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I have a set of tyres Ive had sitting around which I want to use on the Polo as the 195/45 Kumhos are really poor in the wet.

I have two new 195/45 Goodyear F1 for the fronts, and two 205/45 Dunlop SP9000s tyres (Lupo GTI size) for the rear.

The Lupo GTI has 6.5" rims I think, so Im assuming they should be alright, I was wondering if anyone is running, or has run these size tyres?

Obviously not ideal running the two different sizes f/r, but i don't envisage any problems with that width.

The BBS Alloy is 6J, so slightly narrower than that of the Lupo, but it still shouldn't be a problem. It should only become an issue if you lower the car a lot, but from what I have read you are considering a small drop e.g 30-40mm

Thats right.
The Toyo sight recoments the tyres be used on a 6.5 to 7.5 rim, Im wondering if I may be better selling the two Dunlops and buying another pair of the F1s.

I think the profile of a tyre is made a proportion of the width, so the 205/45's will have a higher profile than the 195/45's.

I beleave 205mm tyres might rub the bottom of the suspension, I'm pretty sure a member on here tried to fit 16" RXs with 205 tyres on a Polo GTi and it rubbed the suspension not sure if it was the front or rear though. I think the offset of the Lupo GTI wheels is different to the Polos which allow the tyres to fit but I might be wrong on that one.

Yes, the Lupo GTI has a 43mm offset, standard Lupo is 37.

Same with the Polo, the GTi has a 45 offset whereas the other models are different (don't know what they are though)

Wish I could add larger rims to these wheels

When I first bought my 16" BBS they came with 205 width tyres and I thought they were fine until I listened carefully. There was this slight sqeaking noise...I then took of the rear wheel and I had a really clean shiny mark on the bottom of my springs!

So I ended up getting 195...