Veronica's update.

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 23 Dec 2007, 4:39 pm

#625613

well we finally got around to changing the wheels on our nb cabrio.
this is what she used to wear...

now she looks like this.

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

VDUBXTC Tea Bag

3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 24 Dec 2007, 12:06 pm

#625700

How come the change in wheels guys?

I would say its a change for the better. they suit the pale blue of your car better then the bling chromies.
👍👍👍

Jace

Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle

mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 24 Dec 2007, 12:48 pm

#625705

While the chrome wheels were very "eye catching", they never fit quite right. As they were a multifit wheel the tyre people could never quite balance them which meant that it had a shocking vibration. So much so that our oval was a smoother ride!!!!! Also I could never drive the car as the vibration used to make me feel sick (especially when I was pregnant!!!), so she sat in the gargage. Also the chrome was starting to flake off so up close they were starting to loose their appeal ......

Am happy with the new wheels ...... Do wish they were 19 inch thou .......

🤘

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 24 Dec 2007, 7:16 pm

#625734

as mscabrio said... ^^^^

we liked them initially coz they were different to what others had... but found them to be a real pain in the ass to keep clean all the time as the brake dust really chews into chrome.. so after a while the chrome started to not look as good as it should... rechroming not an option all the time so decided on a change.

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

Iwish4aSynchro Wolfsburg Wizard

639 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 27 Dec 2007, 3:08 pm

#625952

so what are they 17" Audi rims?

Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...

It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 27 Dec 2007, 5:42 pm

#625981

they are 18" audi A8 replicas.

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

Iwish4aSynchro Wolfsburg Wizard

639 posts · joined Aug 2006 · 27 Dec 2007, 7:48 pm

#626004

Sweet if only they came in 17x7.
These are the ultimate for kombi's especially my T3.
Nice look well worth the transition.

Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...

It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 27 Dec 2007, 10:28 pm

#626027

yeah much nicer, chrome is just so 2003...

Pay your debts, CxxT

ang3lsholocaust Custom Title Time!

1,014 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 28 Dec 2007, 9:42 am

#626045

😁
the new wheels look so ggood..
well done.. great choice👍

jess

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 28 Dec 2007, 9:57 am

#626050

Iwish4aSynchro wrote:Sweet if only they came in 17x7.

think they did come in 17x7 or 7.5 but these are no longer available through where we got them.
try tempetyres.com.au in nsw as they have a8 replicas in 17x7.
i found the offsets to be a prob though.. think they were either 35 or 45mm. the ones we got were 38mm.

see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro