I just want to say up front that these questions will probably look really stupid to you. I was never really a car person so I don't know even the most basic things. If you can help out, I would really appreciate it.
I just got my 2010 golf, and I'm loving it so far. Loving it so much that I would like to do a few modifications to personalize it a bit. Right now I have the stock 15" steel wheels (awesome, I know). I'd like to maybe do an upgrade here.
So here are my potentially stupid questions:
1. If I get larger wheels (say 17") will I have to make any other modifications to the car, or can they just be put on in place of the current wheels?
2. If I just get 15" alloys I can swap just swap the tires right? Assuming its the right "sizes" or whatever.
2.5. Would 15" alloys look stupid?
3. How much should I expect to pay to have the tires and wheels mounted? (Also, I'd like to do as much on my own as I can since I am trying to learn).
4. Tire pressure monitor things: lets say I get a set or wheels with tires mounted and everything, how difficult would it be for me to swap tpm's from one set to another? Like if I got some nicer wheels with summer tires and swapped them out for winter tires when appropriate, should I get another set of tpms or can I swap them myself?
Be gentle.
I just got my 2010 golf, and I'm loving it so far. Loving it so much that I would like to do a few modifications to personalize it a bit. Right now I have the stock 15" steel wheels (awesome, I know). I'd like to maybe do an upgrade here.
So here are my potentially stupid questions:
1. If I get larger wheels (say 17") will I have to make any other modifications to the car, or can they just be put on in place of the current wheels?
2. If I just get 15" alloys I can swap just swap the tires right? Assuming its the right "sizes" or whatever.
2.5. Would 15" alloys look stupid?
3. How much should I expect to pay to have the tires and wheels mounted? (Also, I'd like to do as much on my own as I can since I am trying to learn).
4. Tire pressure monitor things: lets say I get a set or wheels with tires mounted and everything, how difficult would it be for me to swap tpm's from one set to another? Like if I got some nicer wheels with summer tires and swapped them out for winter tires when appropriate, should I get another set of tpms or can I swap them myself?
Be gentle.
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