VMR Wheels | V710 Wheels

[VMRWheels]

VMR Wheels | v710

The v710's is one of the most popular VMR lines, designed with the euro crowd in mind

Price:
18" - $799/set
19" - $999/set

Available Sizes and Offsets:

VMR Wheels V710 18x8.5 ET45 Matte Black
VMR Wheels V710 19x8.5 ET45 Matte Black

VMR Wheels V710 18x8.5 ET45 Gunmetal
VMR Wheels V710 19x8.5 ET45 Gunmetal

VMR Wheels V710 18x8.5 ET45 Hyper Silver
VMR Wheels V710 19x8.5 ET45 Hyper Silver

-Steve@VMR

[Greenkirby21]

for the matte black

[jetta25s]

That black is a killer.

[raab]

I was curious about weight and found some information here, though I'm not sure how accurate this site is. http://www.1010tires.com/wheel...ilver

18"x8.5" - 5/112 - et45 - 23lbs
19"x8.5" - 5/112 - et45 - 25.5lbs

[tdipower17]

My old jetta tdi.
19x8.5 et 35 all the way around.

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by raab »

I was curious about weight and found some information here, though I'm not sure how accurate this site is. http://www.1010tires.com/wheel...ilver 18"x8.5" - 5/112 - et45 - 23lbs 19"x8.5" - 5/112 - et45 - 25.5lbs

Thats about right, our 18's are ~23-24 and our 19's are 25-26

Quote, originally posted by tdipower17 »

My old jetta tdi. 19x8.5 et 35 all the way around.

Nice, running a more aggressive offset! Do you have any side pictures showing the poke?

Here's also a picture of the 710's mounted on Neb's car:

-Steve@VMR

[raab]

I'm sold... I just can't decide weather I should go with 19"s to remove a bit of fender gap, or 18"s to cut out a decent amount of unsprung weight. Will have to figure this out by tomorrow in any case. Can't wait!

[bfourney]

What's the weight? Are they hubcentric? Do they use OEM hardware or do you need new lug bolts? What's the warranty like? What's the quality compared to OEM/Where are they made? Why no 8" wide option? What are the recommended tire sizes?

My main concern is bent rims after maybe 5-10K miles and then I'm SOL. I've got decent quality 18" reps on factory suspension for less than 15K miles and three out of four wheels are no longer round.

Also are the center caps removable and can you use OEM VW center caps?


Modified by bfourney at 3:17 AM 9-11-2009

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

What's the weight? Are they hubcentric? Do they use OEM hardware or do you need new lug bolts? What's the warranty like? What's the quality compared to OEM/Where are they made? Why no 8" wide option? What are the recommended tire sizes? My main concern is bent rims after maybe 5-10K miles and then I'm SOL. I've got decent quality 18" reps on factory suspension for less than 15K miles and three out of four wheels are no longer round. Also are the center caps removable and can you use OEM VW center caps?

wow quite a few questions, I'll list the answers:

-weight:

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

Thats about right, our 18's are ~23-24 and our 19's are 25-26

-Yes they are hubcentric, with a 57.1 centerbore

-Our wheels are designed to accept the OEM lugnuts, as well as the stock VW centercap

-We offer a 1 year warranty on the finish, as well as manufacturer defects in the wheel

-These wheels are manufactured in Taiwan; the quality is top notch. Each of our wheel designs / sizes go through extensive testing and are JWL and VIA certified; basically crash testing for wheels. The facility also produces OE wheels for car manufacturers in the US.

-We offer the 8.5" width for a few reasons. First, we want to be able to provide the most aggressive fitments without the possibility of clearance issues on stock ride height. Second, it keeps costs down for the consumer. Without getting too technical, each variation of a wheel design needs different tooling and molds, then go through a testing and certification process. For example, the equipment and certifications on a v710 18x8.5 would need to be completely redone for the v710 18x8.0. There would be no way we would be able to offer our wheels at our current pricing.

-The recommended tire size would be 225/40/18, and 225/35/19 for your car

We are a company that stands by our products. I know we're a fairly recent addition to VWvortex and it's hard to gauge the quality of both the products and ethics of the "new guy." The interesting thing about forums is that posts don't go away, feedback, customer service, quality of product is all out in the open for anybody to see. I would encourage you to do a bit of sleuthing on google of VMR, we have been around for over 5 years, and have built relationships with customers outside of vortex.

Hope this answers all your questions!

-Steve@VMR

[bfourney]

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

wow quite a few questions, I'll list the answers:

What can I say, I am thorough They look awesome, I just want to make sure they won't fall apart on me, I'm harder on wheels and tires than most. I've actually been considering going down to 17s because I go through tires (and apparently rims) like candy.

