alphaproject

I just bought myself a 99 A6Q, my first Audi, and I am in love! I have to put some rims on her though, and I was wondering if anyone could give me a little insight. I don't really want to lower it, but for those of you who have, how is the ride quality? Can I get away with 18" rims without dropping the ride height, or does it look stupid? I am thinking that 17" rims with 45 rubber would be ok, but I kinda want to go bigger, any help would be greatly appreciated, and pictures even more so. Also, I have wood trim on the interior now, I would like to change it over to aluminum, is this possible? Thanks in advance, this looks like a killa board!
JP

Vincent in Montreal

You can take them out of the car and paint them silver with a clear coat and it will look really nice. Someone have done it but I can't remember who. The only thing I remember is that it was kind of cheap and beautiful with a black interior. I hope this help, and congrats for your new car.

carbonLORD

I did not go 18" for fear of rubbing and I did not lower for the same reason, Im in Chicago. Dont get rid of the wood! I hear Audi owns their own forest in Scotland or their is always Carbon Fiber.

RaudiA7

oettinger REs from coloradowheel.com

great wheel (get many compliments)
gives car a very aggressive stance
Ben at coloradowheel is great to work with and offers some of the best prices on wheel/tire combo.

you could go with either 235 or 245 with this 17 X 8 wheel

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pwaug

http://www.edgeracing.com/
http://www.ronalusa.com/home.html
http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp
http://www.coloradowheel.com/

Going from 17" to 18" is for cosmetic reasons only there is no performance advantage from what I have read. 18" more easily damaged by potholes etc.

Plus there are many others, but these seem to have the best reputation knowing what fits our cars. Good Luck!!

alphaproject

thanks a lot, ya'll have some nice rides, I got some work to do! I'm not worried about the rims getting damaged, I just don't want the car to look like a 4x4... So I gues ride quality with the 17's is ok?

WhtA6

Are they hubcentric or do they require spacing rings?

RaudiA7

this was a requirement for me, as I swap the wheels with winter wheels each year and did not want to mess with spacers, etc.

WhtA6

Brain fart... not sure why I posted this here! Duh........

mpuzach

Do they accept the 4-ring center hubs?