Alternatives to G60 steels

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  1. MICHAEL8V

    Michael8v Forum Member

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    I want some steelies but cant really afford to pay G60 sort of money.

    Any other 15" steels around? for my Mk2 GTi...

    What about from other makes of car who do 4x100?

    They need to be similar width to g60's too.

    Thanks.:)
     
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  2. A.N. OTHER

    A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    I've never seen any real alternatives.

    I looked at Nissans, Vauxhalls etc, anything with a 4x 100 PCD and ~57.1mm centre bore, a while back to see if anything obvious was out there - found nothing. Vauxhalls need a drill out, Renault centre bores are too big, Nissans I forget.
     
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  3. SCRUFFYDUBBER

    scruffydubber Paid Member Paid Member

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    They oftern pop up second hand. Sometimes with tyre's.

    Might save yourself a bit of money
     
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  4. I.A.N.B

    i.a.n.b Forum Junkie

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    Johndglynn was selling some on here not so long ago that he brought off me brand new when I did a group buy. He was selling for a reasonable price, maybe worth dropping him a pm.
     
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  5. NEALEY

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    you can use steels off a new mini, they come in 15'' and 16''
     
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  6. A.N. OTHER

    A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    What's the centre bore?
     
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  7. M7R

    M7R CGTI Regional Host

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    too small, needs a couple of mill taking off them, and the et is wrong too as its 45ish...
     
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  8. MUSHY 16V

    MUSHY 16V Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    some bmw's have 100x4 30et wheels
    i had a set on my mk1 but thay where 14"
    but you may get 15" one's
     
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  9. RYANP

    ryanp Forum Member

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    convert to 5 stud and pay a tenner for mk4 golf steels, 15 or 16"! lol
     
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  10. A.N. OTHER

    A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    Are 7 inch widths avail?
     
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  11. MUSHY 16V

    MUSHY 16V Moderator Staff Member Moderator

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    the one's i had where 6.5 inch
    if i remember right the wider one that i could of had a diffrent offset
    like 15et
     
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  12. rubjonny

    rubjonny Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    some passat steelies are the same as g60 ones
     
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  13. MICHAEL8V

    Michael8v Forum Member

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    Cheers for the replies fellas.

    Chris, whats wrong with the centre bores being slightly too big?
     
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  14. NEALEY

    nealey Forum Junkie

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    the g60 ones have superceded to the passat ones
     
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  15. A.N. OTHER

    A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    IIRC, it was tthe Passat ones that had round holes, similar to the late Mk2 GTI 14" steel.

    Had a set once.
     
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  17. A.N. OTHER

    A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    Great - minus trim and centre cap, these are like the Passat ones:

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  18. TURBOTOMMY

    turbotommy Forum Member

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    The Passat ones are the same as G60 steelies but they're 5 stud ;)
     
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  19. A.N. OTHER

    A.N. Other Banned after significant club disruption Dec 5th 2

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    No, they're 4-stud.

    Some very late mid-90s VR6 and TDi Passats were 5-stud (not sure of width), but people are talking about the 4-stud 6x15 ET35 here.
     
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  20. GREEN WITH ENVY

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    saw a pic awile back - reg VW steels with center reversed... jeesus looked quite good huge dish
     
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