Bought new 17's today ...oops:)

[Phat73VW]

i have been looking around for about a year now for some new rims that i could slap on whenever i want to change them but i havent been seeing any thing that really grabbed my attention. i wanted something this time either gunmetal or possibly black but nothing really caught my eye until today. i was at my local rim shop today and they had just received some new wheels the past week and thought i might like them. so my friend showed them to me and i fell in love. they just looked cool and what i liked about them was they were still polished looking but yet they were slightly gunmetal. they almost look like mirror finish in some light. i bought them wiht no intention of getting rims today but hey when you want something you get it right? these pictures do not show the full effect of the finish on them cause today was gloomy but they nrext bright sunny day im going to take a picture that shows them in full shine. they are VELOX VX6's and are 17x7 4x100 +40 offset. they are they exact same size and specs as my FOCAL R3's which are in the process of gettitng thoroughly cleaned. i dont know what i am going to do with my other set of 17's but i might just have to get another BUG to put them on. lol... hope you like them.. i think they really accent the carbon fiber parts on my car and since the new wheel color is darker i am thinking of going blackout or just paint my headlight rings, bumpers red and shave the turn signal offs to accent the look more. i dont know but i am repainting the car in 2 months so i know alot will change on the body when that time comes around. i cant wait to do my other mod ideas. see ya'll later

[bren]

neat dude, neat! looks like '03 is the year for dark trim and carbon fibre! you wont recognise my bug when you see the next bunch of pics!!

[vujade]

its looking alot better.
cant wait to see it minus all that chrome

It looks outstanding and sounds like its only gonna get better!!
What length wheel studs did you use? I am in the process of putting on my new wheels which are 17x7, ET 40 as well. Also, if you used custom-drilled drums from CSP in the back did it require any new or extra hardware? Just want to make sure before I dive in. Thanks, and great looking car!

[Sandeep]

I think your car definately looks meaner than previously. I like these wheels better.


Sandeep

[Phat73VW]

yes these are CSP drilled 4x100 drums and rotors. in the front there is plenty of tucking and no spacer required with the help of the Maxx struts of course. now in the rear i never had spacers before with my other 17's. the only reason i have a spacer on it NOW is this particular wheel has a very short center cap and i havent modified it like i did the previous ones so it could to clear the axle just enough. so with that i am now running a very small spacer to clear the axles and allow the center caps to snap right in. whats great about this spacer is that its small enough to still use the same studs meaning i didnt have to put on longer ones cause there was more than enough thread to put it on. but i am probably going to modify these center caps so i can take off the spacers and be spacer free. but its no big deal really cause i am not running cheesy adapters to run the wheels so i am not worried about it giving me problems. so you shouldnt have any clearance problems fitting the wheels on the car. the only things i did do to make sure i had maximum clearance was reversre one of the torsion bolts closest to the innerpart of the wheel on both sides so that the top of the bolt was facing out and not in and i grinded off some of the bump stops lip incase i lower the car in the future or i hit a pot hole and my wheels bottom out. so if you have any other questions let me know. i am getting better pics taken tomorrow cause its a sunny day so check back for them.
hope i helped ya out!

Excellent information, just what I needed!!
One last question. Were you able to get studs locally or did you order them online? The threads on my current studs don't match the threads on the CSP drums and rotors so I need to get new ones. Is it as easy as going to the local wheel shop or do I need to order them? Oh, and what size and length are the ones you are using? Ok, now I am being honest when I say one last question! Did you have to replace your bearings and races when you put on the new rotors and drums?