D2 Avus wheels
 

Hi

Looking for a set of these please, happy if they need reconditioning but ideally straight and crack free.

Thanks!

Pre Facelift, Facelift, or not bothered either way ?

(not that I have any, but I'm sure other folks will ask !)

Good point well presented, didn't know there was a change. :)

It's just for a set of winters so my 20's can rest nice and safe, after refurbishment, in the harsh Scottish winter months up here.

Ideally facelifts I'd think

:)

If they are for winters then I'd say go PF unless you specifically want FL wheels to match an FL car.

The face of the PF wheel is more protected than the FL version as that sticks out further and is more prone to kerbing etc. damage.

Though getting them, and especially a set of centres, may be less easy.

What is your car by the way? If it's PF then 17" Avus wheels will also fit over the brakes; I had those on my first S8 for winter.

My old 2002 S8 is coming home later this month.

Sir Wil has been looking after it for 4 years but it’s coming back to the fold as a toy rather than a daily runner

:)

Brilliant! +++ :love:

Thanks :)

For a change it’s my wife that’s pushing the old Audi cause.

Fond memories of kids, holidays etc etc, she loved this car and never gelled with the D3 S8 or the D4 4.2 (or indeed her current A6 C7)

Been told to get it back, fix all that’s wrong, sort out the cosmetics and take it from there.

Be a pleasant change not having to sneak bits in when she’s not looking
:D

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I seem to think that you will need FL Avus to fit over the Brembos on a 2002.... I think the PF ones were only designed to clear the original brakes and are slightly curved on the inside.....

Happy to be corrected - Its just ringing a bell in my tired old brain +++

Consider yourself corrected. :tuttut:

The Avus 17s I had on my PF for winter were a very tight fit on the FL, balance weights would catch depending where placed. So I never fitted them to it, though thin spacers could have fixed the problem.

Having acquired the FL I sold those 17s and used PF 18's (not sure how I acquired those...) as winter wheels until I got my first set of 20's. At which point the FL Avus 18's became winter wheels.
(And eventually through a series of deals the PF Avus 18s and 20s both went and I acquired my current diamond-cut 20s and shod them with the dual-compound Michelin PS4S tyres)

All noted so FL Avus wheels it’ll be then

:)

Happy for the correction, but to be clear - You bought the FL S8 with 18" FL Avus on, but removed those to run PF Avus over winter ?

Exactly. Not the winter I bought it (Jan 2013 IIRC), but I had a PF set by November 2013 with winter tyres on.

I've still got most of those tyres, now on the FL 18" Avus.

We had for several years, a family situation which meant that we HAD to be able to run either of our cars in almost any weather. So both the S8 and the Focus had separate winter wheels.
Once you get into the habit you keep it, there are quite a few advantages despite an initial outlay and some ongoing costs.
We no longer have that family constraint, but the Volvo will probably be moved to Michelin CrossClimates when the current tyres are reasonably worn.

To sell or not to sell, that is the question....
 

I have a mint set of Avus wheels (plus tyres, if required...), which I bought this year for Herman's summer role as a "Ronin lookalike" at this year's car events @ London Classics (see photo), Carfest North, and our annual meet last month.

I wasn't planning on getting rid of them, as they've sort of grown on me, but I could be persuaded to part with them, if you're looking for a really mint set of Avus 18s.

I have a set of 18" W12s already shod with Michelin PA4s, so they'll probably go back on the car instead come wintertime, and I could put my diamond cut 20" FE wheels back on in the meantime.

I’d normally refurbish whatever I got albeit they are for winter tyres rather than show car use.

Do you have a price in mind?

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Not really, as I said, I wasn't planning on selling them. PM me if you are really interested - and bear in mind they wouldn't be coming off until August at the earliest, after Carfest North is over.

Still looking!

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Good luck ;)

And you too ;)

If its just for wintets what about a set of sport rims.

Or if you want something different, how about these: https://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?p=888254#p888254
Set of 4 18" Audi Accessory Calito wheels 4F4 071 498 at £400 + £50 delivery.

Very nice but too nice and too hard to clean for winter wheels.

That’s a good point re the cleaning!

I can pick up a set of newly refurbished FL Avus, complete with centre caps, for circa £630 plus postage and I’m keen to keep the OEM look. A clean second hand set for less than that would be good. There’s no point buying a set with Summer tyres on as that would be a waste.

I’ve actually got a set of Winters from my wife’s A6 C7 sitting there which are genuine Audi and are 18’s with an offset that would work, however they’d just look.......wrong!

:D

Wheels no longer required. Thanks to those who contacted me.

:)