pic1 pic2 Too bad the wheels seem to have the wrong ET. I feel a little stupid I didn't check that before I bought them. Assumed they had the right offset since the guy that sold them had them on his RS. However, IMO, they do look good on the car.

/ Christian

Edit: pic3 pic3

The latest: pic5 pic6 pic7 <--- NEW!!!

Christian

Nice wheel's -- not so sure about the way they seem to stick out at the back - or is that an illusion ?

What size are they ? -- it look's like you have lowered your car - are you getting any clearance problem's ?

Originally posted by skodaw in this post

Christian

Nice wheel's -- not so sure about the way they seem to stick out at the back - or is that an illusion ?

What size are they ? -- it look's like you have lowered your car - are you getting any clearance problem's ?

It's not an illusion. they have the worng ET/offset. Having it fixed soon hopefully. They are 18*8.5" with 225/40 Dunlop sp 9000. The car is lowered ~20mm with H&R springs. No clearence problems so far...

Ah - my Kahn's are 8x18 -- also 225/40 rubber -- about as wide as you would want to go sensibly I think.

Still look's good tho

Originally posted by skodaw in this post

Ah - my Kahn's are 8x18 -- also 225/40 rubber -- about as wide as you would want to go sensibly I think.

Still look's good tho

Thank's. Youre Kahn's are also very nice. Like 5-spoke designs to .Lots off nice wheels out there

Christian,

Top looking wheels there You'll have to take some pics in daylight!

Dave

Originally posted by Chrille in this post

It's not an illusion. they have the worng ET/offset. Having it fixed soon hopefully. They are 18*8.5" with 225/40 Dunlop sp 9000. The car is lowered ~20mm with H&R springs. No clearence problems so far...

love the wheels they really suit the car,christian where did you get the h&r springs i've been told by motorsport wheels(the importer)that not available for the rs.is that 20mm lower than rs or standard hatch height?by the way i have 19"premier evo4 wheels on my rs. thanks nat

Originally posted by nat in this post

love the wheels they really suit the car,christian where did you get the h&r springs i've been told by motorsport wheels(the importer)that not available for the rs.is that 20mm lower than rs or standard hatch height?by the way i have 19"premier evo4 wheels on my rs. thanks nat

The H&R springs lower 35mm on a std Octavia and ~20mm on an RS but it did get ~25mm-30mm lower when I measured the rideheight before and after. The 35mm lowering springs # is 29767-2 but I would go for the 50mm springs(#29768). Do you have any pictures of your car?

Originally posted by Chrille in this post

The H&R springs lower 35mm on a std Octavia and ~20mm on an RS but it did get ~25mm-30mm lower when I measured the rideheight before and after. The 35mm lowering springs # is 29767-2 but I would go for the 50mm springs(#29768). Do you have any pictures of your car?

hi christian,

thanks for the info,have been considering fitting coilovers,not sure whether to or just fit springs what do you think?why would you go for the 50mm spring?that would lower the rs 35mm,i think that's going to be too low for me,i'm running 19's bit worried about chaffing!i do have pictures but i'm new to this and can't figure out how to insert links to pics.i've tried to attach files but they're too big!

many thanks nat:cheers:

Originally posted by nat in this post

hi christian,

thanks for the info,have been considering fitting coilovers,not sure whether to or just fit springs what do you think?why would you go for the 50mm spring?that would lower the rs 35mm,i think that's going to be too low for me,i'm running 19's bit worried about chaffing!i do have pictures but i'm new to this and can't figure out how to insert links to pics.i've tried to attach files but they're too big!

many thanks nat:cheers: [/QUOT

hi again,

sorry forgot to ask what's the handling like with the springs?any bodyroll?ride any firmer?

appreciate your help thanks nat:cheers:

Originally posted by Chrille in this post

The H&R springs lower 35mm on a std Octavia and ~20mm on an RS but it did get ~25mm-30mm lower when I measured the rideheight before and after. The 35mm lowering springs # is 29767-2 but I would go for the 50mm springs(#29768). Do you have any pictures of your car?

hi christian,

right here goes i will try to put some pictures in here,not sure if it will work pic1 pic2

Originally posted by nat in this post

hi christian,

right here goes i will try to put some pictures in here,not sure if it will work pic1 pic2

hi all,

sorry ignore that i just can't figure out how to insert pics,i must be really dumb!! :confused:

WOW! your car looks awesome definately like them. Wouldnt it be wise to buy 18x7 205's on front and 18x8 225's on back?

I like the rims - has anyone else fitted 8.5x18" rims to a vRS ?

Nice wheels Christian.....love the pics...very arty in the dark.

The rearward pics does look as if the rear wheels would rub the arch......must be an optical illusion.

I'd like to get bigger wheels but I think SWMBO will notice the change.:(

The remap she knows about....the other things are a secret!

Originally posted by day tripper in this post

WOW! your car looks awesome definately like them. Wouldnt it be wise to buy 18x7 205's on front and 18x8 225's on back?

no for 2 reasons...

a: cant get 205 wide 18" tyres - start at 215/35

b: would understeer like a dog

Would 215 fit 7 inch wide alloys? Also would this clear the arch lips without rubbing?

Paul are you still planning on getting speedline turinis from demon tweeks?

On the bbs how are you planning to fix the offset? I hope your not planning on spacers as these really messed up my capri.

215 fits on 7 inch or 7.5 inch rim..

poss turini but not from DT

spacers are ok but only upto about 7-8mm....

any more and wheel bearings suffer..

Originally posted by day tripper in this post

Would 215 fit 7 inch wide alloys? Also would this clear the arch lips without rubbing?

Paul are you still planning on getting speedline turinis from demon tweeks?

On the bbs how are you planning to fix the offset? I hope your not planning on spacers as these really messed up my capri.

On my BBS I wont use spacers since I wan't the wheels further in. I will use a machine, wich I don't know the english word for, that scrapes off some(4mm) of the center of the wheel. :confused: It will however change the ET from 30 to 34 wich is supposed to solve the problem.

It's called a lathe, Chrille (at least I hope it is!!)

Nat - to link in big pics you need to host them somewhere and then put them in tags, using the full filename (case sensitive). To attach them they must be under 102400 bytes in size. I looked at the properties of the pics you posted and they point to somewhere which AFAIK doesn't exist ...

hi again,

sorry forgot to ask what's the handling like with the springs?any bodyroll?ride any firmer?

appreciate your help thanks nat:cheers: [/b]

The handling is a little firmer with a little less body roll but not that big of a difference from stock springs. I simply bought them to get the car a little closer to the ground

Added 3 new pics in the first post!

Great pics Christian....especially the first one (#5).!

You have a good eye for photos.

Cheers.

Adrian.

Originally posted by SkodiRS in this post

Great pics Christian....especially the first one (#5).!

You have a good eye for photos.

Cheers.

Adrian.

Thanks! I was just experimenting a little last night. Pretty happy with some of the pics

hi chrille,

where did u get ur springs from?

are they good?