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

-Our wheels are designed to accept the OEM lugnuts, as well as the stock VW centercap

Excellent. So ball seat harware, replaceable centercap, hubcentric without adapters - all good things!

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

-We offer a 1 year warranty on the finish, as well as manufacturer defects in the wheel

What exactly does that mean though? I mean things like curb rash obviously aren't covered, but what about more critical things like bent rims, rims that have a little bit of runout from the factory, etc.? Can you give some for instance on what would be covered and what wouldn't under warranty?

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

-We offer the 8.5" width for a few reasons. First, we want to be able to provide the most aggressive fitments without the possibility of clearance issues on stock ride height. Second, it keeps costs down for the consumer. Without getting too technical, each variation of a wheel design needs different tooling and molds, then go through a testing and certification process. For example, the equipment and certifications on a v710 18x8.5 would need to be completely redone for the v710 18x8.0. There would be no way we would be able to offer our wheels at our current pricing.

I understand less options = easier for everyone, but I thought 8" was the max recommended width. The max OEM width I've seen anyway is 8" on all the optional GTI/R32/A3 wheels. Half an inch isn't much more but I didn't want to risk rubbing issues, extra wear and tear, and having to buy new tires thinking 225/40/18 wouldn't be wide enough.

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

-The recommended tire size would be 225/40/18, and 225/35/19 for your car

So the same width as OEM? I've got 225/40/18s now and they don't seem to sit square enough on my 8" wide rims.

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

We are a company that stands by our products. I know we're a fairly recent addition to VWvortex and it's hard to gauge the quality of both the products and ethics of the "new guy." The interesting thing about forums is that posts don't go away, feedback, customer service, quality of product is all out in the open for anybody to see. I would encourage you to do a bit of sleuthing on google of VMR, we have been around for over 5 years, and have built relationships with customers outside of vortex.

I've heard of VMR before, but never had any direct experience obviously. I'm in the market for new wheels soon and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to get some questions answered.


Modified by bfourney at 3:25 PM 9-11-2009

[GtiBoogiemann]

Hands down dopest dope. It's a great wheel for the price and quality. Super good service as well.

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

What exactly does that mean though? I mean things like curb rash obviously aren't covered, but what about more critical things like bent rims, rims that have a little bit of runout from the factory, etc.? Can you give some for instance on what would be covered and what wouldn't under warranty?

I'm sorry, I worded that incorrectly. We offer 1 year warranty on defects in the finish, as well as manufacturer defects. For example, if, for some reason, the paint was flaking off within a year of purchase in a way that's not just from the regular rock chips, we'll warranty that. If you decide to wash the lug holes by putting a towel over a drill and drilling away (yes, this has really happened before) we will most likely not warranty that, although there are absolutely no cases that are automatically written off. We always work with the customer that has issues and have them send in high quality pictures of the problem area to judge the cause before any decisions are made.

In the case of damaged wheels, we unfortunately can't warranty that. Potholes and curbs are considered a road hazards. Hit any small bump at enough speed and anything can get damaged. There's no way to arbitrarily decide and determine how fast was "too fast" and how big is "too big" in terms of pothole size. There's also no way to tell if somebody just ran head on into a curb, or if they sustained the damage from a pothole, the list of variables just goes on and on. Ask around on the forums to see other VMR owners' experiences of potholes

All our wheels are inspected by the warehouse before they go out, and if the customer buys a wheels and tires package from us, we would balance them on our Hunter roadforce balancing machine, a $15,000 piece of equipment. This machine lets us determine if the wheel is out of round before it even leaves our warehouse.

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

I understand less options = easier for everyone, but I thought 8" was the max recommended width. The max OEM width I've seen anyway is 8" on all the optional GTI/R32/A3 wheels. Half an inch isn't much more but I didn't want to risk rubbing issues, extra wear and tear, and having to buy new tires thinking 225/40/18 wouldn't be wide enough.

We guarantee fitment at stock ride height with our recommended wheels and tire sizes.

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

So the same width as OEM? I've got 225/40/18s now and they don't seem to sit square enough on my 8" wide rims.

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/links/gallery.htm you can check out our gallery to see how the tire sits on the wheel, and how it all looks on the cars. We're actually in the middle of switching our gallery server, this new one allows you to sort by car make, model, color, wheel size / color, etc. Most the GTI's are running our recommended fitments.

Since you are local in socal, if you want, feel free to drop by during regular business hours, you can check out our warehouse and wheels in person, as well as meet some of the staff. We'll also be a dubfest this sunday, so stop by our booth!

