Newbe: Thoughts on changing 18" Avus to 20" BBS LMs

[MrHooky]

Hi all,

New to this forum. I’ve just bought a 2000 S8 D2. Really lovely spec car – the exact colour I wanted. It’s been a well cared for car, lots of money spent of late including new discs and pads all round, plus a gearbox refurbishment at a cost of £2k c.4k miles ago. Currently at 87k miles which is nothing for the age of car.

I also have a 2004 8N 3.2 TT DSG which I’ve had nearly 6 years now. Bought the S8 as a family wagon to cart my 6 and 4 year old around.

So now I’ve had for 2 weeks there are a few things I’m toying with getting done, first up being the wheels.

It’s sat on the 18” Avus wheels which whilst I like the style they are the same size as my TT which is approximately 2/3rd of the size of car. I love BBS wheels (my TT has the optioned 18” RS2 wheels) and I’m tempted to put BBS LM wheels on, inspired by the pic of the black S8 below. I think the black S8 is on 20s but it also looks to be lowered considerably.

My questions, would 20” BBS LMs look too big? Am I right in thinking the later cars had 20” RS wheels as an option? Would 19” be a decent compromise, or would the car still look a bit under-wheeled?

Thoughts appreciated. I can see this car becoming a real passion. A few tasteful mods, full machine polish and new wheels should have it looking fantastic. Still can’t believe how much car you get for your money. Only slight disappointment is I don’t have Bose. My TT does which does seem a little better in terms of Bass although not much in it. Can’t be picky when buying used as there really aren’t many decent examples out there.