"retro-modern" wheels

[akku]

www.maxpower.co.uk/article.asp?asset=11148

[Mystery Machine]

Awesome idea and beautiful as well.





I've heard a few times about companies bringing back classic wheel designs in more modern sizes, but this is the first time I've seen it come to life successfully. Ltd batch runs = great investment but probably very high initial price too.

4x100 is probably one of the best markets to tap into - some awesome wheels that would really suit larger sizes and a lot of willing buyers.

Looking forward to seeing more of what they produce.

[dbizzle]

That's a Scirocco wheel, surely?

[Mystery Machine]

Dec 8, 2009 12:01:40 GMT dbizzle said:

That's a Scirocco wheel, surely?

"The first wheel is based on VW's classic Snowflake wheel, as fitted to the Scirocco Scala. But it's now available in a much more appealing 15x8, with BMW/VW friendly 4x100 and 5x100PCD.

Only 50 sets are being made, so they'll be a very desirable future classic."

[dbizzle]

Ah, if I'd bothered to click the link and actually read it then I wouldn't be asking silly questions...!

I really like them, they look superb.

Nice gallery of them here - www.1552v2.com/gallery.cfm?id=10
We've seen that Fox on here quite recently.

[Dez]

I clicked on this thread expecting to see some horrendous wheel crimes, but they're actually quite cool.
where it goes to cock is when people don't understand and fit them to something with arches too small for them- 15x8 minilites on a mk1 escort for example.
as long as people keep em on later cars like mk2 golfs and similar, they're cool.
in my eyes they only work with rubber bands stretched over them on something absolutely decked though.

[MWF]

Nice, remind me a bit of the modern Ford diamond cut seven spokes.

[BenzBoy]

I wonder why they are only producing a limited run? I'd have thought economy of scale would mean that it'd only be cost-effective after a fairly big production run.

Glad this kind of thing is happening - I've long thought that the retro wheel market is untapped. Hopefully more of this sort of thing will be coming through in the future!

[autohausdolby]

Because MWS will buy a wheel, have it copied in monkey metal and sell a set for £400 with ditch finders on?

[markbognor]

Those look excellent on all but the green golf, but that has baloon tyres that are making it look rubbish, nothing to do with the wheels themselves.

More of the same sort of thing.

17" BRMs





Ronal Areo 18"



I can't seem to find a pic of them actually on anything in my quick search though.

[MWF]

Dec 8, 2009 15:27:02 GMT markbognor said:

Ronal Areo 18"



I can't seem to find a pic of them actually on anything in my quick search though.

Oh wow! I just had one of those "I've found the wheels, now just need to find a car that suits them" moments.

[dbizzle]

Makes me think of this:



Time for another coffee, perhaps.

[leigh]

Doesn't one of the guys from performance volkswagen have those Ronals on his Golf GTi???

[VW]

The re-pop snowflakes, there making way more than 50 sets.
I think they have already made maybe double that and are continuing to make them.

They are also planning a new teardrop, maybe in 16" i think

[VW]

Oh, there about $600 a set i think, lots of info on vwvortex about them as the guy that makes them is a member.

[markbognor]

There's lots of this sort of thing too, for new mustangs, available in huge sizes 18s and 20s

[rtlkyuubi]

alot of old japanese wheels are being remade too:

Work equip 03


Rota's


just 1 of many

[JohnnySomersett]

all I want is some 5-stud SSR tomcats

[supersport]

whats this:


major case of want!!!!!!

[V-Force]

Zender Turbo 2's are nice:




I love these too, don't know if they're still made, Impul Silhouettes: