The Official Mk7 Wheel Thread

[shauno]

The extra 5mm is fine.

19x8.5 ET45 is also common, which are 11mm over stock and rarely cause issues.

Re: OEM wheels, there’s plenty of Audi wheels available on eBay/etc. just make sure they’re the right offset (45-55)

[bgroper]

19x8.5 ET45 is also common, which are 11mm over stock and rarely cause issues.

Ok thx. I'll keep in mind.

Re: OEM wheels, there’s plenty of Audi wheels available on eBay/etc. just make sure they’re the right offset (45-55)

Yes, some Audi wheels on the eBay. Those Audi R8 wheels won't quite fit

[SnowDoggyDogg]

I've been looking at so much wheel info, and pictures of wheels, its doing my head in.
Never bought wheels before, so its a learning experience.
I'm detecting that "aftermarket", "replica" and "golf style" are likely code words for craptastic quality wheels.
As already advised by dutch above, genuine oem wheels are a scarce commodity.
And importing some oem Pretoria's from Germany is excessively expensive.
AG have some designs that are mildly appealing.
AUDI & VW | AG WHEELS
What is the quality and reputation of Avant Garde (AG) wheels ? Thoughts ?
Also, existing (original) oem Cadiz wheels are 19 x 8 with ET50.
AG Blade wheels are 19"x8" with ET45, so the wheels will move outwards 5mm.
Will this 5mm cause any problem/s on Mk7 R ?
Thanks to the wheel gurus.

I had AG wheels on my modded Ford Falcon G6eT. Rims looked good but buckled pretty quickly and ruined the tyres. Albeit the Falcon is a heavier car, the rims didn't last on driving city roads with small potholes. You get what you pay for and the AG rums were cheapos.

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[Dutch77]

Wagon Wednesday:

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Other Wednesday pics:

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Some more pics of the new VMR 801s:

[bgroper]

Some more pics of the new VMR 801s:

Circa USD$1,200 each wheel. Thats about AUD$6,200 for a set of 4, plus freight, plus GST when they arrive.
Total something exceeding ~ $7K.
I'm far too fiscally retentive for such extravagance.
But the pics sure are are nice.

[bgroper]

Other Wednesday pics:

What would be those wheels on the GTI ?

[Dutch77]

Circa USD$1,200 each wheel. Thats about AUD$6,200 for a set of 4, plus freight, plus GST when they arrive.
Total something exceeding ~ $7K.
I'm far too fiscally retentive for such extravagance.
But the pics sure are are nice.

That'd be for a set..

The local importer for whatever reason is choosing not to show them online, although then shows them on their FB page (at least I think it's their FB page, I'm not a FB user).. but assuming they land at some point I'd expect a 19 x 8.5 ET45 set to be here, landed at your door for around $2,350 on current pricing (i.e. in line with 810 pricing).

What sort of budget are you looking at? 18 or 19s?

Save for quality wheels, and quality tyres.

[Dutch77]

What would be those wheels on the GTI ?

They would be OZ Leggera HLT - I had the first set in Australia on my GTI back in 2014.

Side note to all: if anyone's looking at OZ, BBS or HRE in the short-medium term let me know, as we may be able to organise a small group buy.