after sandblasging

i think sandblasting is the bast way of removing old clear coat, paint, primer and all you are left with is bear alloy with ruff ( ideal ) surface for primer coat, 1 tip after sandblasting use dry compressed air to remove all the dust and spray on primer as soon as possible to avoid long term contact with air as the oxidation (rusting) begins cause there is nothing protecting the alloy rimes.

 

primer aplication

after removing all the dust, thick coat of primer was sprayed, on the next day sanding begins, first coat was sanded with P240 sandpaper.

 

Very nice! What are the specs on the wheels? Looks like something I would try on my 2012.

 

20'' 9J offset is 60mm

 

second coat of primer

second coat of primer, witch was sanded with P400 sandpaper.

 

third coat of primer

third coat of primer was sanded using P1000 sandpaper.

 

painting

after all sanding finished, 4 thin and even layers of paint was applied.

 

clear coat

after painting 3 thin layers of clear coat was applied. this is how the rimes finally look

 

spacers and extended bolts

after tons and tons of research, and contacting few members I decided to put on Cooper Zeon LTZ 285/50/20 OD 31,3 now because this size is a bit bigger then stock its very critical to calculate rim offset and if it will be possible to fit those big tires, the rim specs as i said earlier is 20x9J ET60mm, im gonna need at least 8mm spacers to not touch the upper control arm nut, I ordered 10mm. these are hub centric 5x130 71,6 spacers from amazon, i was searching for Cayenne as it was showing more results. and they are the same bolt pattern as touareg.
also i bought 20 extended lug bolts as the stock bolts are not long enough for 10mm spacers

 

now the only thing is left is to put on tires exited

 

Great job on those wheels, the outcome is awesome!

 

Nice, great job. Looking forward to see the tires and installed on the Treg.

 

Great job Nikoloz. Have you tried those lug bolts to make sure they fit?

 

Thank you mate, well I measured the OEM bolt and the new one. OEM is 36mm and the new one is 45mm as shown on the photo. So if my calculations are correct i should not have any problems with 10mm spacers.

 

Tomorrow is the day i was waiting for So excited

 

Well done, can't wait to see the LTZ's mounted.

 

thank you

 

this is it finally

today i went to the tire shop to finally fit my new wheels and so wanted LTZs 285/50 so i took everything with me new lug bolts, spacers and the result is amazing, i think it fits perfectly. thank you guys for support im gonna post lots of detailed photos (as usual)

 

here

as soon as im gonna wash my car i'll post more front, rear and side shots

 

Looks good. But I am surprised you didn't use a hubcebtruc spacer.

 

thank you, but why would you think that? these spacers are hub centric but unfortunately not wheel centric, i was trying to fine hub and wheel centric 10mm for reasonable price but no luck, but these are still very good, its a perfect fit on the hub, the center bore is 71,6mm as i should be

 

LOL its 9J so 9 inches

 

LOL its 9J so 9 inches

Thanks...
Just got myself a set of OEM Wheels, 20X9, Offset 55, Hubcentric Bore 71.6,
Mounting 275x50 Tires, and was wondering if I would need Spacers.

Mike

 

i think you will not need spacers

 

some more pics as promised

Here are some more

 

quick update: so i put around 500 miles on this wheel and tire setup and im very happy, the ride comfort is exactly the same as on stock 255/55/18, as the sidewall of the tire is exactly the same. the handling is sharper and more stable, and the tire noise is much less then hankook Dynapro RF10, hope it will stay in same way, after 1 week took off 10mm and replaced them with 12mm ones, these are hub+wheel centric ones. it gave a bit more aggressive look, i also filled them with nitrogen.

 

Nice......
But do yourself a favour and lose those Porsche centre caps.....
Plenty of VW ones available and should be a straight swap out.

 

I don't know if you noticed but on the last photos I uploaded there are new VW center cups on already

 

Did you go from the 10mm->12mm for the added width or to do the hub-wheel centric spacer? I really like the look of those wheels, may have to track down a set for myself.

 

i went from 10mm to 12mm, 10mm ones were hub centric, i had no problem with them, i wanted to have a little wider look and also ho have more room for upper suspension nut, i was not touching but it was only 3-4mm space so to be on the safe side i swapped for 12mm
these 12mm are hub and wheel centric, i have no problem with these either

 

Nikoloz,

Do you have a picture looking down the side of your Treg? I want to see how flush the wheels are. Thanks.