I recently installed the VMR v710s, the wheels I had on my BMW 325ci. I'm surprised I ended up choosing the exact same wheel and color for my red GTI but I definitely see why. I love the concavity of the spokes and how the color contrasts with the Tornado Red. The wheels were wrapped with 235/40/18 Hankook Ventus V12 Evos; I initially wanted to go 255/35/18 but decided to save $100 since I was buying tires, wheels, and springs all at once. The next time around I'll definitely get that done. Side note: The center caps were loose when I initially put them in but fit perfectly after I wrapped the tabs with electrical tape.
The drop is thanks to the DG springs. The rear install is fairly straight forward, aligning the three bolts on each side for the re-install was more time consuming than expected but overall was painless. The fronts were just as hard as everyone says. I tried one day without the strut spreader tool and gave up after an hour. The next time, I got the strut out of the knuckle in less than 10 minutes which blew my mind. Removing the top strut nut and reinstalling the strut into the knuckle were still very difficult but somehow I got it done. To reiterate what everyone has said, DEFINITELY GET THE STRUT SPREADER!
The DG springs aren't as aggressive as I wanted. I wanted to eliminate the wheel gap but I decided to go with the DG springs since my EZ Lip really eliminates a lot of my front bumper clearance. Even before I was lowered I was having to drive very cautiously around driveways and I knew it would only be harder with the drop. Overall it's enough of a drop to clean up the wheel gap and I don't scrape TOO often.
There's a two finger gap for the rears and about 2.75 fingers on the front.