Fair market price on "Fat 5" wheels
 

Hi, not sure if this is the right place to post or not, so feel free to move or delete.

Basically I'm interested to know what the fair price is for a set of 4 8.5J * 18 "Fat Five" wheels as there's a set on eBay that I'm "pondering". Obviously condition is a factor and these are not perfect, but I won't go into details on that - though general comments would be welcome on how condition affects value.

If the seller is a regular here, apologies, but the location doesn't match to anyone who has "declared" themselves.

Are you talking about Avus rims that were standard on most S8s?

Avus's are 6 spoke..

The fat 5's are the RS6 standard ones.... +++

Like these: http://www.vwpanda.com/Wheels/FatFives-FatMan.jpg

D'oh! So that's me and Ian wrong then lol

Are they available in the correct PCD? Thought they were mainly 5x100 A3 etc fitment?

Value mainly dependant on tyres to be honest - wheels only I'd say about £50 each if they're in good but not perfect order. £75 a wheel if they're mint - obviously that's if they're a private sale.

I still maintain that Fat 5's are the Rs6 ones - Those are the 17" (D2) or 18" (D3) non-sport wheels that come as standard on the lower models, each to their own, but its the last design I'd choose to downgrade to... +++

Ouch!

So what would you consider as an alternative to 18" Avus, or wouldn't you?

20" 9 spoke RS4 design as per 2002 models.... No contest, its just the best wheel out there.....

Failing that, I think the 6 spoke Avus is probably the pick of the 18"'s as it represents the flagship model...

These?
http://cdn.images.pistonheads.com/ai.../1514759-1.jpg

Yup.. spot on... +++

The Fat 5's were the wheels that were fitted to D3 A8's. The RS6 wheels were never referred to as Fat 5's. They were referred to simply as RS6 wheels, or S-Lines (17/18").

I had a set of Fat 5's on my old B6 A4 3,0 Quattro Avant, purchased from an Audi Main Dealership.

Somehow, they look larger than the D2 S8 wheels, despite being the same size. +++

Getting too expensive...
 

Well I'm no longer "pondering" as they're heading above my budget now.
Still a week to go, 8 different bidders already, over £350 for a set of 4, reserve not yet met. :-(

And the tyres fitted are surely wrong (215/40 on 8.5J rims). :(

That's way too narrow - suggests a 'stretched' look on a much smaller car?

Try this for size - photo of the sidewall angle!
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/q...cman/Slopy.jpg

Thats not fat - this is fat .. . . . hehe :p

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1319333893

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1319333893

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1319333893

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1319333893

or to quote the holy bible of MkOneMan . . . . :D

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1319334139

Indeed, it's also the difference between doing it right and not....:ROFL:
(I was really just illustrating how stupidly narrow the tyres the "Fat Five" seller had put on the wheels - that pic is from his eBay listing)

How wide ARE the wheels in your picture - presumably the rears are wider than the fronts? Are they from a Porsche or similar?

Thats quite a slope from the vertical he's managed to achieve there, may even be below the recommended size options for that wheel size! :rolleyes:

They are Kahn RSX (Diamond cuts) I always like them and finally got these off of an aftermarket D3 conversion that was done but the guy had the wrong profile tyres on the rears and was getting some quattro problems so he got fed up and sold the car and the wheels in the end -
they are a staggered set up -
Front wheels: 9J-21-ET32 255/30/ZR21
Rear wheels : 10.5J-21-ET35 295/25/ZR21
no spacers just the coilovers on the front to lower it a bit since those pics as per my sig pic

Well I've gone in another direction now, so no "Fat Fives" for me!

I was fundamentally trying to get a 2nd set of wheels so that I could have a full set with winter tyres.
One possible direction was some nice new "summer wheels" and then use the old 18" Avus for winter (bit of a shame though) but today I've solved this differently (see another thread). +++

Well somebody seems to want them and someone else expects a high price.

Currently at £450, reserve not met, 16 bids and 18 hours to go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220877506940?