Ming'in or Bling'in

**silverMK1** · 19-05-2007, 11:06 PM

i bought these wheels for my mk1. i went something different, dw ive kept the old mk2 steelies. wat ya think? ill get some pics tomorrow of them on the car.

they are gestalt virouge gv1 17" 6.5 with 205/40/r17 they dont hit anywhere. so im happy, needs to be lower though.

**DubSteve** · 20-05-2007, 12:52 AM

Take them back they are terrible and fug ugly.

**GoLfMan** · 20-05-2007, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by Mk3vr6

Take them back they are terrible and fug ugly.

i agree

they are gross

you dont drive a hummer or a pimp car... even then they'd look crap

sorry to be harsh man but i recon you coulda bought much better wheels for the money.

**silverMK1** · 20-05-2007, 10:14 AM

i know no one is going to like them but i like them and im sure some1else will too . hopefully.

this is my first set of wheels that i bought and its not the last for the golf.

**static1800** · 20-05-2007, 10:48 AM

put widened stockies on it and spend money on go fast parts

**KI11Z** · 20-05-2007, 10:55 AM

See how they look on the car I guess? projects go through many stages, so here's stage one

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**silverMK1** · 20-05-2007, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by static1800

put widened stockies on it and spend money on go fast parts

im running a 1.8 k-jet from a mk2, 5 speed, extractors, 2.5" straight through exhaust, slight lumpycam, k&n panel filter. can i add more??????. going kr 16v sometime this year..... hopefully.

**h100vw** · 20-05-2007, 12:38 PM

With all the mods you have made the last thing you want is some big daft wheels, regardless of what they look like.

'OLD MAN MODE ON'

The MK1 was designed and built in the time before 15s were even commonplace. I have owned and driven many MK1s in my 15 years of vw ownership and none have ever been as nice to drive as the bog standard MK1 GTI I bought that came with factory 13s on it. Even though VW went to 14s on the Campaign, they never quite handled the same.

Fitting big wheels also takes more power to get rolling and really badly affects the dynamics of the car.

'OLD MAN MODE OFF'

If you have money to spend on your car, there are plenty of areas that you could spend it on and get more out of it.

Gavin