Aesthetic help for Rabbit!!!!!!!!!!

[8v-of-fury]

Snowflakes are a 6" wheel, 38mm offset.

Buddies got 14" Enkei's on his CX hatch. they are also a 6" wheel.



Also fwiw, all enkeis are in the 35-45mm offest range. So either 3mm more towards the strut, or 7mm out from a snowflake. 

[8v-of-fury]

16x7 42mm offset fit up front of a 2" lowered mk1. I never tried the rears.

205/50/16 tires.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Snowflakes are a 6" wheel, 38mm offset.

Buddies got 14" Enkei's on his CX hatch. they are also a 6" wheel.



Also fwiw, all enkeis are in the 35-45mm offest range. So either 3mm more towards the strut, or 7mm out from a snowflake. 

mine are 7mm out from the flakes.. i believe mine are ET35s (35mm positive offset)

those are the exact wheel i have, but there not gold, i have the black faced ones, thank god..

[rabbit82]

I painted the rims and got wild with the tape again. I am showing several layers progressing from nothing to all out. I used the ideas presented here. I have my favorite but am interested in other opinions.
I have to say, the painted rims look so much better than the black. I may have found a set of snow flakes, waiting to hear from the guy.

Plain Jane


All out, even the raingutters are blacked



No raingutters




No door post



No door handles blacked



No black on sides trim

[ORCoaster]

Got er looking kinda spiffy there bud.  I put my dime on black on door handles, over fenders, down the trim and along the bottom.  Nix may on the rain gutters, door jambs.  I think less is more on this one.  Like hot sauce on eggs.  Not too much just enough to spice them up a bit. 

Only other thing I was thinking is that space between the back door and hatch has possibilities.  Maybe some thick lines trending to thin ones, with a stop at the bottom of the window line not to body line.  Do a thick black with a thin tan, then reduce the thick by 25% and increase the tan.  So it inverts over the length of the space.  If I have the energy tonight I might play with Photobucket and throw it up on the screen if it looks anything worth doing. 

Spent much of the day sanding drywall and the ole back is complaining about it. 

Did I just say old? 

[rabbit82]

Man you just did what I hate most in the world, drywall. Hanging it, muding it, sanding it.  I hate every aspect of it. Paint would be second and they kinda go hand it hand.

Little sad right now, Duke just lost to Carasomebody. Anywho, I'm with you except I'm on the fence about the door handles. Could go either way. I thought I would throw it all out there with the rain-gutters. The rim paint was a pita. I bought what looked like a nice silver/gray but it ended up being a redneck chrome color. I found some satin metallic nickel that looked pretty good (better in person than pics). Hope I won't have to live with it to long but much better than black.

[Baron VonZeppelin]

All the pics look good now.
Even plain jane perked up.
Those black rims were killing it.

The door posts would go better if you didn't have bright trim around glass.
Door handle pockets might catch more when/if you get diff wheels.

Things are definitely looking up on the exterior.

[DieselBalz]

Yeah I say nix on the door jambs, handles, gutters I like a clean simple look. The flares and bottom rockers get my vote. Those new painted wheels of yours totally sold me on the simple. That realllllly changed the look of that sweet sweet Rabbit. Although I still hate the color, it is soooo clean that it would be nere blasphemous to clutter it up with a bunch of black spattered about.

Just my opinion. You do what you wanna do and puts a smile on your face when you look at it.

@ROR. Its gotta be the offset. It seems to be the only variable. I do love those Enkeis of yours. Think I would just roll the fenders.

[rabbit82]

Got me a front spoiler this weekend. I still need the flares and rocker piece. Will other models fit or are these Rabbit specific?

[ORCoaster]

Hey, I put one of those on my Rabbit!  Cost me more for the hardware, plastic inserts and stainless screws ($14)  then it did for the air dam ($10).  



I liked the look until I found the Zender kit and European bumpers for a c-note.

And now you know "MY LOOK"

[rabbit82]

ORCoaster , that is sweet.
 What plastic inserts do you speek of? I was just going to use screws to hold it underneath with large washers.
 What did the bumpers come from? and what models have the black fender flares and rockers that I am looking for?
 By the way, this was a freebie! Actually I bought it but my sister picked it up for me and wouldn't let me pay her back. Gotta love big sis! She's full of surprises. Now I just need to have her pick up a sweet low mileage original owner Rabbit for me

[ORCoaster]

I went to the hardware store where they have those million drawers of things you have no idea where they go of what they do.  But this time I knew what I wanted to find.  In the box with the stainless screws that hold on a license plate there are the plastic or are they nylon parts that the screw goes into.  

You drill a hole, 5/16 I think and push the nylon insert into the round hole.  It is bigger so it grabs the edges of the metal.  Working the pointed screw into the hole and turn it slowly.  That cause the nylon to bite even more and once your threads get cut into that piece you can really crank on it to make it hold.   I found the three big holes did ok with the license plate screws and for all the others I went with another size down that only needed a 3/8 inch hole or less.  Be sure to paint any holes you make, don't want rust coming in on you.  

Getting the Air Dam up and marked was a bearcat.  I think I moved cardboard boxes and boards around for the better part of an hour until I go it set just right and was able to mark the flange holes with a black marker.  I did need a lot of work with the 1/4 inch ratchet and a Phillips screwdriver point to get them to go in.  

My big sis thinks I am nuts for driving this thing.  But then she never did think as logical as I do.  

Does this help?  
If I had to do it again I would look for hex head screws and pre-thread them then put the air dam up to them in place.

I do get a few comments on the car.  Ranges from WT hell is that bra on there for to, that is sweet.  I works for me so far.  I dropped a set of gray GTI seats in it a couple of weeks ago.  I have a third that I sit on here in the apartment.  

Still haven't had time to do the carpet or the wing window as it was pouring all weekend here.


Edit:
Didn't answer all the questions.  The bumpers came with the Zender kit I picked up off Craigslist.  Those were not quite direct replacement.  They might have been if I didn't do the kit but the bumpers rubbed some on the fiberglass so I had to enlarge a couple holes to get them to install farther out from the body.  Nothing that a grinder or dremel couldn't do easily but with a file a real pain.

Here is a better Idea of what the kit looked like, the car too, before paint.  BP.  I used small self tapping screws to get the kit on initially but then did a fiberglass and body filler to secure it and blend the line from metal fender to fiber flares.   

And yes the neighborhood hated to see this thing parked on the street this way.  They gave me the most thumbs up when I brought it home in it's present two tone look.







  

[Baron VonZeppelin]

Pretty sure the flares were 81-84.
And also pretty sure Rabbit and Jetta are same.
2 door and 4 door

For the rockers - you have to paint them black.

Heck man just run the tape job and save the time and money.

[rabbit82]

Got me some snow flakes yesterday. I don't have them in my possession yet, my father-in-law picked them up for me, but should have them next weekend.
What size lug bolts do I need for them?
Anyone have a set for sale? I'll post in the wanted section.

[ORCoaster]

I was able to use the same bolts that were holding the black metal rims on.  I didn't see where the thickness of the rim was much different than what I already had going.  I think I get plenty of bite with the old ones.  I have to thread them in quite a ways before they start tightening down.

You aren't thinking of putting spacers on to move the wheels out are you?