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JayW wrote:

greypolo9n3 wrote:haggle down to £20 a corner and thats about a standard rate really

i fitted mine myself ..

and omg...£309 for springs and fitting ....and the VW ones are 30mm all round?..

30mm is too much for the front on 17's in my opnion...

I think you should come do me a MASSIVE favour and install some coilovers for me

Lool...that really is a massive one isnt it!!....i done mine in my uncles garage in nottingham......i live in peterborough wooooo...really much easier with a ramp

greypolo9n3 wrote:

aaronon wrote:OMG I'm scared. I've already bought the 17 alloys with 215/40 Tyres! I will actually burst into real tears if the wheels rub the arches!! I'd read about people dropping 50mm so I thought surely 30mm won't be a problem

Hahahahahahaha dont worry!!...depends on the offset and width of your wheels though

it shouldnt be a problem...you may hear a slight scrape here and there but nothing to cause any damage

I had 215 45 17's and my wheels are 7j ET41 ....that made a little scrape sound over big wallowy parts of the road and thats about it really
Now ive put 205/45/17's and it looks far better too!

Let me know your wheel width and offset

Oh god seriously. Even the tiniest bit of scraping is too much for me to bare I can't believe i've made such a balls up lol.

They're FOX MS006 alloys with 7.5j thingy!

aaronon wrote:

greypolo9n3 wrote:

aaronon wrote:OMG I'm scared. I've already bought the 17 alloys with 215/40 Tyres! I will actually burst into real tears if the wheels rub the arches!! I'd read about people dropping 50mm so I thought surely 30mm won't be a problem

Hahahahahahaha dont worry!!...depends on the offset and width of your wheels though

it shouldnt be a problem...you may hear a slight scrape here and there but nothing to cause any damage

I had 215 45 17's and my wheels are 7j ET41 ....that made a little scrape sound over big wallowy parts of the road and thats about it really
Now ive put 205/45/17's and it looks far better too!

Let me know your wheel width and offset

Oh god seriously. Even the tiniest bit of scraping is too much for me to bare I can't believe i've made such a balls up lol.

They're FOX MS006 alloys with 7.5j thingy!

Please post pictures when the wheels arrive! They are the ones I'm hoping to get for mine would love to see how they fit


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Aahh i was going to get those aha

Apprantly they are amazingly light as foook

What is their ET...i know the recommended is 35...bit anything around 38 is good

I think you should be okay with a 215/40 ...if not youll have to get 205/45

Try them on...if not you can always take them off and clean them up so they look un-used....just saying.

God I'm actually devastated lol.

Paid about £200 for the tyres alone and have ended up with the wrong size. Tears he trippin.

I'm desperately searching round the internet for a polo with the VW 30mm lowering springs , and 17 inch alloys with 215/40 tyres but it's IMPOSSIBLE!!! I'm gonna have sleepless nights all the way up until I get these springs fitted lol

Really??

aaronon wrote:God I'm actually devastated lol.

Paid about £200 for the tyres alone and have ended up with the wrong size. Tears he trippin.

I'm desperately searching round the internet for a polo with the VW 30mm lowering springs , and 17 inch alloys with 215/40 tyres but it's IMPOSSIBLE!!! I'm gonna have sleepless nights all the way up until I get these springs fitted lol

Youll never find that becuase people usually put 205/40's on 17's with a polo...its a bloooody stupid small crack my rim size lol

Youll be fine!...i hope aha

The wheels came. . .they look lovely!

As for being 'light as fook'. . . I nearly died carrying them from the hall! But i'm a pretty girly man lol so probably light to standard chaps.

215/40 tyres still absolutely pooping myself for when I get the 30mm front and back springs on and the front of the Polo already looks low to me (back is high but front looks like it could be touch and go). Searching online for someone with 17 alloys with my tyres and the Polo 30mm front back kit is IMPOSSIBLE. I think I may be the only one. . .and that leads me to believe they are compatible lol.

They look so nice. Can't wait to see them on with lows


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helloimjammie wrote:They look so nice. Can't wait to see them on with lows


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It'll be a while I can't stick the lows on until my current insurance runs out in March :(:(:(:(

Plus the back won't really be low as it's only going down 30mm and the Polo sits so high at the back lol

I've a bit of a stupid question!

I popped out the centre cap and measured it and it appears to be 58mm wide.

All the Volkswagen ones on eBay are 55 or 60. Do you reckon the 60mm will do and that 58's are just called 60 or are centre caps all different connections? Are centre caps of non official alloys all the same connectors or do you reckon they are proprietary for each brand of wheel :S

aaronon wrote:I've a bit of a stupid question!

I popped out the centre cap and measured it and it appears to be 58mm wide.

All the Volkswagen ones on eBay are 55 or 60. Do you reckon the 60mm will do and that 58's are just called 60 or are centre caps all different connections? Are centre caps of non official alloys all the same connectors or do you reckon they are proprietary for each brand of wheel :S

The centre bore of an aftermarket wheel varies depending on the make. You might even need spigot rings as the bore on the hub is 57.1mm and your rim might be different..so i would recommend getting the correct spigot rings if needed.

As for the centre caps..it is very possible they are a different size from the vw ones, you just have to get a sticker over the current fox badges if needed

Oh thanks man :) will probs just keep the fox logo as it's pretty plain anyway and stickers might look cheap.

As for spigot rings . . .had no idea they existed until I opened the wheels. They came with 4 and it says sometimes they'll be need pedi and sometimes they won't. Very helpful!!!

I'll measure the inside of my alloy and see if it matches your measurement :)

Definitely need the Spigot rings then I'm guessing lol! The alloys gaping hole is bigger than 57.1mm!

ahah thats a bucket

Dont know whether its the angle of the camera in the 2nd pic..but seems smaller than 57.1 lol

Nevertheless try a rim on with the spigot ring thats all it takes