Wheels: OEM or Aftermarket ?

[Eli]

Having looked through a lot of the “ Side in Sunday “ images to see what people prefer for wheel. Let’s have a poll!

 

[chriscroft]

Good Survey, I have looked so long at changing my wheels, I've Voted OEM, but they could well be VM Amarok's, so not strictly OEM; but closer to OEM than Aftermarkets maybe?

 

[Eli]

Good Survey, I have looked so long at changing my wheels, I've Voted OEM, but they could well be VM Amarok's, so not strictly OEM; but closer to OEM than Aftermarkets maybe?

I have Devonports as factory, changed to aftermarket last week and now gone back to Devonports. I quite like the factory look but might change to 18” Toluca’s or Palmerston’s

 

[Skyliner33]

Good Survey, I have looked so long at changing my wheels, I've Voted OEM, but they could well be VM Amarok's, so not strictly OEM; but closer to OEM than Aftermarkets maybe?

Snap. I’m on Amarok and they don’t strictly fit the vote.

 

[Eli]

Snap. I’m on Amarok and they don’t strictly fit the vote.

I think Amarok’s will count as OEM as they are an original VW wheel albeit not for a T6

 

[Wills]

I’m an old git who finds the factory stuff reassuringly comfortable to live with. I alternate between the Amarok 20’s that are now a T6 offering and the Sportline 18’s.

 

[$immo]

I have Devonports as factory, changed to aftermarket last week and now gone back to Devonports. I quite like the factory look but might change to 18” Toluca’s or Palmerston’s

I agree, was on Devonports for a long time, was looking at Springfield's but were hard to find and V expensive. In the end went for Amarok Cantarra's as a compromised OEM look. Love them and they can be picked up cheap.

 

[Eli]

I’m an old git who finds the factory stuff reassuringly comfortable to live with. I alternate between the Amarok 20’s that are now a T6 offering and the Sportline 18’s.

I changed from OEM to After market and then back to OEM all within 2 hours last Friday

 

[Eli]

I agree, was on Devonports for a long time, was looking at Springfield's but were hard to find and V expensive. In the end went for Amarok Cantarra's as a compromised OEM look. Love them and they can be picked up cheap.

I looked at Cantera’s but the only ones I could find where from Raceline but the he wouldn’t sell any without tyres and I think the tyres were 255/40/20- 100 so I couldn’t get the load rating

 

[$immo]

I looked at Cantera’s but the only ones I could find where from Raceline but the he wouldn’t sell any without tyres and I think the tyres were 255/40/20- 100 so I couldn’t get the load rating

I found a custom company in Cambridge area that was revamping a client's brand new Amarok. They had a set of factory new Cantarra's they had just taken off. So I had to buy them with the brand new 255:55:19" Bridgestone dueler tyres on them. I sold the tyres on as they also are the factory tyre a some land rover Discovery's. I think I paid £700 initially, sold the new tyres for £300. Then put on the Nexen 245/45/19 which cost me £85 each brand new. So all in all a cheap set of wheels. Keep checking eBay, set up an alert, they do come along all the time.

 

[Eli]

I found a custom company in Cambridge area that was revamping a client's brand new Amarok. They had a set of factory new Cantarra's they had just taken off. So I had to buy them with the brand new 255:55:19" Bridgestone dueler tyres on them. I sold the tyres on as they also are the factory tyre a some land rover Discovery's. I think I paid £700 initially, sold the new tyres for £300. Then put on the Nexen 245/45/19 which cost me £85 each brand new. So all in all a cheap set of wheels. Keep checking eBay, set up an alert, they do come along all the time.

Do you remember the company name?

 

[Martinf]

I’m another of those reassured by factory OEM and not into skinny tyres on our potholed roads. I’m happy to run standard 16” Clayton wheels in the summer; but then change to 17” steels in the winter with 4 season tyres. The latter aren’t VW wheels but probably very similar.

 

[$immo]

Do you remember the company name?

Haha, no but they popped up on eBay, I dove the hour each way following some phone negotiation and cash deal. Just keep looking on eBay.

 

[andrew butler]

I stuck with the oem wheels.....

 

[Stay Frosty]

Promptly pressed OEM when my brain was shouting aftermarket.

Van had 16" Claytons on it as standard and bless them they were so shy they used to hide inside the wheel arches, most times you could only see them if you crouched down alongside and coaxed them out with the promise of a little compressed air.

Anyway the Claytons are happy living in the garden shed these days while a set of slightly taller Momo Revenge with a much more showey plumage have taken their place.

 

[Eli]

Promptly pressed OEM when my brain was shouting aftermarket.

Van had 16" Claytons on it as standard and bless them they were so shy they used to hide inside the wheel arches, most times you could only see them if you crouched down alongside and coaxed them out with the promise of a little compressed air.

Anyway the Claytons are happy living in the garden shed these days while a set of slightly taller Momo Revenge with a much more showey plumage have taken their place.

I found the Devonports a little shy so I put 25mm spacers all round to help with the appearance

 

[Eli]

I stuck with the oem wheels.....

They do look nice those tolucas

 

[dubber36]

What are peoples thoughts on Amarok 19" Aragonit wheels in black on a Candy White Caravelle? They are £277 each from VW, so not out of the way for a OEM wheel I don't think.

 

[CJ_T6-red]

I have Devonports as factory, changed to aftermarket last week and now gone back to Devonports. I quite like the factory look but might change to 18” Toluca’s or Palmerston’s

You should take a look at t5wheels.
Duncan there is fantastic, it’s a total minefield I only wanted to get 18s but to get the ultra concave I wanted load rated i in the end gave up and got some Wolfrace 20s that are not that common.
I am happy as pig in sh.....

I am even thinking of now blinging my devonports.

 

[Eli]

You should take a look at t5wheels.
Duncan there is fantastic, it’s a total minefield I only wanted to get 18s but to get the ultra concave I wanted load rated i in the end gave up and got some Wolfrace 20s that are not that common.
I am happy as pig in sh.....

I am even thinking of now blinging my devonports.

I gave my Devonports a bit of a clean today