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after all the trouble i've had with alloy wheels over the past couple of months i thought i had given up!!
i started looking for a set of steelies to the run the car on whilst my seat alloys were being refurbed!
well there was hardly anything out there but then i found these:



BBS rxII, 7"wide by 16inches, rare wheels off a mk3 golf anniversary gti (later models were fitted with 6.5" wheels)

same offset and PCD and the seller said they were fitted to a mk4 golf that had the 312mm brakes aswell!!
haha yeah i think i may have found a bargain as i bought them for............................................................................................................................................

£112 pounds (with tyres which need changing)
plus £13 to bring them half way so £125 in total!

they need a refurb


but i was counting on that!!
opinions maybe on what colour i should get??

Gloss black powder-coated rims and polished centres

I think a hint of black in the wheels would go nice with the grey of your ibiza.

*EDIT*

Maybe I was wrong about black rims. I played with a picture of my RXII's on photoshop and black rims look poo. So maybe polished rims with a colour-coded centre or diamond-cut centres with black/grey detailing

Good buy They're more common than the 4-stud versions, but that's still a bit of a bargain.

As for colour....what about gunmetal/dark silver to match them with your cars paintwork?

Trying to decide whether to powdercoat the centres on the ones I'm refurbing, or maybes polish them.

I'd get the centres done the same colour as your car and the lip polished Dan, that would look pretty cool.

ModifiedMadness wrote:I'd get the centres done the same colour as your car and the lip polished Dan, that would look pretty cool.

exactly what i was thinking!!

shadow crome with polished lip

Nice Find. One of the above 2 options i think

yorks GT TDI wrote:shadow crome with polished lip

Is shadow chrome the finish that *looks* like chrome but actually isn't (and therefore much more durable)?

Is shadow chrome the finish that *looks* like chrome but actually isn't (and therefore much more durable)?

yes it is but it has a black tint to it like there in a shadow

yorks GT TDI wrote:

Is shadow chrome the finish that *looks* like chrome but actually isn't (and therefore much more durable)?

yes it is but it has a black tint to it like there in a shadow

Like this?



Image courtesy of BJV Engineering

ya that it mabe be a little more black but thats how i like them having mine done after the winter

ModifiedMadness wrote:I'd get the centres done the same colour as your car and the lip polished Dan, that would look pretty cool.

Shame on you Tom!

your not allowed to make suggestions to peoples cars without it being in photoshop form

Platinum Grey with a polished lip!

Are you getting 312s? Will these fit over them?

312s are one of my plans and the guy i bought them off said that they were on a mk4 golf for a while which was running 312 brakes, so hopefully its all good!!

i think most people would like to see them polished lip with colour coded centres and this is probably what i will go for!!
i did think about black but then i changed my mind and the shadow chrome looks awesome but i don't think it would suit the look i'm going for to be honest!

thanks for all ur replies!!

ps-wouldn't mind seeing a photoshop tho Tom or whoever wants to have a go!!

Ohhhhh gorgeousness Dan, good find!