Good brand of rims that are reliable and not very expensive for the Superb ??

Ootohere · 28 October, 2020

A member on a look out for suitable Steel Wheels.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/486379-17inch-steel-wheels-5x112

xman · 28 October, 2020

Considering the OP has a budget of 800 euro for 4 wheels, all this the talk about exotic wheels is moot.

My advice is.....stick to OE, no need to worry about compatibility, PCD, ET etc.

Edited 28 October, 2020 by xman

newbie69 · 28 October, 2020

10 minutes ago, xman said:

Considering the OP has a budget of 800 euro for 4 wheels, all this the talk about exotic wheels is moot.

My advice is.....stick to OE, no need to worry about compatibility, PCD, ET etc.

As I already wrote... V1 offer VAG wheel specs (fully compatible), decent weight, TUV certification and cost around 600EUR for a set of 18", hardly anything exotic about them.

xman · 28 October, 2020

4 hours ago, newbie69 said:

As I already wrote... V1 offer VAG wheel specs (fully compatible), decent weight, TUV certification and cost around 600EUR for a set of 18", hardly anything exotic about them.

My £5 footpump from ASDA has TUV certification, and its pressure gauge is completely useless and grossly inaccurate and after a few uses, it fell to bits. I see TUV certification stuck on all sorts of chinese tat, so it means absolutely nothing to me.

newbie69 · 28 October, 2020

36 minutes ago, xman said:

My £5 footpump from ASDA has TUV certification, and its pressure gauge is completely useless and grossly inaccurate and after a few uses, it fell to bits. I see TUV certification stuck on all sorts of chinese tat, so it means absolutely nothing to me.

This might come as a shock but different items are tested against vastly different criteria to get the TUV (or any other) certification, as such comparing footpumps or toys to car alloys is a bit of a stretch... The latter usually involve an evaluation of the manufacturer's premises, production tolerances, load testing etc.

I don't think anybody would expect 600EUR will buy them the best alloy in the world, but Wheelworld GmbH (who own V1) is a rather known supplier and you can at least expect some decent performance over other cheap sets of unknown origin that lack any quality control but still are on sale for similar prices.

The alloy market is quite a weird one with many "traps" so to speak in which price, unfortunately, doesn't always reflect the quality.

All of the above said, I don't speak on behalf of any company here neither will I benefit if somebody chooses one brand or another... I merely suggest options that are worthy to be investigated further based on what I know and have experienced with them.

Edited 28 October, 2020 by newbie69

Rustynuts · 28 October, 2020

56 minutes ago, xman said:

My £5 footpump from ASDA has TUV certification, and its pressure gauge is completely useless and grossly inaccurate and after a few uses, it fell to bits. I see TUV certification stuck on all sorts of chinese tat, so it means absolutely nothing to me.

Does it have TUV certification or does it just have a TÜV sticker on it? In reality a sticker means nothing....

In the same way I see CE markings on many items. Then I go on Amazon and find someone selling CE mark stickers for pennies and realise that maybe not all (or even some) cheap ****e stuff is actually CE marked, and is simply "chinese tat" with a 2p sticker on it. Add to that the fact that the Chinese have enterprisingly produced their own China Export logo (and sticker) which is strikingly similar and can be stuck on anything exported from China it seems, and there's nothing reliable in a sticker or marking.

WillieXJR · 28 October, 2020

Guys, I drive a 2016 ‘66’ plate Octavia Scout which I’d like to purchase steel rims for my 225 50 17 Goodyear winter tyres.

https://www.oponeo.co.uk/steel-wheels/17