There's a lot to know about wheels. Proper size, offset etc. Whether or not hub rings will be needed. I would visit a wheel store and learn more before purchasing any wheels.
Thanks man, but they were chewed up when I bought the car. Looking at sorting them out and currently torn between a refurb or buying new.
Did you get a price on refurbishing those wheels? How much do you want to spend on wheels?
Yeah, 2 places said about £100 a wheel. But since then I've been looking around and there are some mighty fine wheels out there.
The hidden costs would be things like proper length lug bolts and hubcentric rings. To keep costs down get a wheel as close in size to the stock wheels so you can reuse your lug bolts and that are hubcentric for your car.
I'd think the bigger issue (unless you're adding spacers) isn't so much lug bolt length as the seat. Most wheels should be very similar in thickness between the hub and the bolt mating surface. But on many aftermarket wheels, the bolt mating surface is a conical section; on stock VW wheels, it's a spherical-section ball seat.
Happy shopping. Pictures when you get your new wheels.
I don't know what the resale market is like in the UK, but that money would buy you a complete set of OEM wheels second hand over here.
I often will like on sites like Craigs list/facebook. Signifigant savings can be had. It sounds like your wheels are just cosmetically bad. That will give you time to find a deal.
I bought a small roll of 3m ppf stuff and hand cut 4 big rectangles for the feet and 4 small ones for the metal claw part that goes in the door jamb.
