Hofele VW Touareg Royster GT 460 Widebody Introduced
German tuner offers new wide-body kit which comes with wheel arches, wheel spacers and side skirts
By Alex Ricciuti
November 6, 2009 10:17 PM
Filed Under: German, Tuners, Volkswagen
German tuner Hofele is now offering a wide-body kit for the Royster GT 460, a tuned variation on the VW Touareg.
The new kit consists of a new front bumper, bonnet scoop, four additional lights at the front, a new rear apron with integrated exhaust pipes and a rear roof spoiler. The body-widening comes courtesy of wheel arch extensions, wheel spacers and side skirts. The kit also features a rear door panel and tailpipe adapters.
Most of the components can be adapted to any current Touareg model, with some exceptions for the R50.
The four new front lamps include two LED daytime running lights and two new fog lights.
Hofele also offers an optional new muffler for a more robust sound.
The wheel spacers are designed for 20-inch wheels at the front and 22-inch rims for the rear.
See release for full details.
Press Release (Click to expand)
Wide-Body Kit „Royster GT 460“
The Wide-Body Kit consists of the following components:
- Front bumper
- 4x additional lights
- rear apron with integrated tailpipes
- tailpipe adapters
- rear roof spoiler
- rear door panel
- bonnet / hood scoop „Power Dome“
- „Royster“ wide body, consisting of:
- side skirts
- wheel arch extensions for front & rear axle
- wheel spacers „Wide-Body Royster“
The front bumper can be used on all Touareg facelift models except the R50 and is made for cars with parking sensors (Parktronic / PDC) and headlight washer system. These components have to be taken from the OEM front bumper and inserted into the Hofele bumper. For cars without PDC and / or without headlight washer system caps to seal the openings in the bumper have to be bought additionally. The bumper is mounted to the OEM points of attachment, no modifications are needed.
The front grill has to be taken from the OEM bumper and inserted into the Hofele bumper. Alternatively the Hofele front grill in „Range-Look“ can be used, this front grill has to be ordered separately.
The four additional lights are 2x LED day driving light and 2x fog lamps, they can be connected to the cars electronic grid. The additional lights can only be used in combination with the Hofele front bumper.
The rear apron can be used on all Touareg facelift models except the R50 and is made for cars with parking sensors (Parktronic / PDC), these have to be taken from the OEM rear apron and inserted into the Hofele rear apron. For cars without PDC caps to seal the openings in the rear apron have to be bought additionally. The rear apron has to be connected to the upper OEM rear bumper part, no modifications are needed.
The rear apron is available for cars with or without trailer coupling / tow hitch.
The tailpipes are made of stainless steel and are integrated into the rear apron.
The tailpipe adapters connect the serial muffler with the integrated tailpipes in the rear apron. The tailpipe adapters are available for the R5 engine and the bigger engines starting from the V6.
Alternatively the OEM muffler can be replaced through the Hofele sports muffler made of stainless steel.
This muffler gives your car a more sportive sound.
The rear roof spoiler gets put onto the OEM spoiler and gives the car amore sportive look.
The rear door panel gets glued onto the OEM tailgate and closes the gap between tailgate and the rear sides of the car.
The bonnet / hood scoop „Power Dome“ gets glued onto the bonnet / hood of the Touareg.
The „Royster“ extension kit consists of a set of side skirts and wheel arch extensions for the front and rear axle.
The side skirts have an air intake at the rear end and get put onto the sides of the car.
The wheel arch extensions are glued onto the front bumper and the rear wheel arches.
The extension kit can only be used in combination with the Hofele front bumper and rear apron!
The wheel spacers „Royster“ are made for the use of the extension kit in combination with wheels in the size 9Jx20“ and 10Jx22“. The width of the spacers is 50mm at the front and 70mm at the rear axle. The spacers are available for cars with a PCD of 5/130 and 5/120.
The additionally needed small parts like glue etc. is part of the delivery as well as TÜV approval papers and detailed installation manuals.
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