No idea mate but if you cant tell then it doesn't matter LOLI purchased my golf with 17in Santa Monicas already on them. However, Im now beginning to wonder whether they are replicas. Is there anyway of telling?
Sorry to burst the bubble mate but give it time and they will start to flake.Mine are reps and their not flaking
Apparently OEM ones cost about ?1600 brand new, without tyres... excluding VAT. [:O][:O]Always thought it was the other way around with Santas and the OEMs corroded/flaked more than the replicas?
Not an A6...I am pretty sure they werent offered as accessories for audis, but
the've got the same offsets, PCDs havent they so their bound to fit.
Well based on what I've seen on these forums and from talking to other people there certainly seems to have been a number of warrnty replacements due to corrosion on the OEM Santas.Apparently OEM ones cost about ?1600 brand new, without tyres... excluding VAT. [:O][:O]Always thought it was the other way around with Santas and the OEMs corroded/flaked more than the replicas?
Surely these dont flake as well!
From what I can see, the spokes of the Santas are polished metal with lacquer straight on top, and I understand this to be the same reason that Anniversary BBS wheels corrode. Most alloys are painted, and then lacquered (including most other BBS wheels, which do not have a general reputation for corrosion). I'm guessing that lacquer sticks to paint much better than to bare metal.Well based on what I've seen on these forums and from talking to other people there certainly seems to have been a number of warrnty replacements due to corrosion on the OEM Santas.
AFAIK the only Audis that share the Golf's 5x100 PCD are the A2, old shape A3 and the TT. All other models have a 5x112 PCD.I think you'll find they are the same mike, otherwise how would they fit on the a6??