cafcross Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Tucked like above and they look good. Poked/flush with the arches doesn't look good. With Mark's being the exception. Although it shows you what colour can do....too big in silver, right in grey.Although I think TT Comps on a GTI would look the mutts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 When he painted them grey he fitted narrower dishes (I think) and fitted smaller tyres. So it's not just the colour playing tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunid-brake Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Mark2Ikeda's car with the 185/35/17's.Holy Crap that is one sexy looking lupo. i mean whoa. that colour those wheels the lot. wow. wheres my bib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I think 17's can look really good with the right offsets and tire combo. Heres acouple of my favs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo pete Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Holy Crap that is one sexy looking lupo. i mean whoa. that colour those wheels the lot. wow. wheres my bibLMAO...... YOU SOUND LIKE BATMAN (Adam West) mate this car looks like a mini s3this is MY fav modded loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 OK... So we now know that 17's on a Lupo has been done(Lots).What about 18's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 18's look absolutely gash.There's a picture on here somewhere, just looks ridiculous.Although Petar manages to just about to pull them off on his twin V6'd Lupo. But only because the brakes only just fit behind them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) 17's CAN work, i think 18 is silly. Edited August 26, 2009 by pro3mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Mine on 18x9 Lorinsers...Petar's:215/35/18's. Edited August 26, 2009 by Philplop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 If you didn't need tires, the Lorinsers would be mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 17's, 18'sPlease not 19's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Haha, yeah, there's no way you'd get it sitting like that with tyres! And if it was actually bolted to the hub...I've got a photo of a Bentley wheel with the standard 275/40/19 tyre against my car. Almost reaches the bottom of the window. Edited June 21, 2010 by Philplop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Personally, I think larger sized wheels on small cars are for people who feel the need to mention they have 17's or 18's etc rather than having a clue!That's generally because they have no other ideas about what to do with the car in terms of styling it.It's all to do with the size of the vehicle and knowing the upper and lower limits to which best suit it I'd agree that Mark2Ikeda's GTi pulls off the 17's perfectly, but that is one of very few exceptions to my above point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Hi all, tried a search but found nothing. As the topic asks really - why does nobody do it ? Is the ride really that bad ? Clearance ? Or just aesthetics ? Anyone got pics ?Cheers, Chris.Because its not a Corsa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3BOW Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Personally, I think larger sized wheels on small cars are for people who feel the need to mention they have 17's or 18's etc rather than having a clue!That's generally because they have no other ideas about what to do with the car in terms of styling it.It's all to do with the size of the vehicle and knowing the upper and lower limits to which best suit it I'd agree that Mark2Ikeda's GTi pulls off the 17's perfectly, but that is one of very few exceptions to my above point!Quite an opinionated reply there . Could it not just be personal taste ? Why would you "feel the need" to mention you have 17s or 18s ? I think that 19s are quite common place in tuning / styling circles. Unless you are just talking of Lupos of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINCOLNSHIRESLUPOGTI Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 When I first bought my Gti I knew I had to have 17's. Ran them for over 4 years and 65,000 miles but they spoilt the handling (they were heavy and overwhelmed the dampers due to the unsprung weight) and I just could not get the car as low as I wanted. eventually I sold them and got some 16's which improved the car's handling immensely and I felt they car just looke so much better.17's16'sThose Lorinser's bad boys look ace on Phil's Gti, if only it was for real with tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Looks good on 17s, but those particular 16s are bloody beautiful.. it's not the size though, its the design. They 7.5s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3BOW Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Yeah. Those 16s look better on there. Is it colour related though ? Would they have the same visual impact on a silver car like mine ? Take on board what you say about the effects of the weight of the 17s. What tyres did you run on them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Quite an opinionated reply there . Could it not just be personal taste ? Why would you "feel the need" to mention you have 17s or 18s ? I think that 19s are quite common place in tuning / styling circles. Unless you are just talking of Lupos of course.No no don't get me wrong, 19's fit perfectly with larger cars, I meant with smaller cars such as the lupo and the polo.That's what I meant about the knowing the upper and lower boundaries of what suits the car you drive, not just 'bigger is better' which seems to be the ethos for people who don't really know what they are doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3BOW Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I see your point yeah. The Kahns look big on there. Not sure I'd want that look. Looking at mark ikedas car, the 17s look too big on the car when it was silver but perfect when they were grey. Maybe that's because they were narrower though ? I'm starting to think maybe 16s the safest option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Names_Buck Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I think GTI's can get away with some 17's but only as ppl have already said because of the larger arches/ bumpers and marks is a perfect example but 18's are a bit toooo big for my liking no matter what :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 I would like to draw your attention to the photo above of the GTI on 17's with Lexus lights. And do you not think it looked better when he put the Modernlines on?As I said... looked fcuking ace on 17s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-random Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 That does look very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Bathursts but bigger, tis a good look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 16'sNot just any 16s though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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