VTS Wheel Weight

1. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

   #1 17th January 2009, 21:53

   Searched before anyone says that. Lott of talk on here about loosing weight from cars etc etc. And just want to know the standard weight of a VTS wheel, rim only no tyre.
2. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #2 17th January 2009, 22:29

   Think its about 9kg iirc
3. VTR-120BHP Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2008 bungay Posts: 188 cammed mk1 vts :b

   #3 17th January 2009, 22:30

   thats quite heavy for a wheel right ??
4. user_12092 Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2006 Inside Your Girlfriend Posts: 12190 Fabia vRS

   #4 17th January 2009, 22:38

   Not really I dont think
5. gouldy87 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 3932

   #5 17th January 2009, 22:57

   it is when you compare then to oz and team dymamics etc..... iirc vts wheels are about 3 kilos heavier each so thats 12 kilos more weight on a full set
6. Roper Established Member Joined: Feb 2006 Derbyshire Posts: 1815 Black 106 GTi Turbo

   #6 17th January 2009, 22:59

   yeah but oz and team dymamics are aftermarket wheels and designed to be lighter as used alot in racing
7. gouldy87 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 3932

   #7 17th January 2009, 23:07

   well yea mate. some people are really keen on weight saving so change the wheels, i personally cant be arsed changing my wheels. i love my vts wheels!
8. JoshB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Pontefract Posts: 4007 2010 E92 320i MSport

   #8 18th January 2009, 08:37

   adsayer was gonna weigh one ages ago, dont know if he ever got round to it. Could be worth a PM
9. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

   #9 18th January 2009, 09:48

   Yeah thats what I read, hence I started thsi thread..
   
   I am sure I wont be the last person to ask this
10. JoshB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Pontefract Posts: 4007 2010 E92 320i MSport

    #10 18th January 2009, 12:10

    When I get some new tyres I'll grab one wheel when they take the tyre off and take my fishing scales!
11. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #11 18th January 2009, 16:31

    Anyone got one any sooner?
12. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #12 18th January 2009, 17:03

    just weighed mine there for you without tyre its not road worthy because its buckledbut it wighs 7-8kg but not to sure how accurate my bathroom scales are
13. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #13 18th January 2009, 17:06

    Bathroom scales are rubbish from what I have read.
    
    Wheels also depend on their offset and width too.
    
    
    Theres like 25454 threads on this now..
14. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #14 18th January 2009, 17:08

    i wieghed just a standard vts rim with no tyre i use them scales to weigh parcels and there pretty accurate for that
15. JoshB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Pontefract Posts: 4007 2010 E92 320i MSport

    #15 18th January 2009, 17:26

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rushy_23 Theres like 25454 threads on this now..

    And no ones ever answered it! Trust me ive searched
16. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #16 18th January 2009, 18:57

    As above really, ive searched and read about 30 threads. Everyone just says I will find out and post it up.
17. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #17 18th January 2009, 21:21

    Sorry your right mate. Ment wheel weighs in general.
    
    Need some tyre weights sorting too imo
18. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #18 18th January 2009, 22:29

    lol still isnt much of an accurate answer
19. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #19 19th January 2009, 11:00

    Adsayer...?
20. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #20 19th January 2009, 11:14

    patience my child.
    
    look my rims are being powdercoated at the moment 250 miles away from where I live. Once they're back from the powercoaters the rims will be weighed by dadSayer. Then when I'm swapping over the rims I currently have on (VTS rims also) will be weighed with the tyre on them.
    
    tally ho!
21. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #21 19th January 2009, 11:15

    Legend
22. JamesRm Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR

    #22 19th January 2009, 12:09

    what do VTR alloys weigh? do they weigh less than VTS alloys?
23. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #23 19th January 2009, 12:11

    Yes, they are smaller.. so I guess
24. JamesRm Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR

    #24 19th January 2009, 12:57

    does anyone know the exact weight of VTR wheels?
25. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #25 19th January 2009, 17:30

    we already have one problem on our hands
26. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #26 25th January 2009, 12:48

    Anyone had a chance to give this a go yet?
27. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #27 26th January 2009, 19:28

    Any news? Someone must know how much a VTS wheel weighs???
28. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #28 13th February 2009, 21:17

    adssssss?
29. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #29 13th February 2009, 21:20

    do you want the tyre weighing on its own or on the rim??
30. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #30 13th February 2009, 21:21

    rim alone
31. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #31 13th February 2009, 21:22

    give me 2minits
32. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #32 13th February 2009, 21:31

    7467grams thats what my spare weighs with no tyre

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33. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #33 13th February 2009, 21:32

    Is that a VTS wheel? So 7.5kg?
34. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #34 13th February 2009, 21:34

    yes mate i weighed it on digital scales and that was the reading its a standard vts rim gloss black and just the rim no tyre
35. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #35 13th February 2009, 21:35

    Ah nice. Lighter than I would have expected.
36. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #36 13th February 2009, 21:36

    may i ask why you needed this info lol just curious
37. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #37 13th February 2009, 21:39

    Weight saving
38. silversaxo113 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 stockton on tees Posts: 2195 1)16v VTR

    #38 13th February 2009, 21:46

    just a quick question will diffrent tyres weigh more which will add weight on top of the rim weight and are vts rims lighter compared to say 106 gti rims??
39. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #39 13th February 2009, 21:47

    Yeah... not sure about the difference though.
    
    hmm (thinking in typing), if a OZ leggera weighs 4.9, thats 2.5 per wheel less. 10kg overall.
    
    still 10kg off my target of 900.
40. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #40 13th February 2009, 23:52

    Good work.
    
    The 106 GTi rims are lighter for sure, but I can't say by how much... Different tyres will weigh different amounts. Racing tyres will be a fair amount heavier than standard tyres also.
41. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #41 14th February 2009, 10:07

    106 gti rims are 14s aren't they?
42. vts-luke Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 North Posts: 1206

    #42 14th February 2009, 12:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Jorge- 106 gti rims are 14s aren't they?

    yes they are
43. Toad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Reading Posts: 8980 French tin can

    #43 14th February 2009, 20:49

    And pretty darn light. I never weighed mine, but every set of rims I've had since have been much heavier. I'm fairly sure they were lighter than my spare wheel - steelie.
44. r_i_c_h_1 Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 305

    #44 14th February 2009, 21:46

    The VTS alloys are easyly heavier then any other factory fitted alloy I've come across, was very surprised when I took them off for the first time. They do look fairly good tho
45. user_28873 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2008 Derby Posts: 3619 Mk2 VTS

    #45 16th February 2009, 08:04

    Well, Peugeot Cyclones weigh in at a huuuge 8.4Kg I think, and the Lasers are even more than that.