-Steve@VMR

[Uncle Wiggley]

x2 and very nice people One day I will grow some balls and rock VMR709 19's

[bfourney]

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

In the case of damaged wheels, we unfortunately can't warranty that. Potholes and curbs are considered a road hazards. Hit any small bump at enough speed and anything can get damaged. There's no way to arbitrarily decide and determine how fast was "too fast" and how big is "too big" in terms of pothole size. There's also no way to tell if somebody just ran head on into a curb, or if they sustained the damage from a pothole, the list of variables just goes on and on. Ask around on the forums to see other VMR owners' experiences of potholes

Well, I'm a little leery after my latest experience with 3 bent rims after less than 1 year. I've only recently had one pothole bad enough to cause a sidewall bubble on the outside of one wheel, but the inside of 3/4 rims are all pretty badly bent (outsides are still true). I'm not driving into curbs or anything and the factory 18" wheels never had these problems after twice as much use. FWIW I think the wheels I have now are Hartmann RS4 reps - made in Italy.

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

All our wheels are inspected by the warehouse before they go out, and if the customer buys a wheels and tires package from us, we would balance them on our Hunter roadforce balancing machine, a $15,000 piece of equipment. This machine lets us determine if the wheel is out of round before it even leaves our warehouse.

Hunter roadforce is the only way to go

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

We guarantee fitment at stock ride height with our recommended wheels and tire sizes.

What if I plan on lowering a little? I mean most of the cars in the gallery are almost scraping the ground! I've got some Neuspeed springs, but may get an H&R cup kit or something similar.

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

http://www.velocitymotoring.com/links/gallery.htm you can check out our gallery to see how the tire sits on the wheel, and how it all looks on the cars. We're actually in the middle of switching our gallery server, this new one allows you to sort by car make, model, color, wheel size / color, etc. Most the GTI's are running our recommended fitments.

I don't know that looks really stretched out to me, and those are 18s?

This is the best pic of them IMO:

I kind of like these Audi titanium style, they don't make them anymore?

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

Since you are local in socal, if you want, feel free to drop by during regular business hours, you can check out our warehouse and wheels in person, as well as meet some of the staff. We'll also be a dubfest this sunday, so stop by our booth! -Steve@VMR

I may do that, you guys are in Irvine? Open on the weekends? What about Dubfest - that's in Irwindale?

[ncoelho26]

Props to VMR for a great product! i have had mine for about 3 months and im happy with them.

[IamMcNugget]

Steve-VMR,

I have a question. Why does your company feel the need to sell your wheels direct to the end user through forums etc? I can't think of any other major wheel companies that do this. Why would a tire/wheel shop want to carry your product if they can just order it straight through you?

[Nick's 08GTI]

I don't have an MBA, but it seems to make good business sense to put your name out there as much as possible, for maximum exposure. Also, regardless of where a buyer buys the wheels, VMR is going to get paid.

I like your products, VMR. Very seriously considering buying some wheels through you soon.

[magsta]

I wish VMR was in South Africa.....
Beautiful Wheels....

[GtiBoogiemann]

Quote, originally posted by IamMcNugget »

Steve-VMR, I have a question. Why does your company feel the need to sell your wheels direct to the end user through forums etc? I can't think of any other major wheel companies that do this. Why would a tire/wheel shop want to carry your product if they can just order it straight through you?

no middle man

[raab]

Quote, originally posted by IamMcNugget »

Steve-VMR, I have a question. Why does your company feel the need to sell your wheels direct to the end user through forums etc? I can't think of any other major wheel companies that do this. Why would a tire/wheel shop want to carry your product if they can just order it straight through you?

Raderwerks is pretty popular around here as well. Would you actually prefer to pay more so that a middleman can get a cut? What advantage would that give to the customers?

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by GtiBoogiemann »

Hands down dopest dope. It's a great wheel for the price and quality. Super good service as well.

Thanks for your kind words!

Quote, originally posted by Uncle Wiggley »

x2 and very nice people One day I will grow some balls and rock VMR709 19's

lol thanks! When I put up the 709's thread, I know the general consensus was "18 plz" hahaha. Since your local(ish), feel free to stop by anytime if you want to check out the 709's in person

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

What if I plan on lowering a little? I mean most of the cars in the gallery are almost scraping the ground! I've got some Neuspeed springs, but may get an H&R cup kit or something similar.

We can offer some insight into what our other consumers have experienced with different suspension set ups, but we can't guarantee fitment. It's too difficult to keep track of every suspension modification and whether it has issues or not. Even individual cars are different, 2 cars running the same aftermarket set up can have different experiences with rubbing. Factor in alignment, vehicle history, the list gets pretty long and complicated.

