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Old 18th April 2017, 06:49 PM
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S8 on A8/W12 diamond cut wheels. 275/30 20" tyres

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Old 30th April 2017, 05:43 PM
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8,5x20 et33 Rotor replica wheels..

Tires are 255/35 Dunlop Quattromax.

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Was tired of the above mentioned chinese replica wheels, so I found these online at a good price last week

They didn't look good when I picked them up, but after a long detailing job including paint stripper (!) they ended up quite nice

Just waiting for the new tires before I can install....
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14 VW Caddy 1,6TDI from my employer..
(X)00 A8 2,8q, (X)97 A4 1,8Tq, (X)92 S4 2,2Tq, (X)92 80 2,3E

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Was tired of the above mentioned chinese replica wheels, so I found these online at a good price last week

They didn't look good when I picked them up, but after a long detailing job including paint stripper (!) they ended up quite nice

Just waiting for the new tires before I can install....
nice!
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Old 3rd August 2017, 03:00 PM
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Aaah so much better

Hoping to get a little more comfort with the new 275/35-20 Goodyear F1 AS2..

What size spacers do people use on these ? Specially the rear wheels are too far in I think.. Maybe 5mm front and 15mm rear ?

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Aaah so much better

Hoping to get a little more comfort with the new 275/35-20 Goodyear F1 AS2..

What size spacers do people use on these ? Specially the rear wheels are too far in I think.. Maybe 5mm front and 15mm rear ?

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Looks good!

Let us know how you get on with the F1s, I am P-zeros on mine and tyres were the only advisory last MOT so will need doing soon. I was looking at Sport 4S's but the price difference to the F1s is huge but the reviews online of the F1s are mixed.
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Aaah so much better

Hoping to get a little more comfort with the new 275/35-20 Goodyear F1 AS2..

What size spacers do people use on these ? Specially the rear wheels are too far in I think.. Maybe 5mm front and 15mm rear ?

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check your ET first

i use 15mm spacers all round with 15mm longer bolts
got mine from local engineers here shown below perfect top quality
you should need the radius bolts

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15mm-VW-AU...-/121932948245
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Old 5th August 2017, 06:15 AM
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you may already know this, but the 5x100 PCD in this link isn't for the S8, they are TT specific offset, the S8 is 5x112
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Old 5th August 2017, 06:32 AM
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I don't mean to offend anybody but spacers are for boyracers and an extra failure point, just buy wheels with the offset that will give you the same effect. I know it's not always possible for the design you want but I am more of the practical man and would rather choose fit first/looks second rather than looks first/fitting second in most cases.
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I don't mean to offend anybody but spacers are for boyracers and an extra failure point, just buy wheels with the offset that will give you the same effect. I know it's not always possible for the design you want but I am more of the practical man and would rather choose fit first/looks second rather than looks first/fitting second in most cases.
Well with this being original S8 wheels I couldn't just pick any offset, so I'm kind of stuck with the 46 😛
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