I recently managed to get hold of a set of genuines BBS RC's (8J as opposed to the 7.5J version fitted to the Golf MK4 Anniversary model). Got hold of a set of 5 in immaculate condition, the 5th wheel has a 2" kerb scar but as it's only a spare wheel, I'm not gonna bother getting it refurbed yet.
The previous owner had the wheels diamond cut with the inserts in gloss black, the finish is excellent. It didn't come with the centre caps so they were sourced separately through another supplier who managed to match a genuine Audi centre nut with a BBS dish. I like the finished result so I thought I'd post them up for you guys to see:
After recently reading some articles on unsprung weight (all I managed to understand from it was lighter = better), I decided to compare the weight of the new V's old wheels.
I found that the weight of the bare alloy is 9Kg, the weight of a Goodyear F1 Assymetric tyre is 10.1Kg (the rubber weighs more than the alloy
) bringing the total weight to 19.1Kg's per corner. When I compared the weight to my old genuine 16" alloys (with tyre), the weight of that came in at 18.9Kg, so despite going up 2" in rim diameter, the weight only increased by 200g. The ride quality seems to be completely unaffected, I fitted Koni FSD's and Eibach springs last year and I'm happy with the result of that setup.
My old wheels (Dotz Mugello's, 17" x 7.5J) weighed 21Kg's each and I thought they were light, the BBS's are even lighter! Had the tyres fitted and noticed that it needed a lot less balance weights attached to the rim compared to the amonut that were stuch onto the old Dotz alloys when I had them from new, the maximum weight of 60g was stuck to one wheel, all the others had between 10 -30g attached. Goes to show why branded alloys like BBS cost and arm and a leg to buy, quality doesn't come cheap and these were second hand (PO said they were his winter wheels!).
The previous owner had the wheels diamond cut with the inserts in gloss black, the finish is excellent. It didn't come with the centre caps so they were sourced separately through another supplier who managed to match a genuine Audi centre nut with a BBS dish. I like the finished result so I thought I'd post them up for you guys to see:
After recently reading some articles on unsprung weight (all I managed to understand from it was lighter = better), I decided to compare the weight of the new V's old wheels.
I found that the weight of the bare alloy is 9Kg, the weight of a Goodyear F1 Assymetric tyre is 10.1Kg (the rubber weighs more than the alloy
) bringing the total weight to 19.1Kg's per corner. When I compared the weight to my old genuine 16" alloys (with tyre), the weight of that came in at 18.9Kg, so despite going up 2" in rim diameter, the weight only increased by 200g. The ride quality seems to be completely unaffected, I fitted Koni FSD's and Eibach springs last year and I'm happy with the result of that setup. My old wheels (Dotz Mugello's, 17" x 7.5J) weighed 21Kg's each and I thought they were light, the BBS's are even lighter! Had the tyres fitted and noticed that it needed a lot less balance weights attached to the rim compared to the amonut that were stuch onto the old Dotz alloys when I had them from new, the maximum weight of 60g was stuck to one wheel, all the others had between 10 -30g attached. Goes to show why branded alloys like BBS cost and arm and a leg to buy, quality doesn't come cheap and these were second hand (PO said they were his winter wheels!).