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

I don't know that looks really stretched out to me, and those are 18s?

yup, those are 18s. Depending on the tire manufacturer, some tires will look pretty stretched where others won't. We also have customers that want to order tires that are a different size, and we have no problems with that.

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

This is the best pic of them IMO:

This is Neb's car, he frequents the mkv r32 forums, super cool guy! He tracks his car pretty often.

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

I kind of like these Audi titanium style, they don't make them anymore?

These are our 709's. They're actually the newest addition to our line of wheels. As for Audi still manufacturing them, I'm not too sure if they do or not.

Quote, originally posted by bfourney »

I may do that, you guys are in Irvine? Open on the weekends? What about Dubfest - that's in Irwindale?

Unfortunately, we don't open on the weekends, I'm only human, I need some R&R too We were actually at dubfest, did you stop by our booth? We were right next to rockstar.

I'll be putting up some pictures of the event later today!

-Steve@VMR



Modified by VMRWheels at 11:54 AM 9-14-2009

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by IamMcNugget »

Steve-VMR, I have a question. Why does your company feel the need to sell your wheels direct to the end user through forums etc? I can't think of any other major wheel companies that do this. Why would a tire/wheel shop want to carry your product if they can just order it straight through you?

Just to clarify, we work very closely with our vendors to ensure the best experience and service to our customers. Regardless of going through VMR directly, or one of our vendors, the same price and promotions are available.

Quote, originally posted by magsta »

I wish VMR was in South Africa..... Beautiful Wheels....

Thanks! We actually do a lot of international orders, and more than a few have ordered from South Africa, PM me if you need a quote

-Steve@VMR

[BAD SNaCKY]

Steve, are these wheels painted? how do they hold up to chipping and scratches from god knows what. (PA throws all kinds of crap at you)?

i'm trying to sell my Karthoums and pick up a set of the 18s. i'm having a problem deciding on gun metal or silver...(BMP GTI).

i know a 4 door BMP GTI had a set of the gunmetal ones on here, but i can't find his damn car

Modified by ShippensburgGTi at 3:41 PM 9-14-2009

[raab]

I'll have some pics of black 710s on a black GTi in about a week's time. Thanks, Steve!

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by ShippensburgGTi »

Steve, are these wheels painted? how do they hold up to chipping and scratches from god knows what. (PA throws all kinds of crap at you)? i'm trying to sell my Karthoums and pick up a set of the 18s. i'm having a problem deciding on gun metal or silver...(BMP GTI). i know a 4 door BMP GTI had a set of the gunmetal ones on here, but i can't find his damn car

Yes, the wheels are painted, and protected with a clearcoat, even our matte black finish. We offer a 1 year warranty for manufacturer defects in the finish, although we don't protect against road hazards. If you do have issues with the paint, just let us know and we'll work with you to see if we can cover it or not. Unfortunately, rock chips are something that all wheel manufacturers need to deal with, and there's not really a quantitative way I can measure how the finish would react to all the random objects on the road.

I'll keep an eye out for you, we're still transferring our pictures to our new server, so if you check it once in a while, there will definitely be updates: http://www.velocitymotoring.com/links/gallery.htm

Quote, originally posted by raab »

I'll have some pics of black 710s on a black GTi in about a week's time. Thanks, Steve!

Thanks for your support Rob! We'll get those wheels out asap

-Steve@VMR

[methkilab]

i have the flat blacks on my united grey...looks fantastic

[IamMcNugget]

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

Just to clarify, we work very closely with our vendors to ensure the best experience and service to our customers. Regardless of going through VMR directly, or one of our vendors, the same price and promotions are available. -Steve@VMR

And does that also include ALL models and COLORS available to ALL VENDERS?

[VMRWheels]

Quote, originally posted by IamMcNugget »

And does that also include ALL models and COLORS available to ALL VENDERS?

Any promotions or products we have on VWvortex, will be available through our VWvortex vendors as well.

-Steve@VMR

[IamMcNugget]

Quote, originally posted by VMRWheels »

Any promotions or products we have on VWvortex, will be available through our VWvortex vendors as well. -Steve@VMR

Yeah but are ALL wheels and ALL colors that you list on your website available to ALL your Venders to sell?

[BAD SNaCKY]

found what it would look like on my car:

now, someone buy my wheels so i can afford these!

[VMRWheels]

nice! where'd you end up finding that pic?

here's another one with a *sort of* reversed color scheme

[BAD SNaCKY]

i just googled it and got lucky.
pretty popular wheels

[VolkzMKV]

18 X 8.5

[Arin@APR]

[DUSlider]

As much as people said GM 710's on an UG mk5 would like boring, I got mine and they are pure sex. I'll post pictures later...