Wheel opinions, GTC01

[VWindahouse]

Nice, Well I've sent an enquiry to thetirerack.com to see if they can get them in the right specs.
If they can, all systems go.

Would people recommend just ordering the rims and sourcing tyres here?

Get them to send the tyres separate to the rims mate. That way you miss the import taxes etc. But get tyres from them for sure, so much cheaper than here

[LunchboxVRS]

Need an opinion on these wheels...

Enkei GTC01, Hyper Black --



I did a rough shop to see what they would look like --




Has anyone seen them on a polo? I saw them on Sat at the pog wars on a red MK6 and I loved them.
They come in 17x8 ET35, which according to a wheel calculator gives me 16mm less clearance on the inside and they'll protrude 22mm.
Any educated guesses whether these will fit?

They are good wheels i had them on my liberty. how wide are the wheels you have now? i would hazard a guess and say 7inch which means the maths is out. 16+22=38mm which is more then 1 inch change. if your going from 6 to 7inch and there 16mm less on the inside then you would get about 8-9mm protudeing.

[s4mmie]

Currently 6.5" ET38, New rims are 17x8 ET35

[noone]

8inch, at ET35, is spot on. My OZs scrub just a whisker on the front left, with 215/40/17 Pirelli's

Need more low...

I run a 39 offset with 8" wide Enkei's, 215. I rub, i run the KW's a bit lower than i had the H&R's. The front sway helps keep it fairly flat, the arch lining will need to be pushed up over the tab at the highest point to make a little more space.

Anyone gone through their arch lining?

[leitch]

Anthony and I were talking about this on Saturday.. Anyone know the legality of just removing the arch liners?

[s4mmie]

I wouldn't think there would be a problem. They're only really there to serve as protection from crud, not forming any structural part of the car. You're not cutting any metal, it doesn't affect any aspect of how the car behaves. You'd have to check the current NCOP, I'm used to old school cars that are all metal. Plastic bits might be a bit of a grey area...

<EDIT> Just had a quick once over the NCOPs and can't find anything about it. If there was anything to worry about you'd find it in there. I would say it would fall under modifications that don't require certification, like bonnet scoops, tubbed arches, etc. ie legal

[noone]

You don't want wet crap getting places you can't clean, sure to rust sooner or later.
You could modify them, there are only a few key places they interfere. On 35's my rim has less than 10mm clearance to the strut, so you will always have the poke vs strut width and offset limitations.

Unless you get Polo S2000 arches. Do it.