Cossieian Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Didn't want to go down the route of Replica Prets but maybe my only option as Im finding it difficult to find a set of oem wheels. Has anyone actually purchased the replicas that are available, and if so are they identical to originals?? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyG Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Reps tend to have slightly different offsets (45mm or even 41mm) and the OEM VW centre caps do not always fit. Some are often wider than the standard 8J too (at 8.5J). I'm not saying this is always the case, but be cautious if these are important to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossieian Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Reps tend to have slightly different offsets (45mm or even 41mm) and the OEM VW centre caps do not always fit. I'm not saying this is always the case, but be cautious if these are important to you Cheers dude, I'm not too clued up on things like this so any info helps massively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neg Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 If you cant find genuine I would look at something else like BBS, TWS, Team Dynamics, Revo for example. Reps will be heavy I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7R Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 A mate of mine bought GTI Monza reps a few years ago and they lasted about 4 month during the winter before they were so corroded they needed refurbed. It was diamond cut alloys though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyG Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Case in point here : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19-SILVER-ALLOY-WHEELS-5X112-FITS-VW-GOLF-MK5-MK6-MK7-R-JETTA-PASSAT/281808751294?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33842%26meid%3D9b0ff4bb766e4235a1d485f874dde427%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D272001024792 45mm offset instead of standard 50mm 8.5J width instead of 8J (8 refers to inches wide) No centre caps showings In effect these would stick out a fair bit more than standard Prets (noticeably so IMHO). Real deal here (at a cost !!) : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Golf-7-VW-VII-R-19-Inch-Pretoria-Aluminium-Wheels-Rims-Set-Genuine-/272001024792?hash=item3f54864318:g:R-UAAOSwMmBVp00N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossieian Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 A mate of mine bought GTI Monza reps a few years ago and they lasted about 4 month during the winter before they were so corroded they needed refurbed. It was diamond cut alloys though. If you just sell me yours Scott I wouldn't have any of these problems ha ha ha new ones or used ones I'll take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7R Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 If you just sell me yours Scott I wouldn't have any of these problems ha ha haDid you see that link ? £3200 without tyres.. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossieian Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Did you see that link ? £3200 without tyres.. :-/ I did mate I'm now picking myself up off the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exonian Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Another issue with reps is if you hit a pothole you don't know how good the far eastern castings are. Some will be better than others obviously because they come from a variety of sources but I doubt if many will have CE markings or TUV approval. Basically if you hit a pothole you don't know if you will destroy the wheel which might end up taking the rest of the car with it in an extreme case. On the flip side, at least the wheel would be cheaper to replace than a standard one! Just look at the spindly spokes of the Pretoria wheels and bear in mind the factory ones are made specially rather than just a basic casting like most of the replicas will be. The only really good company I know of that makes Euro approved replicas are an Italian company called WSP but they don't do Pretorias yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyG Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 I follow Golf alloys on Ebay a lot, and can't remember seeing a nice set of Prets ! There's a refurbed one here at the moment though which looks a fair price if the tyre has good tread IMHO : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagon-Golf-7-R-19-Inch-Genuine-Alloy-Wheel-With-Tyre-/151851839571?hash=item235b133053:g:RPYAAOSwMmBVyhQ2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossieian Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Well I knew I didn't want to go down this route, and now I'm 100% positive I don't lol, thanks guys. someone please find me a set of originals ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyG Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Your best bet is to setup an Ebay search with daily email alerts for a number of possible matches : "Genuine VW 19" Pretoria Alloys" "Genuine Golf R 19" Alloys" "OEM Golf R Pretoria Wheels" etc.... Then if a set appears contact the seller asap and offer cash on collection asap before the auction ends. They nearly all get sold this way before the auction finishes. It's best to go and see them and pay cash on collection .. even if its a long journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinC2 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Have you considered Non OEM that look similar (some may say better ) When I was considering taking a demo car on 18" Cadiz (of which I am not a fan ) I did some hunting around and came up with the Rotiform SPF as my favourites. Do a search here as I think someone has a red car with them on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbull R Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 How much are you willing to pay for four unmarked without tyres 19" only covered 2700 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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