***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****

Bpmull wrote: »

I'm sorry but how will golf gti alloys blend in on a rav 4. I think they will look fierce out of place mainly down to the fact that they are a popular alloy on golf gti and that's what everyone expects to see them on not a rav 4. Of course that's just my opinion and everyone has different taste so if you like them on the car that's all that counts. But I just don't know how you think they will blend in or suit the car.

Well I don't look at them as 'Golf GTI' alloys. I look at them as a 5-spoke version of an Iron Cross.

I don't associate them with any car (and I'm not trying to be funny or anything, but I don't think everyone as a whole are used to seeing them anywhere specific. I'd imagine that'd be fairly limited to everyone who's big into cars or posts on these kinda forums and such)

OSI wrote: »

I have a few reasons. Some of them selfish.

The main reason is, I just don't think they'll look well. They're the kind of alloy that suits a sporty aggressive car. I also think they thrive on low profile tyres which you won't have on the Rav4.

Other reasons relate to the fact that I have them on my Mk5 GTI. The Monzas were a special edition alloy that was only available on the Mk5 Golf GTI (and later on the Polo and Mk6 GTI's as the Monza Shadows), even more so the 18" ones which have the diamond cut face as seen in your pics (I think the 17"s look terrible, but I know a few do prefer them) and it just pains me to seem them on other cars. It just doesn't sit well with me. To me it's as bad as putting TRD badges all over your Rav4. It would be very obvious it's not a TRD car, but you've dressed it up as one. I've also the alloys (or more specifically crappy knock offs) on a number of other cars and they just don't look right to me. I've seen them on Passats, A4s and even a Mondeo and they just look silly with stock floaty suspension sitting a good few inches above these aggresive looking alloys.

All my own personal opinion, but I just don't think they'd look well at all on a Rav4.

I see what you're saying there, but sticking different wheels from another car is hardly trying to disguise the Rav.

It's not like I'm trying to fool myself or anyone else by putting "sport" stickers on it or a "Nurburgring" track sticker on the boot.


I will admit that, I do agree with your point about them probably looking a bit silly with a load of space around them (rather than on the lower cars they'd be generally on).

But that wouldn't put me off buying the wheel. I'd assume I just need a bigger version of the wheel to help fill the space more? (I dont know much about wheels/tyres, etc. but if the wheels on the Rav are 17", presumably if I buy 20" wheels, the wheel arch doesn't seem as spacious?)


I'm not dead set on those particular wheels, but I'm definitely interested in something along those lines.