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TSW Chicane wheels installed with Michelin A/S 3.

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DanielToombs

Passed Driver's Ed
I posted these pics in the "What did you do to your Mk6 today?' thread a few days ago, but I got my VW "centercaps" in today, so I wanted to show them off.

TSW Chicane
18x8.5 offset +43
Black with mirror face
23.4 pounds per wheel.
The VW "centercaps" are the 75mm "stickers" since none of the oem VW centercaps fit.

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3
235/40ZR18

Not lowered (might get DG springs one day), no spacers.
Raw chicane by ToombsDaniel, on Flickr

Raw chicane by ToombsDaniel, on Flickr

Raw chicane by ToombsDaniel, on Flickr

Raw chicane by ToombsDaniel, on Flickr

Raw chicane by ToombsDaniel, on Flickr

Opinions? I love them, so you're not going to hurt my feelings. I just haven't yet seen any GTI's with them yet other than mine. Thanks for looking!
 
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Pooley

Ready to race!
Looks good, never seen that model of wheel before. I like the polished aluminum with black gloss inset, the black should help hide some brake dust and a quick wipe of the polished area would make them look clean in a hurry.

No rubbing in the front? They look in the pics like they stick out past the body in front. I have 10mm spacers on my front wheels (Detroits) and they don't look like they come out that far, maybe its just the camera playing tricks on me. A stock Detroit is 51 offset, so with my spacer I should be at 41, while your wheels are 43. Is it maybe due to the increased wheel width over stock?
 
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DanielToombs

Passed Driver's Ed
I haven't noticed any rubbing yet. It does stick out past the body a bit, which may be the wider wheels/tires, but I like the look. I'm sure it would rub on a car with any significant lowering, unless there was some fender modification.
 
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spagett!

spagett!

Go Kart Champion
Pooley said:
Is it maybe due to the increased wheel width over stock?
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Yes. This TSW is 8.5 vs your Detroit's 7.5. 1 inch = 24.5mm. So cut that in half and there's an extra 12.25mm sticking out. So it's like if you had 20mm spacers up front.

snobrdrdan said:
Just came out, literally. 2015 release
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Dan you're almost a TSW rep at this point ;) Your Interlagos are still waiting for the snow to melt...
 
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DanielToombs

Passed Driver's Ed
luvdagators said:
I like these, nice look on your car man.....Perfect on a black car!
Congrats VW Caps really make em pop
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Thanks! I haven't done much cosmetically to the car, But when I saw these, I loved them and had to have them. My local Discount Tire installed them, and did a great job.
 
snobrdrdan

snobrdrdan

former GTI owner
spagett! said:
Dan you're almost a TSW rep at this point ;) Your Interlagos are still waiting for the snow to melt...
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:laugh:

I was wondering if you put them on yet. Snow has melted here, but I'm still holding out for warmer weather & the salt to wash away (if it ever rains)

While I loved the Interlagos, these Bathurst are the nicest wheels I've seen in a while....I love them.
And being lightweight is icing on the cake
 
eldiablo1

eldiablo1

Ready to race!
Hmmm... I do like these new TSW wheels (especially the Bathurst), but based on these pics I'm a bit concerned by the amount of poke up front. With 225/40/18's I'm afraid that I would need to pull the fenders and I'm not that low (H&R sports).

Would you be able to provide a straight on picture to better show the amount of poke of this setup?
 
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DanielToombs

Passed Driver's Ed
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DanielToombs

Passed Driver's Ed
snobrdrdan

snobrdrdan

former GTI owner
eldiablo said:
Hmmm... I do like these new TSW wheels (especially the Bathurst), but based on these pics I'm a bit concerned by the amount of poke up front. With 225/40/18's I'm afraid that I would need to pull the fenders and I'm not that low (H&R sports).

Would you be able to provide a straight on picture to better show the amount of poke of this setup?
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A couple of things to consider....

His setup is 235/40/18 (wider)
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Michelins are usually "beefier" tires (a little bigger for their size)
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He's not lowered

225/40/18 on a 8.5" is perfect....you just might need to roll the fenders (and definitely do the fender screw mod).

Ideally, you'd want more low to pull these off though
 
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