Well I've posted this question on the mk5gtigolf forum (don't take offence Wardy ) and I have received the complete opposite views, out of a half dozen replies, not one of them have had any issues with CH reps, and a couple have been running them for over 2 years now.

Haha! Good to get a wide range of views on these. Sounds like it was worth doing; unless Golf owners have differing levels of expectation of course

As said, Pete seems happy with his set. You'd be hard-pressed to spot any differences with his set and a genuine setup side-by-side. Weight, finishing etc looks good.

Alternative

Those would look a bit too fiddly and overstyled on the Octy IMO.

Those would look a bit too fiddly and overstyled on the Octy IMO.

Well I like them.....:moon:

Digressing, bumped your brake thread and asked a question!

Just 'furb your Zeniths and get on with it! Or talk Rob into those CKs

Brake question replied to.

Just 'furb your Zeniths and get on with it! Or talk Rob into those CKs

Brake question replied to.

That could be a plan.....

You have another brake question!

BBS VZ's

They look awesome.

+1

Go on then!

+1

Go on then!

Can't afford them..... :'(

Like those VZs. A good alternative. Decent price too for genuine.

I thought I'd share this, below is my message to an eBay seller, imo not an unreasonable thing to ask:

My question -

Hi, I am very interested in these wheels but I am concerned about the quality, have you had any returns due to bending/buckling or issues with the finish lacquer peeling etc? Also do you supply bolts for the wheels?

Thanks, Lee.

The response :

you are joking we only sell top quality wheels just look at our feed back

My reply:

No offence intended, but they are cheap for a set of 18" wheels, plus I have owned replicas in the past which have suffered the problems I mentioned.

And there reply:

not our wheels

Ok, so their feedback is 100% for a staggering 69 items sold but to be fair that is based on delivery time and quality of product out of the box, not after 6 months driving over pot holes etc.....

My view is, fine so they claim the wheels they supply are top quality, pity about their attitude towards potential customers.

BBS VZ's

£600 !

£600 !

Thats what I thought, I don't like them as much as the CH's but for genuine BBS wheels I am considering pimping out swmbo, it should only take a couple of years for her to earn enough....

I quite like these.

Nice design. The spoke runs right to the edge so they'll look "big" for 18" i think (a good thing).

Et 42 should be nice in the arch too.

The only thing to consider is the machined finish - i had monzaII diamond cut wheels on my old Golf GTI - look great but v hard to get refurbished properly if you scrape one.

Nice design. The spoke runs right to the edge so they'll look "big" for 18" i think (a good thing).

Et 42 should be nice in the arch too.

The only thing to consider is the machined finish - i had monzaII diamond cut wheels on my old Golf GTI - look great but v hard to get refurbished properly if you scrape one.

That would be my concern and the other problems with polished finishes apparent on Monza's. Agree entirely re: the spokes, the bigger the better imo.

Using an offset calculator the wheels will sit approximately 15mm further out, which if I'm honest is a bit further than I like (fitted 15mm spacers on the Zeniths, took them off after 10 minutes). The CH reps' I have seen all seem to be between 35-42 offset apart from the ones from the rude seller I quoted on the previous page, they are ET45 which imo is perfect......

What's the logic for changing?

OE wheels undergo a whole lot of testing so they are generally very durable but sometimes a little heavy as a result. If I was changing I'd either want to go for something lighter (improves ride, handling etc) or something bigger (fills the arch better, improves aesthetics) but only if i could do that without adding any weight and for any change i'd only want to buy something I knew had OE levels of qualitiy, so for me, genuine BBS, Ronal, Borbet, Speedline, Team Dynamics, Compomotive, ABT, Oetting, OZ (?maybe) would be the preference, and a painted or powercoat finish for durability.

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious.

What's the logic for changing?

OE wheels undergo a whole lot of testing so they are generally very durable but sometimes a little heavy as a result. If I was changing I'd either want to go for something lighter (improves ride, handling etc) or something bigger (fills the arch better, improves aesthetics) but only if i could do that without adding any weight and for any change i'd only want to buy something I knew had OE levels of qualitiy, so for me, genuine BBS, Ronal, Borbet, Speedline, Team Dynamics, Compomotive, ABT, Oetting, OZ (?maybe) would be the preference, and a painted or powercoat finish for durability.

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious.

I only thought about changing as I found the BBS reps for only a little bit more than the cost to refurb my Zeniths.

I have to say that I loved my Compomotive MO's in white on another vehicle a few years back. Nice and light, proper motorsport pedigree and durable as hell.

I wonder what a set of white http://www.comp.co.uk/wheels/popup.asp?wheel=36 would look like on a Race Blue octy..............? :-)

I have to say that I loved my Compomotive MO's in white on another vehicle a few years back. Nice and light, proper motorsport pedigree and durable as hell.

I wonder what a set of white http://www.comp.co.uk/wheels/popup.asp?wheel=36 would look like on a Race Blue octy..............? :-)

Chavtastic in white - imo of course, but the colour in the link would look on blue or black......in a good way that is.

Compomotive = made in Wolverhampton.

Love compomotives, I wonder how much a set would set me back. Someone advertised 2nd hand MO6s of his Audi S3 but wanted £900 for em, that's a bit rich for me.

Compomotive = made in Wolverhampton - stolen in Liverpool!