Tigger73's 125TSI Tiguan Build Thread

**tigger73** · 06-07-2013, 10:53 AM

New wheels are finally on!!!

**Transporter** · 06-07-2013, 01:05 PM

Nice wheels mate.
...and now it's time to splash some money and renovate that house, because it really doesn't go with your car.

**Ramee** · 06-07-2013, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by tigger73

New wheels are finally on!!!

Sweet !!! Love 'em

**Wynnston** · 06-07-2013, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by tigger73

New wheels are finally on!!!

They look great!

**tigger73** · 06-07-2013, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by Transporter

Nice wheels mate.
...and now it's time to splash some money and renovate that house, because it really doesn't go with your car.

Thanks Transporter. Yeah I'll have to stake out some more places to take a few photos around my place and maybe get Adam or someone else with a decent camera to take a few shots.

Originally Posted by Ramee

Sweet !!! Love 'em

Yeah my wife thinks that my car is looking like a boys toy now... who would have thought???

Originally Posted by Wynnston

They look great!

Cheers. It's been a while coming but I think the wait was worth it.

They're a lot more open wheel than my old RS4's and going from 18 to 19's makes the brakes look small...... need a BBK now???

I've got my old RS4 reps up for sale but thinking of keeping them and plasti-dipping them just for fun. However they're completely out of rubber so along with the cans of plasti-dip I'd also be up for 4 new tyres so this ones not going to happen any time soon.

**team_v** · 06-07-2013, 07:37 PM

They look great, i noticed the same thing about my brakes when i got 19's but i didn't want to limit the car returning to stock easily.

Did you notice any difference in the steering feel?

**MGV** · 06-07-2013, 07:55 PM

Yeah, they do look great!! Bet you can't stop admiring them! Could be enhanced by some lows, though, IMO...

Those auto dipping mirrors will come in handy...

Enjoy!

**tigger73** · 06-07-2013, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by team_v

They look great, i noticed the same thing about my brakes when i got 19's but i didn't want to limit the car returning to stock easily.

Did you notice any difference in the steering feel?

Yes that's why I thought I'd paint the calipers as you do see a lot more of them. And also why I didn't paint them red as it would then draw attention to the size (or lack of it) in not filling in the wheels.

I haven't driven that much today (just a quick trip down to the shops) so I haven't really had much of a chance to try out the new tyres/wheels. However road noise/feel is definitely different - hard to say whether this is just the new rubber or due to wheels.

I've dropped from 50 to 45 profile going from 18 to 19 so it's not that big a difference. Also I had some mid-range Goodyears and gone to top of the range Bridgestones so not comparing apples with apples anyway. Plus I still need to get a wheel alignment.

**tigger73** · 06-07-2013, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by MGV

Yeah, they do look great!! Bet you can't stop admiring them! Could be enhanced by some lows, though, IMO...

Those auto dipping mirrors will come in handy...

Enjoy!

Yeah lowering springs is on the list. I've had so many issues with the set-up of my front sway bar that I'm a little reluctant to mess with my suspension in case it changes things again.

Yes and I've had to find a few excuses to go out the front and sneak a look at the car

The tyres actually have a decent rim guard on them, however I'll certainly be making us of my mirror dipping.