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Santa Monica Alloys - Were they Optional?


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Hi Mike - welcoem to tyresmoke.

Were Long Beaches the same in appearence?

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Hi there. Nope, Santas and LBs are very different....the LBs are very rare here though. These are LBs:

EDIT: Still getting used to this forum LOL! See the 'attachments' link for a picture

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THanks - I didnt realise what they were, they are quite common on GTIs I think,

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They are kinda similar to the Avus wheel fitted to some Golfs, but this design has much more of a curve to the spokes and is 17" as apposed to the 16"/15" on the Golf. It really suits the Boras lines...if you can find them!

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I had factory fitted Santa Monica's on my old V6 4Motion and had real problems with them. The lacquer kept splitting on the Grey/dark painted sections and I had them resprayed under warranty. Liked the look of them though. TP.

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I had factory fitted Santa Monica's on my old V6 4Motion and had real problems with them. The lacquer kept splitting on the Grey/dark painted sections and I had them resprayed under warranty. Liked the look of them though. TP.

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Yeah Santas are well known for this. The replicas are ten times worse, but the same problem applies to the BBS RCs on Anniversaries. Really sucks

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