Scirocco R - Best Colour?

[Andych]

Has to be gunmetal...pretty much as per the pic in the " standard rim color" thread.

[ConR]

Yeah that's wha I'm going with. Just need to figure out how to get em done.

Three emails to three powder coaters. Zero responses.

[Andych]

Powdercoat is very limited in color choice... Plus...if you damage it slightly (it will happen) you have to have the whole wheel stripped, blasted and powdercoated again...

Painting means you can get the exact color you want... And is far easier to repair in the future...just my 2 cents worth..

[ConR]

Hmm. Thoughts here please people!

VMR Wheels by Velocity Motoring - Aluminum Alloy Wheels for German Cars

Or

VMR Wheels by Velocity Motoring - Aluminum Alloy Wheels for German Cars

I like the first, but seeing it in black they look sweet. Wonder how they would be in gunmetal.

[Mac135]

Option 1 IMHO model v713

[ConR]

Yeah they're pretty sweet eh. They look good in black. Just not sure how good VMRs are. Reading mixed reviews. Quite heavy too. Those are 11kg corner weight. If I pick em up they need to at least be lighter than the tallas. Trying to find out the corner weight of those.

[Andych]

Unless you are going to track the car on a regular basis wheel weight has pretty much no bearing your everyday driving...
And if you are going to track it.....get 18's or even 17's as dedicated track wheels... 19's are not what you want on the track.

VMR's are a good wheel for the $ you pay... You cannot compare them to OZRacing or ADV01's etc

[ConR]

Yeah I hear ya. OZ Wheels Ultraleggera for just over double the price of the VMRs. Not bad I guess.

[Mac135]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but here is the story....

As you can see below my DSG indium with roof, dyn and Nav has been delayed from a June/July delivery to and August/September delivery.

When the dealer delivered the 'good news' (his words not mine) I was a bit taken a back and asked him if he could find any other suitable cars that might arrive a bit earlier. I'm only prepared to consider a change of colour not spec.

So this is what he has come up with:

Candy DSG, Dyn and roof. Apparently they can dealer fit the RNS510. It would arrive in May/June. I haven't got the price yet (the original deal was 57.5k on road) but there are some additional costs for the dealer to fit the RNS rather than at the factory.

So folks what do you think....

Take the not quite to spec car earlier or wait for the one I want? Probably three additional months.

I'm tempted to stay with the original spec because:
I think the grey unusual. I don't mind the CW though.
I don't need to get out of the Bimmer in a hurry, driving it is not really a chore.
And I thinking it will costs some extra for the dealer to fit the RNS when I can get it for the deal I've done

Opinions welcome.

PS: does a retro fit RNS maintain all the original factory capabilities such as blue tooth, voice, ipod connectivity etc?

[Andych]

Candy DSG, Dyn and roof. Apparently they can dealer fit the RNS510. It would arrive in May/June. I haven't got the price yet (the original deal was 57.5k on road) but there are some additional costs for the dealer to fit the RNS rather than at the factory.

The additional costs would be pretty high as they will charge you Parts price for the RNS510... better to purchase your own via E-bay. there is a trusted source from Eastern Europe and the unit is around $900 delivered.. fitting is easy as is the coding.. plenty of info in the Mk6 and Audio forums.

I'm tempted to stay with the original spec because:
I think the grey unusual. I don't mind the CW though.
I don't need to get out of the Bimmer in a hurry, driving it is not really a chore.
And I thinking it will costs some extra for the dealer to fit the RNS when I can get it for the deal I've done

You have been keen on Iridium from the get-go... a couple of months in the grand scheme of things is not much... plus you dont need to get out of the Bimmer.. I say stay true to your first choice...

does a retro fit RNS maintain all the original factory capabilities such as blue tooth, voice, ipod connectivity etc?

It should be fine apart from not having the Sat Antennae in the Shark Fin. the receiver will be double sided taped on top of the middle vents.. under the dash.