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D3 - Wheels and Tyres Refurbing, center caps, tyre brands, tyrefitters - discuss it here |
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The D3 wheel thread!
Hello.
Since I couldnīt find a dedicated "wheel thread" I thought itīd be nice having one For this thread to grow and prosper, we should have a few rules of engangement. Please try posting the following specs with your photos: (If you donīt know the specs and you have photos of your car/wheels, your should of course post the photos anyways ) 1. Wheel brand, model, width, size and offset / ET. 2. Tyre brand, model and size. 3. Is your car lowered? Iīll start. Incurve IC-S5, 20x10.5" ET42. Michelin Pilot super sport 265/35-20". Lowered with links. |
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Nice wheels - I like the idea of this thread but I have stock wheels so can't add anything
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I very rarely like aftermarket wheels but holy moly, those wheels are gorgeous!
Thanks for posting the pics |
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1781cc: Tough luck
Tony: Thank you. I actually thought of selling these, but Iīve gotten so much "constructive feedback" on the intended set of wheels, that I think Iīll keep these |
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265 on a 10.5" rim? That's a bit of a stretch isn't it? Don't get this modern fad of putting narrow tyres on wide rims. But dangerous IMO, but they wheels themselves look good. Very good !!!
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Thanks.
Michelin specs 9-10.5" as recommended wheel widths for these tyres, and sure, they do have a slight, mild stretched look, but I wouldnīt call it stretch When i bought new tyres, I were looking at 275/30, but there wasnīt any tyres of that width with the right load index. 275/35 wouldīve been a bit to fat for the fronts (i.e. possibly not fitted within the front wheelarch), and Michelin PSS are known to be on the "fat" side, so 265/35 it is. |
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I believe it may be that some of the original purchase decision-making is about owning a true 'Q car' and so visual changes go against that.
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Nothing else is needed for the A8 than lowering and wheels i.m.o.
Iīm usually all for genuine stock wheels, but the stock Audi wheels available arenīt just wide enough for my taste, elsewise I wouldīve bought the 20x9" W12/Sport wheels that look like S-line wheels. My car has three mods, and thatīs all Iīm going to do with it. Lowering, wheels and a month ago i changed the boot lid to a genuine S8 boot just to get the small "lip". http://www1.garaget.org/archive/30/2...45-3756597.jpg |
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . . Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs Last edited by Architex_mA8tey; 13th October 2016 at 08:30 AM. |
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