johnODB2vr 1 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 hi ya people, just wondering what peoples opinions and advice are on running 15s on a mk3, espeacily for a every day driver, and the best width to go for, its rockin preety low down on coilovers now on17 bbs rc. (personaly i hate em on mk3s! so they gta go) can anyone help me? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 15s are the standard size....VW must have tried different sizes in developing the car Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 nothin worng with bbs rc's dont liek 15s on a mk3 personly look lost in mk3 arches Link to post Share on other sites
philbatesvr6 0 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 iv got 15's on mine i have the audio a3 pepperpots but hey are only 6j wude but the standard vr6 alloys are 6.5j so not that much difference realy,i use mine every day and tbh it feels alot better than when i had my 17's on it,mike is saying that they look lost in the mk3s arches he jus hasnt seen one lowered enough lol,i think mine sits just rite as i wound the coilovers rite down but not too much that they catch on speed bumps Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 i love the ride on my 15x7.5 corners well too Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ive had 17s and hated them ride wise ,but they look good Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 mike is saying that they look lost in the mk3s arches he jus hasnt seen one lowered enough lol' date='[/quote']very possible, i had them on my last mk3 unlowered!!, it looked terrible lol, but still think 16s/17s look better, just 17s probably dont ride as nice Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 If you just drop your car by 25-35mm then 15s still look ok and work absolutely fine. As said they are standard so no issues there. If you go lower then they can get lost. It seems to be generally accepted that 16s are a good balance of ride and handling and 17s are for looksI'm on std and 30mm lower and have no issues at all other than the odd large speed hump when more than 2 up in the car. Link to post Share on other sites
johnODB2vr 1 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 well ive just purchased so steel mk4 steels, and gna send em to that wide wheels place, so 8s up front and 9s on raer, then the deffo wnt look lost, what you think? Link to post Share on other sites
Phat VR6 3 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 well ive just purchased so steel mk4 steels' date=' and gna send em to that wide wheels place, so 8s up front and 9s on raer, then the deffo wnt look lost, what you think?[/quote']Been waiting to see this mate. I think phil was thinking about it but never did it in the end. What size steels did you get and how deeps the dish front and back going to be. Make sure you put some photos of if when its done should look realy nice Link to post Share on other sites
johnODB2vr 1 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 well im gna go for 8s on the front with a 195/45/15, and 9s on the rear with 205/45/15s, and paint them in vw reflex silver (polo 6n2 gti silver). all steels i see are all ways finished in black and i think silver would look great, clean on the dragon greenits gna be seriously rockin low and wide! Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ive got my standard 15s on till my TTs come back and lowered 40mmI hate it looks wise and the tyres dont like the charger as they loose grip easily Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 xyber nice with the 15s whats purklas doing how longs it been?get them pics up if poss before and after i stick mine up to show people but i need to upgrade Link to post Share on other sites
philbatesvr6 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I think phil was thinking about it but never did it in the end. i was mate i even had price quotes but then BANG the offer get accepted on my 1st house so all my funds are going there, i was gutted cuz i wanted the wide steelies so much but id prefer to have a house,id keep an eye out in the for sale section of edition38 as they guy who i sold my steelies to owns wide-wheels and he said he would run em for a bit but then sell them on Link to post Share on other sites
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