Eos rims on a Passat?

[drjekl]

Nice work. And pick-up of the century!!!

Probably a tad overboard with all that detailing for some plain jane 17" rims, but once cleaned correctly and with a decent wax they should be able to be kept clean with weekly washes and cleaning with the E-Z rim brush tool



Yeah I was a tad dubious as to why they were so cheap, but the seller just wanted them gone as they were taking up room in his small garage and the new car had arrived

[brad]

Yes I had assumed the EOS rims would be narrower in width with a higher offset being a 'class' smaller than the passat, but the 7.5J x 17 H2 ET 47 offset on the EOS cast marks matches what my passat spare rim is in the boot

VW group cars are like mechano sets - heaps of interchangeable parts.

I'd suggest 235/45r17 tyres - will look better & make the speedo more accurate

[Hillbilly]

VW group cars are like mechano sets - heaps of interchangeable parts.

I'd suggest 235/45r17 tyres - will look better & make the speedo more accurate

Thats what mines got and the speedo is at least 6 k over at 100kph and so far we havent been able to correct it with a VCDS. Would take tyres that are illegal to get it back to dead right

[drjekl]

VW group cars are like mechano sets - heaps of interchangeable parts.

I'd suggest 235/45r17 tyres - will look better & make the speedo more accurate

Hmm AFAIK 235/45 17 on the B7 passat is standard size anyway (that's what I had on my rims and thats what the spare tyre has which appears to have a factory fitted continental tyre to it)

when checking the speedo against the GPS, it was approx 4-5km/h too fast around 100 km/h.

[brad]

Thats what mines got and the speedo is at least 6 k over at 100kph and so far we havent been able to correct it with a VCDS. Would take tyres that are illegal to get it back to dead right

Sure, it doesn't make it dead accurate but 6kph out is better than 10kph out.

[brad]

Hmm AFAIK 235/45 17 on the B7 passat is standard size anyway (that's what I had on my rims and thats what the spare tyre has which appears to have a factory fitted continental tyre to it)

when checking the speedo against the GPS, it was approx 4-5km/h too fast around 100 km/h.

You're probably right. I don't pay that much attention to Passats.

You could probably go to 245/45r17 and the speedo would be perfect but as you have a full size spare it's probably not worth it.

[Hillbilly]

To get a 6% correction as I need for the speedo to be bang on I would need to go to 275 x 45 x17

As per here Hopefully i worked it out right I put the 235's in the bottom box and 106 for speedo reading and adjusted the top one till I got it to say Speedo reads 106 actual 100 Which is what my car reads atm

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I wish it was 10k out is easier than trying to work out 6 or 7 so I bought a HUD and have it set the same as the Canbus reading plus 1

[brad]

I think you'd find 225/50r17 would be very helpful - it will claw back a couple of km. You won't fit much bigger than that without having clearance issues when turning.

I don't think anyone sells a 275/45r17

[Hillbilly]

There is a 235/50/17 Michelin that will bring it back 4 k

[brad]

There is a 235/50/17 Michelin that will bring it back 4 k

That size would probably have clearance issues when cornering. I've run 225/50r17 on the Octy and they are a tight fit up front. I couldn't go into a downhill sweeper or hit a mid-corner bump without the tyres scraping on the bodywork.

Keep in mind that the thickness of the speedo needle is worth a couple of km, so you really only need to bring it within 2-3km. That's what worked for me.