Wheel choice for the Storm

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Wheel choice for the Storm

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Top of the list but most expensive Rota OSR - 15x7 ET35

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Rota Flashback - 15x7 ET40 but cheaper replicas have better offset.

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Bullet Steel wheels - 15x8 rear, 15x7 ET20 front - handling would be poop

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or the wild card, Keskin KT5 in 15x7

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Really?

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Hello!

Got to be the Rota OSR's - none of the others if not the OSR's. :yup:

Saw a Mk 1 Goof in Germany running these very wheels :chill:

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None of the above!


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Not feeling any of those, sorry.
Theyre not "period" enough for my liking.

Im a big fan of Ronal R10... thats what I'm having when the car stops swallowing all my money :(
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tuck off.

tbh the first of the wheels in your first post are pretty neat - the ones on the polo are pretty gopping.

Mk1's are a tricky car to re-wheel.

Personally I hate the factory Mk1 alloys on GLS/GLi/GTi and phase one Storms - I would probably go for the multi-spokes as per the later cars if keeping standard.

VW upgrade wheels - the 6 x 15 RA's always looked good and the Scala Avus seem to suit Mk1's better than the Mk2 imho.

I'm going with the Type 5's for the 81, 7 x 15/et30 is perfect for the Mk1 as of course are my Zenders with the exact same measurements, I'll definitely try them on the 81 at some point.

Cheap option - 6 x 14 steels with 185/50 tyres - there was a helios cabriolet at No Rice back in the day that ran 50 series rubber on some Avus and I always thought it sat very nicely.

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Those Keskins are terrible.
That is all.


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all of the wheels listed (aside from the bullet steels) are horrible and wouldnt suit the age of the car IMO

the bullet steels could look decent with a set of OEM chrome hubcaps fitted.

but even then there are so many other wheels out there that would better suit the car.


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Period five spoke speedlines or some Ats classics or as sean say bbs or steels. G60 wheels alway look good on mk1s
Not feeling the above list fella.


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No worries, wheels all sorted now :hugegrin:


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GTXTRA wrote:the Scala Avus seem to suit Mk1's better than the Mk2 imho.
i do wish i'd kept my scala's original alloys, but hey ho. were they ever done as a 15"?


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Nate wrote:
GTXTRA wrote:the Scala Avus seem to suit Mk1's better than the Mk2 imho.
i do wish i'd kept my scala's original alloys, but hey ho. were they ever done as a 15"?
I believe Rotiform do an Avus copy in larger sizes.


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Nate -

RML 1552

As per Mr Garfs GL when it ran a set last year.

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http://fifteen52.us/shop-2/#!/~/categor ... ort=normal

There are some UK outlets I believe.


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