New (old) wheels for the GTI

"Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
04/17/2020 at 15:10 • Filed to: None

I hate the stock wheels on the MK7.5 GTI. Loved the stock wheels on my MK5. So I did something about It. Found a set of refurbished wheels on autorimshop.com and had them Installed today. They look like new, they were machined and trued and painted perfectly.

Just have to wait for the center caps to come In. Very bored with being stuck at home son waiting for me to come out with a bottle of Scotch. I will not be sharing.

DISCUSSION (30)

jminer > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 15:20

They look fantastic!

412GTI > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 15:23

Awesome! I loved those wheels too. Lots of people seemed to hate the MK5 but that’s the generation that turned me into a GTI lover.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > 412GTI
04/17/2020 at 15:41

Thanks!

I’ve considered Detroits to be the best wheel ever made. I just love them. They are so simple and clean, yet different than a normal 5 spoke.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > jminer
04/17/2020 at 15:41

Thank you. The VW community does not support this wheel choice on the MK7 and 7.5. I don’t care, I love them.

The Ghost of Oppo > 412GTI
04/17/2020 at 15:44

The MK5 is the 996 of GTIs

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 15:47

I love it! Those are the best GTI wheels ever. My first was a mk5 but it came on the 17s that I then swapped for aftermarket wheels . I al ways regretted not getting those instead.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 15:47

The VW community can suck it.

Ash78, voting early and often > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 15:57

The VW community puts stretched and poked wheels with massive negative camber on their cars. They can’t be trusted.

Ash78, voting early and often > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 15:59

I used to joke about these looking like the Play-Doh Fun Factory, but they’ve grown on me. Especially with all the garbage, asymmetrical wheels on the market today.

Like the car next to you, for example. What is that a new RAV-4?

jminer > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 16:02

As the newish owner of a VW I have found that while the VW community is knowledgeable they are not very inclusive at all.

I love my MK6 TDI Sportwagen though!

Nothing > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 16:12

Looks great, congrats on the new to you wheels!

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > The Ghost of Oppo
04/17/2020 at 16:13

Wait, is that a compliment? I loved my MK5 and love my 996.

The Ghost of Oppo > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 16:20

Yes in that they are typically the most hated for essentially no reason.

Ash78, voting early and often > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 16:27

Today I learned the wheels I always called “Huffs” are also known as “Detroit”

Or at least they look the same.

FSI > 412GTI
04/17/2020 at 16:51

The Mk5 was the return to f orm for the GTI as the Mk3 and Mk4 were nothing more than nameplates with mediocre performance. Despite their fair share of issues they are great value for what they are and the aftermarket is huge.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Ash78, voting early and often
04/17/2020 at 17:04

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but huffs had gray inserts whereas the Detroit’s are black.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 17:12

I love it! Detroit’s are my favorite of the many vw wheels

Kinja'd!!!

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 17:21

size? I prefer the round-hole MK5/ 6 like yours but don’t want to sacrifice size.

412GTI > FSI
04/17/2020 at 17:41

I like them all and think the MK4 can look really good but I was a really getting into cars as a kid when the Mk5 debuted . It just seemed so modern at the time, I loved it even with its slightly bubbly styling.

412GTI > The Ghost of Oppo
04/17/2020 at 17:43

Yeah I can kinda see the analogy. Still think they’re good cars and very modern during their time.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
04/17/2020 at 17:47

I’ve seen it said both ways. I believe the real answer is in Germany they were Huffs and the US they were Detroits no matter the color. Huffeisen ( what ever the spelling) means Horse Shoe in German, which makes sense looking at them.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
04/17/2020 at 17:48

Gorgeous. If I’m honest, I always wanted a GTI, but what pushed me over the edge back when I bought my used MK5 was those wheels, I loved them for years and had to have them.

HONDAD > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 18:13

That looks great! I've actually wondered if those old wheels would work/fit or not on the Mk7. They are my favorite stock design.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 18:43

I knew about the horse shoe meaning, but I read that in a pamphlet when that generation gti was released. Was one version on the mk5 and one on the mk6? I know mine came off a 2011 or 12 gti.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 18:44

Thank you! They certainly made that generation for me as well. They are still my favorite, mostly bc of the wheels

Kc1980 > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
04/17/2020 at 21:54

That's correct.

OmerCarrothers333 > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/17/2020 at 23:46

I would have traded you my Detroits for your Mk7.5 wheels.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/18/2020 at 00:31

Had those on my MK6. And yes I like them a lot. I support this choice.

You hardly ever see them anymore — those cars were just not built to last.

Henry B > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
04/18/2020 at 00:40

I never much liked those wheels. But they actually look kind of good on the new GTI.

This has me thinking, if I ever upgrade from my 20th anniversary edition (mk4) , maybe I’ll keep it’s OEM wheels that I l ove and put em on the new one. I wish I could see how it would look.

All the new asymmetrical wheels look too “fast fashion” to me (though the 7.5 are an improvement on the 7). I prefer the timeless classics. Like my mk4. Even if I am out working on it half the time. ;)

FSI > 412GTI
04/18/2020 at 02:42

Heck the Mk5 might be my second favorite Golf as well. There even was a terrible movie on German TV which was a big advertisement for the then new GTI.

The movie sucked but to 9 year old me it was awesome