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The Mk7 OEM wheels thread

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cinderbike

Ready to race!
Location
NV
Iridium Gray looks beautiful, wish we had that color here. Not a lot of light colors other than white or CB.

Praetoria wheels are quite pretty too. A dark gray would be nice.
 
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sectachrome

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Westminster, CO
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vert1go749

New member
Location
MA
sectachrome said:
My stock wheels had some weird issues with the black paint and I just wasn't a huge fan of them. I liked vert1go749s setup so much I shamelessly copied him and got 18" Pretorias. I really like them. Looks factory but a little more upscale. Makes it much easier to see the cool calipers and clean them as well.

I also replaced the stock Hankook's with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+s. I wasn't going to at first but realized how much the Hankooks sucked. I can already notice a huge improvement in traction over bumps.

Coated them first with Gyeon Rim.
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Great taste! :D

Car looks great, congrats on the new wheels!
 
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roundle1979

Ready to race!
Location
DC Metro
Car(s)
2018 VW GTI SE 6MT
sectachrome said:
I bought mine from vwcarpart.com which I think is just a dealership in NJ. There was another site that listed the wheels cheaper but was actually more expensive because of their shipping cost, so make sure to look at the total before deciding where to buy.
https://www.vwcarpart.com/oem-parts/volkswagen-18-inch-pretoria-wheel-sterling-silver-5g0071498a88z

I did have to send 1 wheel back because it was damaged but they were very good about replacing it.
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Cool. Thanks. I'm thinking about making the some upgrade (w/ some summer tires).
 
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wide

Go Kart Newbie
Location
Sweden
Car(s)
Mk8 R and Mk7.5 GTI
The Stig said:
Oh man, Indium grey GTI is the dream!!!!
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:D Agree

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8T_BoCO

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
CO
Went from factory 16" to 225/40R18 on Audi 18x8 from the wife's B8 A4 Avant.
She got the 18x8.5 that came off my dead B8 A5. Good pairing on each ;)
 

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Bäsemödel

Go Kart Champion
Location
Lancaster PA
Lower!
 
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8T_BoCO

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
CO
Bäsemödel said:
Lower!
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Ha! I should have known that was coming.
Actually, I was pleased that this car doesn't scrape at the bottom of our driveway, like our factory height Audi B8 A4.

I'd consider some stiffer, lower GTI or R springs, once the factory shocks are toast, but that's years away. That would also require an aftermarket skid-plate, as sturdy VAG oil pans are a thing of the past.
 
MonkeyMD

MonkeyMD

Autocross Champion
FaxedForward said:
Is anyone else running these or do you have more pics? I see a lot of these wheels for pretty cheap and they look pretty decent, I’d like to see more pics.
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You're probably long gone, but here you go.
 

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Dan00Hawk

Go Kart Newbie
Location
Plainfield, IL
My neighbor with a black CC has some Austins done up like this. I like the red accents, and may do something similar on the inner section of my stock Austins for winter use.

 
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