Jared14h

Well! 😄 Unfortunately, Mercedes didn’t refurb my wheel. They repaired it but not refurb. I’ve spoken with a specialist who says the damage should have been built up using welding (?) and then re-cut to their original shape. Instead, Mercedes took the edge of the wheel down to the lowest point of damage. So instead of having a completely flat face, the edge has been curved away, leaving quite a distinctive curve starting about 1cm from the edge of the wheel. All the way around. So I wouldn’t personally recommend if you want them as they were originally. Having said that if you get them all done and they’re all the same, and you’re happy that they might end up as described then you’ll probably save quite a lot of money over a specialist.

Cheers guys. I’ve actually got it booked in at Mercedes Benz in Cheshire Oaks, following a recommendation, who are doing it within the day (actually dropping it off the night before but only for ease). They’re charging £100+vat so I really can’t moan at that.

Evening everyone So as the title suggests, this evening I curbed my alloy! I’m looking for some suggestions or recommendations to get it repaired. Given the damage, what kind of repair should I be looking at? I’ve seen full refurb and I’ve seen some people doing smart repairs but I wouldn’t have thought that would be possible for diamond cut wheels. im in north wales so anything around this region or Cheshire way would be great. Need somewhere that can do it in one day as well. S1 alloys are highly recommended but come in at £240! cheers 👍🏻

Evening all, I imagine a simple question and answer. I bought some spacers (11/16) and, on another thread or possibly a Facebook post, I saw a suggestion for extended locking nuts for the same setup. When I had my springs fitted I gave the spacers and locking nuts to the mechanic - he only fit the rear nuts as he said they’d be too long and could cause damage on the front. First question then, is that something that could happen? second one, how do I go about getting them shortened to the correct length to avoid that damage? Seems logical that it could cause the damage but also seems strange that these were the suggested nuts for that set up. cheers 👍🏻

Thanks a lot everyone. Certainly isn’t many of us around! Good taste in cars must be a thing - yours is lovely mate!

Thanks Bec - really happy with it!

Thank you very much! The wheels are one of the things that made me want this particular car - the Pretoria’s are great but Spielberg’s are less common, which I kind of like!

Thank you very much!

Evening everyone a few weeks ago I posted something on here for some advice due to concerns over amount of different entries the service history had. After a couple of days phoning around I went to view and ended up bringing it home and can honestly say I’m very happy with my decision! I’ve got a few plans for it over the months but here’s what I’ve changed so far. So day one, I put red vinyl overlays on the R’s and added some headlight brows. within a couple of days I added the gloss black mirror caps and smoked dynamic indicators. Then last week I added the maxton front splitter, rear splitter and spoiler cap as well as Racingline Springs and Forge spacers (11mm/16mm). you may notice the front splitter is no longer on the car due to it lasting 5 mins before being ripped off due to installation fault (the mechanic had never fitted one and owned up to reading into it afterwards and offering to replace it due to his error). Future plans include a BCS exhaust (once I’ve had some advice from members on their Sport or Prestige sound profiles), R600 intake and R-tech stage one. Gave it a good clean following @Booth11guide and will be removing the wheels for a proper clean and protect next week. At the same time I’ll be painting the hubs black and adding a new brake calliper cover vinyl. Genuinely haven’t stopped smiling every time I’ve got in the car and I’ve never had so much fun going to the shops for milk!

It absolutely does help, thank you very much!

Hi Bec I’m looking to remove wheels and give them a good clean on the inside. Can you advise on what I need to use to clean properly? And also, is fallout remover sage to use on diamond cut alloys? I know that white worm has been a problem with diamond cut VW allots and so not sure whether the finish is more susceptible to being damaged by any particular products. thank you 🙂

I’ve got your detailing guide to try and get through and then I’ll get some on 😄

So I went I view the car yesterday and I’m not a proud, and very happy, owner of a Golf R! May only be a car to most but it’s been my ‘dream car’ for a long time! Very happy to finally be in a position to own one - haven’t stopped smiling 😂

Yeah, thanks a lot. There’s also some security in having 15 months VW warranty left. Thanks for everyone’s input 👌🏻