16s or 17s on GLi

[jpthewookie]

Taking a look at getting new wheels for my GLi. Are 17s too much of a hassle to fit and a hard ride? I have rolled fenders, coilovers to adjust the height to get them to fit, and an assortment of wheel spacers. Also, can someone post some pics of 17s or link to a thread. Thank you so much.

[Jmacs]

You could do 17x8 if you have the proper ride height, and INCREDIBLY clean car, and they are something like a BBS LM.

Other than that i think they are way hard to pull off, and usually look out of place. 16's are perfect for mk2's. Good luck though.

[db3ck]

id go with 16's

17's are like donk statues on a mk2

[Jmacs]

Unf 17" though.

[jkautz48]

id go with 16's

17's are like donk statues on a mk2

x2 16s look much better

[Project_2501]

Depends how much work you want to do...

17's won't "fit" w/o a fair amount of work beyond just slapping some coil-overs in there.

[jpthewookie]

Thanks. I am going to go with 16s because i don't want to look like a donk statue even though I don't know what that is.

[EastCoastVeeDub]

i don't want to look like a donk statue even though I don't know what that is.

haha. I have no clue what that means either, but I don't think that it's good.

[izzo]

[Turbo3]

Here's a few








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[Truckinduc]

Ill be running 18's on the front and 19's on the back eventually.

[jkautz48]

Good chart

[under the radar]

the right 17s are fine on a big bumper car.

[Smiff]

17s are like clown shoes on these cars, or a 3-stage wing on anything.

[CarinNunnery]

i don't want to look like a donk statue even though I don't know what that is.
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[jpthewookie]

thanks for all of the replies. Going with 16s. Will post pics when mounted. Hopefully nobody will call me donks statue or a swamp donkey or whatever that previous post was. I'll have to double check that term on urbandictionary.com

[Jmacs]

He meant "Donk Status"

This is a "donk"

[RobMarkToo]

Bought this car a few weeks ago. 17s... do you think I am lowered? I think 17s look bad with too skinny tires but with a normal sidewall they're nice. Probably doesn't increase 0-60 times though
BTW, I'm still learning. Can someone tell me if I have "big" or "small" bumpers? Also is the wolfsburg badge supposed to be body colored or was it originally yellow? Sorry if this is considered a thread jack but i don't see the need to start a new thread for every single thing i think of

[TastyTates]

Bought this car a few weeks ago. 17s... do you think I am lowered? I think 17s look bad with too skinny tires but with a normal sidewall they're nice. Probably doesn't increase 0-60 times though
BTW, I'm still learning. Can someone tell me if I have "big" or "small" bumpers? Also is the wolfsburg badge supposed to be body colored or was it originally yellow? Sorry if this is considered a thread jack but i don't see the need to start a new thread for every single thing i think of

Preparing for sh*t storm.

[under the radar]

Bought this car a few weeks ago. 17s... do you think I am lowered? I think 17s look bad with too skinny tires but with a normal sidewall they're nice. Probably doesn't increase 0-60 times though
BTW, I'm still learning. Can someone tell me if I have "big" or "small" bumpers? Also is the wolfsburg badge supposed to be body colored or was it originally yellow? Sorry if this is considered a thread jack but i don't see the need to start a new thread for every single thing i think of

this car looks to be at the stock ride height.

[Project_2501]

For Mk2/3 17" owners, there are 3 tire sizes we have to choose from: 185/35r17 (euro only, or WAY too much for Nankang's through Tunershop), 195/40, or 215/35. 205/40 is way too big for a Mk2/3.

[jettaracer1989]

Bought this car a few weeks ago. 17s... do you think I am lowered? I think 17s look bad with too skinny tires but with a normal sidewall they're nice. Probably doesn't increase 0-60 times though
BTW, I'm still learning. Can someone tell me if I have "big" or "small" bumpers? Also is the wolfsburg badge supposed to be body colored or was it originally yellow? Sorry if this is considered a thread jack but i don't see the need to start a new thread for every single thing i think of

You have big bumpers, and no the badge is not suppose to match the car, must have been re sprayed at some point. IMO I think anything over a 16" is too big for mk2's

[RobMarkToo]

You have big bumpers, and no the badge is not suppose to match the car, must have been re sprayed at some point. IMO I think anything over a 16" is too big for mk2's

Thanks for the info. The paint is a little weird. You can't see from that pic but it has about 25 little chips down to metal all over the front of the hood and front quarter panels and a little bit on the doors. Looks like it was driving behind a truck full of gravel once and got hammered. Some of them look like they were covered with a drop of darker red paint, then that flaked off of most of them. Still can't tell if you are more than 3 feet away though so cosmetically I don't really care, just worried about eventual rust.

[ahmedfox]

i think 16 will be sooo good to make easy drive than 17

[RobMarkToo]

It corners like no car I've ever driven with the 17s is all I know, I love it.

[jpthewookie]

So I found a set of 16x7 18 offset for fronts and 16x8 12 offset for rears. I ordered 205/45r16 and 215/45/r16 respectively. They should fit flush but I was wondering if I should drop to 195 and 205 to prevent any rubbing. Please help with the ideas so I can call discount tire and change my order for the 3rd time.

[Project_2501]

balloon tires. I'd get 195/40 or 205/40 for 16".