Just purchased some new alloys for my MK3.5.They are MAK Zenith in hyper silver.17"
They look smart on the car
They look great, good choice
One of the nicest wheels Iāve seen on a MK3.5, impressive
Looking good, have you thought about fitting rim protectorsā¦?
Love the colour, what a smashing contrast.
Itās Hyper silver, looks even better when sun shines.
Might think about some rim protected,itās a good idea as my last wheels were kerbed.
I spent some time looking for new alloys,and really wanted some diamond cut dished,but having done some research,was informed by quite a few sources that they should not be used in winter because of the salt.The salt can cause the laquer to break down, causing the alloy underneath to oxidize.On a normal painted alloy,they have a primer undercoat, paint,and then laquer,making them more durable to the elements.
Those wheels look really good - nice choice. As far as diamond cut are concerned, I would avoid personally. If you need to get them repaired, they are far more difficult and expensive. I had mine repaired (an a golf GTI) a year ago and they need redoing as the lacquer has come off. This is obviously a personal thing, but I would always go for silver paintedā¦ they look cleaner and are easy to get fixed if you do need to repair them.
Those are nice
Very smart and suit the car well.
Wise move. Diamond cut alloys with clear laquer are best avoided at any time. I had the AMG wheels on a Mercedes C Class. They were corroding under the laquer around the centre caps area after a couple of years. No interest from MB. Very annoying as the ātraditionalā silver wheels on my previous Astra SRi looked unmarked after six years. Iām starting to see Mercedes about with refinshed wheels with āstandardā silver finish where the owners are not going back to clear laquer.
JS
Agreed very nice looking wheels.
I had Diamond cut ones (standard fitment) on our Burstner motor home. They had to be replaced after a year. Was informed by them it was a very common problem.
Again, started going again (even under warranty) and that time got told to āhave sex and travelā!
However, the ones on our SkyActive Mazda 2 (2016) have been faultless.
Another one of lifeās little mysteries.
Very nice. Also like the chrome fog light trim.