[486]/ITSPREZ - Thx!
Ebain21 - thx! I’m doing as much homework as I can, yep . . . as you indicate, it sounds like it is either impossible or very difficult to put wheels smaller than 16s on the MkVI. From what I can tell so far, the lighter MkVII Golf/SportWagen was/is generally fitted with smaller (288mm?) brakes than the MkVI (size ?), except for the MkVII R & AllTrac models which had/have bigger brakes and apparently - like all MkVI models - cannot fit wheels smaller than 16.
It seems to be the case that the lowest cost initial year MkVII (2015 2 door) 5 speed manual gas version (can’t remember the name of it) was sold with 15x6 43 offset steel rims and 195/65-R15 tires. It also seems that the hub, etc. on this model are all the same as, or similar enough to, my 2015 4 door SE TDI 6 speed manual. I hope this to be the case though I am not in a position to prove it yet.
VW is offering new - or at least listing - the rim I’m hunting for at something like $190 a piece . . . I might ultimately break down and buy a set of wheels from VW, though I’m hoping I find a good yet less expensive option new or used (VW? Audi?, Benz?, all apparently have models that use 5x112 rims, though I haven’t found out what other cars might have a usable offset). All that said, I can’t pretend to be nearly as knowledgeable about VW and/or tires/wheels as many others, especially on TIDclub.
It gets hard fast to dig up info beyond what I’ve laid out above, at least for me, so I’m hoping someone much more knowledgeable than I happens to notice my query and can help me find what I’m hoping to get my hands on . . . I’m starting local, and depending on how things go, I’ll end up up maybe posting a WTB in the buy/sell forum and maybe posting on the MkVII forum for feedback from farther afield.
it's sooo close i want to go look at it so bad, and would absolutely love to buy a black or blue golf!! but i'm in college and don't have much tdi free time
