i migh put my old ones on and refurb these.
i've already lost a centre cap
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:55 pm
by DanDiesel
in a way i agree with Dave, i didn't like the fact of taking them off but i felt it the safest option.
which is why me and my bro refurbed my tired looking old Seat wheels with a bit of a rub down and a new lick of paint!
some people actually prefer them to the BBS
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:51 pm
by Tim_GTi
pip_polo wrote:
i've already lost a centre cap
How du manage that?!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:14 pm
by pip_polo
just fallen out, or someone stole it
like i said thioug i need new ones as they looked shabby