yojimbo_vw
Passed Driver's Ed
thanks mate, i hope so as well.
If I was you I wouldnt take anything other than a new bumber, as for the colour coding I cant really answer that.
My 17s came with the RE050s aswell and while there was road noise it wast too bad. VW use Bridgestone, Conti and Pirelli tyres on their various models it appears hit and miss with what you actually end up with from the factory. Something in support of the RE050s is that they handle in the wet better than the CS2 or CS3s. I upgraded to 18s and am now running PS3s which have a little less road noise than the RE050s.
Good luck with the dealer, hopefully they do the right thing and sort you out, if not I'd be contacting VW directly to complain as its the only way to ensure that the dealers improve their service in the end.
I use Premium, but the car will run fine on 95, personal choice really.
The PS3s are Michelin tyres, Pilot Sport series. At the moment they are on special for around $300ea, but you can expect to pay as much as $400+ a corner. Wet handling is exceptional as was tested recently, highly recommend them.
My wheels werent cheap, in excess of $3K imported from Germany, you can pickup some nice BBS for less, or other replicas etc for even less, all depends on your taste and end goal.