Wrong OE wheels!
Discussion
SteBrown91 said:
After about 2003/4 all vw group cars (bar the polo/up type cars) have the same 5x112 stud pattern. Bentley are part of that group. Not exactly rocket science.
The Up has the same 4x100 pattern as the Mk1 and 2 Golf. So here's a few Golf mk1's with 16" VW Up wheels.
Edited by ajprice on Tuesday 19th May 10:52
hora said:
Two possibilities- the strong trade in stealing and selling on of said-wheels for the VAG scene.
It could be from salvage however they wouldn't be cheap would they?
They're more likely from cars that have been fitted with 22" Khan monstrosities.It could be from salvage however they wouldn't be cheap would they?
The Bentley wheels go for between £700 and £1500 usually, but unlike aftermarket wheels they hold their value well.
The Polo with the BMW wheels was obviously just done for the hell of it. That's why it's only got two wheels on that had just been removed from the Bora in the background. It won't have been driven like that.
I'd much rather see OE wheels on 'wrong' cars than Halfords or Khan alloys.
irfan1712 said:
LR/RR wheels are 5X120, same as BMW 
which is how their used so widely on T5 Transporters too, with different bolts though. Ford are generally 4 or 5X108, same as Jaguar & Volvo.
Non-Ford Jags are 5x120.65 (4.75") - it was Ford who changed the PCD to 5x108. Jags up to and including the the X308 (which is XJ40 based) are 5x120.65. which is how their used so widely on T5 Transporters too, with different bolts though. Ford are generally 4 or 5X108, same as Jaguar & Volvo. Edited by irfan1712 on Tuesday 19th May 09:06
Plenty of material to gnash over on this thread:
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/99066
I don't like huge wheels on cars myself, but each to their own. The wheels on most modern cars are so big they're not a million miles from some of these anyway - they're just fitting a modern huge-bling-wheel look on to older cars a lot of the time.
Some of the more appropriate sized fitments in the Retro rides thread actually look quite good.
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/99066
I don't like huge wheels on cars myself, but each to their own. The wheels on most modern cars are so big they're not a million miles from some of these anyway - they're just fitting a modern huge-bling-wheel look on to older cars a lot of the time.
Some of the more appropriate sized fitments in the Retro rides thread actually look quite good.
Edited by dbdb on Tuesday 19th May 11:48
however I do like the look of those wheels on the carVW owners have coveted Porsche wheels for 20+ years. It has forced the prices of Design 90s up to comical levels.
You can still buy them for sensible money, but anything clean/smart, polished or painted in a stupid colour will see fanbois asking for comical sums (and other fanbois paying!).
You can still buy them for sensible money, but anything clean/smart, polished or painted in a stupid colour will see fanbois asking for comical sums (and other fanbois paying!).
ajprice said:
SteBrown91 said:
After about 2003/4 all vw group cars (bar the polo/up type cars) have the same 5x112 stud pattern. Bentley are part of that group. Not exactly rocket science.
The Up has the same 4x100 pattern as the Mk1 and 2 Golf. So here's a few Golf mk1's with 16" VW Up wheels.Edited by ajprice on Tuesday 19th May 10:52
As has been pointed out, the Phaeton has TSW wheels on it. Without Bentley centre caps on, as far as I know. I actually bought some Bentley wheels off the owner, and put them on an Audi. Then a Phaeton. Collected them in my old Lupo GTI. Which has had a couple of sets of Porsche wheels.
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