The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[Dutch77]

VW SERRON
Specs: 18 x 7.5, ET51, weight tbc
Other: commonly known as Adidas Edition wheel ex Mk6 GTI

[Dutch77]

BBS SR
Specs: 18 x 8, ET45, weight tbc









Want BBS wheels but think you can't afford them? Think again, as these wheels are a lot less than the usual asking price - around $2k. The downside is they're quite heavy (but no worse than OEM) and while primarily designed by BBS as a winter wheel they are being used in standard applications as well. They do come in a 17 inch version, and also a bigger 19 x 8.5 ET46, and are finished in either anthracite or polished silver.

[Dutch77]

MTM BIMOTO
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET50, weight tbc
Other: ST Suspension XTA coil overs (made by KW)





Loving the look of these wheels on this car, although I am partial to grey wheels on red cars. A high quality rim designed for the Golfs with a favourable offset but priced on the premium end - €1877 from MTM at the time of writing excluding freight, duties and tax.

[Dutch77]

KESKIN KT15
Specs: 19 x 8.5, ET45, weight tbc
Other: KW V2 coil overs and fender extension kit (2.5cm) fitted







Big polished rims on a blue Golf work well, and these German made Keskins look the goods. With the coil overs and fender extension kit these wheels are tucking nicely - definitely one solution to getting around the poke issue. They are available from a few sources overseas for around £800 a set before freight, duties and taxes.

[Dutch77]

A little more black on white:



This is the 3SDM style 0.01, in this instance 18 x 8.5 ET45, fitted with 225/40 rubber. You can find these and the rest of the 3SDM range at forum sponsor ECS Tuning - $1000USD plus freight, duties and taxes.



A black mesh design from Cruize wheels, not much info on these guys available but they're on the budget end - plenty of similar wheels available in this style priced to suit your budget.

[Lemonskin]

Heeyyyy Dutch, got the new wheels on yet?

[Dutch77]

Heeyyyy Dutch, got the new wheels on yet?

Why yes, yes I do.

New wheel post coming up. Will update with much better pics shortly, just some really bad and blurred phone pics to open with. Very happy with the results, the style and finish have come out better than I hoped. Me and my work colleague both had our wheels done at the same time on Friday so we definitely lifted the car park (his being the gold Ultraleggeras on a similar colored WRX).

[Dutch77]

OZ LEGGERA HLT
Specs: 18 x 8, ET48, weight tbc









One of OZ's brand new wheels for 2014 and one I decided to chuck on to my GTI. I'm very happy with the outcome, I think the design works well on the car and is aggressive without being over the top. The 'grigio corsa bright' finish is spot on to, its translation of bright race grey pretty much sums it up - it's not anthracite, and not silver, but pretty much a mix of both. The wheel also comes in 19 inch fitment, PM me for local purchase details if desired.

I also realise the look would be finished off with a small drop, but I am loathe to mess with the Mk7's ride and handling at this point.

[veew]

Looks great mate!

[Dutch77]

CADIZ BLACK
Specs: 19 x 8, ET50, weight tbc (original); 18 x 7.5, ET45, weight tbc (reps)











By all accounts this could turn into a popular modification on the Rs, or for people wanting an OEM look for other Golfs. The blue R is finished off in a gloss black and I think suits the R carrying on from the black Talladegas look from the Mk6. I wouldn't mind seeing these wheels up close however, from some views they just end up looking like 'clogged' Talladegas.

The reps are fitted to tomcat225's black TDI (his photo/build thread can be viewed here: Black MK7 TDI They're finished off in a matte black which is in contrast to the gloss black paint finish on the car and seems to show the wheel detail better. tomcat225 picked these up locally for a smidge under $200/corner. Note the car is also lowered on Eibach springs.

If anyone locally decides to paint their Cadiz black please post up the pics for reference, although as I have suggested elsewhere I'd probably recommend going the plastidip route first and trialling gloss v matte before committing to coating an OEM wheel.