Borbet A's

Hi all,

Hope your all having a wicked christmas.

Has anybody got a set of Borbet A's on their Mk1, or more specifically cabby? I like the heels, but I am a wee bit unsure as to whether 16" wheels will suite.

Any advice or especially pics will be much appreciated.

Cheers in advance

Chris.

a couple of people have put 16s on a golf before, and i don't think it takes any special kit to get them on.. but in my opinion they look a bit funny

borbet a are a good rim to have in this size, but again, they may look too big for the car, and you have to consider how the rolling radius will be affected, because this could get you pulled over if you're not careful..

basically if you can get 15s of borbet a then i recommend it, but 16s are a tad OTT in my opinion, but thats just me

hope this helps

Thanks X

It seems like you are pretty much on the same wavelength as I am.

I would still appreciate any pics anyone has.

Have a look through the images thread on here or do a search. Like said, some run 16's and some look okay, I wouldn't go bigger than 15s though.

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Swiss said

Hi all,

Hope your all having a wicked christmas.

Has anybody got a set of Borbet A's on their Mk1, or more specifically cabby? I like the heels, but I am a wee bit unsure as to whether 16" wheels will suite.

Any advice or especially pics will be much appreciated.

Happy Christmas to you too Chris.
I saw RayZor in Cars & projects has loads of pics of his golf on
16" Borbet A's, hope that helps.

Thanks for that, thats exactly the sorta thing I was looking for.

I have had a good nosey at the pics, but I am still totaly undecided!

Yeah I know what you mean, I am trying to deside on rims right now and from what I can tell 16's do look to big on the mk1.

I really like the look of ( and price of) the Lenso rims that look like bbs rs's but I read in performance vw that these are looked down on in "the scene" should I be worried about fashion ?

dragon its ur car dude, do what ever you want to it to get it looking how you want if everyone just followed the 'in fashion' style we'd all be driving the same car

i tried the borbets A's on my cabby way to big and over hung the arches by a good inch looked kack if im honest

i got borbet a's in 15'' by 7'' im after sum 165/50/15's to put on for stretched look

heres a pic of what a 16 inch borbet looks like on a cabby

cheers Sedge, I may well go with the Lenso's I plan to keep my mk1 standard apart from the 40mm drop an dthe rims.

I did some work on the braided fuel lines yesturday but it was so dam cold after a few hours !!