Which wheels & tyres? Bora 150 Sport

[Paul Jay]

Hello mate

Yes, you're right, the correct size is 225/45/17. I have them fitted!

There's a discernable difference in noise and ride quality just by fitting larger wheels/tyres, but this may also be because the tyres I have fitted (Michelin Pilot Sport) are 'Y' rated and have stiffer sidewalls.

Cheers

Paul

[Stephen B]

any chance of some higher quality pics, would appreciate seeing car & wheels in full glory

[Paul Jay]

Hello mate

I've attached a couple of photo's which are about as good as it gets with my camera.

Cheers

[dubcruiser]

Hello mate

Yes, you're right, the correct size is 225/45/17. I have them fitted!

There's a discernable difference in noise and ride quality just by fitting larger wheels/tyres, but this may also be because the tyres I have fitted (Michelin Pilot Sport) are 'Y' rated and have stiffer sidewalls.

Cheers

Paul

Yeah you notice a change in ride when you first change the wheels, but you soon forget what the car was like on the old rims. I find that Michelin tyre are among the best for long life and good performance. I have the Primacy's on mine and can't fault them. Well they do the job for me anyway!

Nice wheels and car by the way. Bora looks nice in Black. I have seen those wheels for sale on a well know auction site. They look a good buy.

[Paul Jay]

Thanks for the comments.

Yes, the wheels are advertised on a well known auction site, which is where mine came from!

They come supplied with the original VAG TUV stickers with the proper VAG part number on them, and are very high quality, so I'm well satisfied. I've even gone as far as buying a 5th one for the spare! They may or may not be OEM, but are nearer original than a set of reps I guess.

I spoke with the guy who's selling them and he bought a lot (like 300 sets!) of wheels direct from VAG in Germany. If you look closely on the listing you can see the stacks of wheels in his warehouse.

By the way, the shine on the paint comes from Dodo Juice Supernatural. I have never seen water bead on paint like this stuff and the finish is brilliant. I got some from www.detailedobsession.co.uk - the guy who runs the site actually uses all the stuff himself and he enters concours competetitions.

Cheers

Paul

[Stephen B]

ordered my Eibach springs, and just off the phone for a set of Siata alloys

will post pics hopefully in next few weeks, as I want springs fitted 1st.

btw saved a few pennies by going direct

[Ballesteros]

The OEM tyre size for Golf / Bora on 17" wheels is 225/45 R17. 215/45 R17 seem to be fitted to the Mk3 Golf on 17's..

Bit late on this thread I know, but to clarify for the record, as I've been through similar decisions as you guys recently, and probably won't be the last,

Some OEM 17" wheels were 17x7J (VW Tocattas being one example), some were 17x7.5J.
- 215 is a better width tyre for 7J width wheels
- 225 is a better width tyre for 7.5J wheels.

So both 225/45 and 215/45 could be considered OEM, depending upon the wheels. There's only a slight difference in rolling radius between the two sizes, 225/45 being slightly over the size used on OEM 16" wheels, and 215/45 being slightly under the radius used on OEM 16" wheels.

HTH