The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Wezza]

LOVE! The OEM look of the R-Line. Any ideas what tyre profile they would be running? Fills the arches perfectly with that drop.

[Dutch77]

LOVE! The OEM look of the R-Line. Any ideas what tyre profile they would be running? Fills the arches perfectly with that drop.

Pretty sure there was a close up picture confirming it was just standard 225/40/18s so that look could be created quite easily.

[Dutch77]

DEZENT RF DARK
Specs: 17 x 7, ET44, weight tbc







Another fairly obscure German brand offering a reasonable range of wheels, these also come in 18 x 8 ET45 which were on a UK eBay site for around $2,350 AUD delivered and taxed.

[Dutch77]

INOVIT HASTE BLACK
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc









I'm actually not sure exactly what's fitted to this car but the closest proxy I could find is the Inovit Haste as pictured and specs as listed, gives a good idea of the look of this style of wheel and these are available landed in Australia with duties and taxes for around $1,900.

[Dutch77]

INOVIT HASTE BLACK
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc

Had a comment made "I'd like to see these on a Lapiz Blue R....think it would look good", so here is a quick photo chop:

[Dutch77]

INOVIT HASTE BLACK
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc

I'm actually not sure exactly what's fitted to this car but the closest proxy I could find is the Inovit Haste as pictured and specs as listed, gives a good idea of the look of this style of wheel and these are available landed in Australia with duties and taxes for around $1,900.

These wheels are actually Barracuda Voltec T6 in 19 x 8, ET38.

[Dutch77]

AUDI A6 ROTORS
Specs: 20 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc
Tyres: 225/30/20
Other: H&R suspension





As the name suggests, these versions of the Audi 5 Arm Rotor as they're referred to, are off the A6. Finding a genuine set wouldn't be easy.

[Mikey1]

AUDI A6 ROTORS
Specs: 20 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc
Tyres: 225/30/20
Other: H&R suspension





As the name suggests, these versions of the Audi 5 Arm Rotor as they're referred to, are off the A6. Finding a genuine set wouldn't be easy.

Holy moly, these look a tad ridiculous on a Golf. The ride must be abysmal using 225/30 profile tyres. The line in the sand must surely be drawn at 19 inches. There are enough detractors who think 18 inches has already hit the sweet spot!

[Billecartz]

Holy moly, these look a tad ridiculous on a Golf. The ride must be abysmal using 225/30 profile tyres. The line in the sand must surely be drawn at 19 inches. There are enough detractors who think 18 inches has already hit the sweet spot!

A lot of people seem to have issues with 20" wheels! I have a 981 Boxster with 20" Carrera S alloys with 265/35/20 Pirelli P zeros and it rides better than my MK4 R32 with standard Aristos. The Boxster is 18 months old and I have done 25,000km's and the ride is fantastic.

Try it before you comment!

[Mikey1]

A lot of people seem to have issues with 20" wheels! I have a 981 Boxster with 20" Carrera S alloys with 265/35/20 Pirelli P zeros and it rides better than my MK4 R32 with standard Aristos. The Boxster is 18 months old and I have done 25,000km's and the ride is fantastic.

Try it before you comment!

Sure, I wish I could test drive a Golf with 20 inch wheels, but the comparison with your Boxster, optioned with factory 20 inch alloys shouldn't really be compared with a Golf, which has never been available with factory 20 inch wheels. This means that it's unlikely there has been any publicised manufacturer development engineering for the Golf to suit these diameter wheels, so any fitting of such wheels will be at the owner's risk. Also, looking at the actual physical section height of your 265/35 tyres, these would be equivalent to 225/40 tyres, which should have an acceptable ride quality on any Mk7 Golf, especially if fitted with adaptive dampers.