It needs new rims....

"PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power" (petarvn)
01/15/2017 at 23:21 • Filed to: None

Now that the GLI is sitting low with the coils, I’ve realized it really needs a nice set of wheels to make it *pop!*

While the stocks are far from ugly ( I actually love how they look) they are very curb rashed from the previous owner’s inability to park the damn thing without hitting a curb. So, I come to you for opinions on the following wheels that I am considering:

1. VMR V701

affordable, good looking, and available in silver! retail for about $800 a set

2. Hartmann Euromesh IV

-local to me manufacturer, so I can pick up and avoid shipping, very high quality, affordable. also around $800 a set.

3. Rotiform RCE

-Sex in wheel form. literally. pricey tho.

4. Enkei RPF1

-Duh. Ultra light, ultra strong, ultra overplayed. These are on the list because of light weight more than anything. V. pricey tho.

-Also, I will be putting audi S-style brushed aluminum mirror caps on the car, and that’s why I want silver wheels, to match the future mirror caps

DISCUSSION (20)

EL_ULY > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/15/2017 at 23:27

Any OEM wheels (VW, Audi,etc.) interest you? You can maybe fond some good take-offs on CL.

When it comes to the options here, the RPF1 are just classic radness. Look for something with a lip for dem hips

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/15/2017 at 23:30

O.Z. Ultraleggara. My bro in law has them in his MK4. They are so hot. I think they’d work well on your car. A bit sharper than the RPF-1. Also pretty lightweight.

Also if some one complements your wheels you can say “Oh zees!” In a silly German accent.

Kinja'd!!!

Or the Hartmann’s, because Rotiforms are crazy money.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/15/2017 at 23:40

I personally would choose option 2.

Ssfancyfresh > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/15/2017 at 23:43

I had these on my TT.

BBS CH, if kinja’d. they aren’t cheap. Or light. But the look cool

Ssfancyfresh > Ssfancyfresh
01/15/2017 at 23:44

Kinja'd!!!

jkm7680 > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/16/2017 at 00:06

I vote for the V701.

Nick Has an Exocet > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/16/2017 at 01:13

RPF1 are good wheels. Popular because they’re really solid. At the end of the day, durability/longevity matters (unless you’re tracking).

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/16/2017 at 10:51

My personal vote is to try to find another type of wheel that has the same grey fascia/black inner spoke color as the current wheels.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Ssfancyfresh
01/16/2017 at 21:51

If I had $2300 lying around these would be on my car yesterday...

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/16/2017 at 21:51

I like OZ superleggeras. I don’t like the look of those at all tbh....

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > EL_ULY
01/16/2017 at 21:52

not really, because of their weight. I want to shed some weight if possible. I’ve already got a gutted trunk. I like the RPF1's since I’d lose around 10lbs per wheel with them lol.

With that said, a set of new OEM bathursts (the wheels I have) would be great

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Nick Has an Exocet
01/16/2017 at 21:53

that is true, and yes light track duty will be had

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
01/16/2017 at 21:53

they’re heavy af. I want lighter ones. I did find a set tho, for $700, and they’re near-new

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > jkm7680
01/16/2017 at 21:53

I really like those and the Hartmann

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
01/16/2017 at 21:54

leaning towards it the most, since local and sexy

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/16/2017 at 22:00

It’s not like the Enkeis are bad, it’s just that they’re everywhere.

EL_ULY > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
01/16/2017 at 22:52

Understandable