Do all A6 variants have same spare tire retaining bolt?

Richard Solomon · 07-22-2004, 12:40 PM

Lots of good news, a little not-so-good.

Good: Local tire guys vouched for straightness of my repaired S6 Avus rim.

Good: S6 Avus (17"x8") with ContiExtremeContact in 235/45-17 fits beautifully in spare well:

Not so good: the plastic-headed wheel retaining bolt doesn't fit. a) The threaded bolt is a bit too short to reach the well socket. b) Even if it reached, the whole assemblage sticks up so much the trunk "floor" won't close.

Thus my question: do A6s with different wheel combos from the factory get a different retaining bolt? My car came with the non-sport 2.7T 5-spoke 16" (16x7) wheels, and a 4B0-803-899-AG bolt which looks like:

Could folks with other wheel combos check and see if they have the same 4B0-803-899-AG part?

TIA!

RSC · 07-22-2004, 02:16 PM

Richard Solomon · 07-22-2004, 02:59 PM

By "the same" do you mean same approximate measurements/proportions?

Thanks! I'm guessing there's no "right" animal, since Audi obviously never put S6 Avus wheels in a trunk wheel well (at least in the US)

I keep hoping though....

RSC · 07-22-2004, 03:08 PM

Same meaning similar shape & size. The threaded part is about 3 inches long.

Richard Solomon · 07-22-2004, 05:33 PM

Richard Solomon · 07-22-2004, 05:33 PM

Thanks a bunch!

MP4.2+6.0 · 07-22-2004, 06:41 PM

On a 2000 4.2 with 8 x 17's (both pieplates and 5 spoke) with 35 mm offset and 255/40 tires, mine is also 4B0803899. There is NO letter suffix. Different than the picture, on the knurled side you would grab onto, that's the very end of it--I see one more piece/spacer in your picture. Likewise on the threaded end, mine doesn't have the eight pointed star wheel thing--basically your picture has four principal black plastic parts plus the threaded bolt. Mine has only two plus the bolt.

Different approach--you can disassemble these and change the bolt built into it to the right length. Less than $2 at a hardware or auto store that stocks metric bolts. I've replaced it on a C4 2.8 when I changed wheels.

DLow · 07-23-2004, 07:31 AM

And I can fit the 17" S4 Avus in, no problem...
From a '00 2.7t w/sport split spoke wheels (originally).

The whole thing snaps apart, and you might be able to get a longer bolt somewhere - it's just a hex-head bolt inside the plastic!

Richard Solomon · 07-23-2004, 07:34 AM

DLow · 07-23-2004, 11:09 AM

On mine, there are two small tabs which are un the underside of the **** - in yours they would be under the black plastic "cheese wheel"...

I'll try to get the p/n on mine...

07-22-2004, 02:16 PM	#2
RSC AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,300	Mine looks the same but says - 4B5-803-899

07-22-2004, 02:59 PM	#3
Richard Solomon AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 19,563	What year/model/wheels? By "the same" do you mean same approximate measurements/proportions? Thanks! I'm guessing there's no "right" animal, since Audi obviously never put S6 Avus wheels in a trunk wheel well (at least in the US) I keep hoping though.... __________________ Richard '01 A6 2.7TQM "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun." -Corky Bell

07-22-2004, 03:08 PM	#4
RSC AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,300	'00 2.7T 16" twin spoke PSK wheels. Same meaning similar shape & size. The threaded part is about 3 inches long.

07-22-2004, 05:33 PM	#5
Richard Solomon AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 19,563	Cool, thanks! __________________ Richard '01 A6 2.7TQM "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun." -Corky Bell

07-22-2004, 05:33 PM	#6
Richard Solomon AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 19,563	Any S6 or 4.2 folks who could check? Anyone with factory 7.5" or 8" wheels? Thanks a bunch! __________________ Richard '01 A6 2.7TQM "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun." -Corky Bell

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07-22-2004, 06:41 PM	#7
MP4.2+6.0 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,953	Similar # on 4.2; DIFFERENT look; try another way? On a 2000 4.2 with 8 x 17's (both pieplates and 5 spoke) with 35 mm offset and 255/40 tires, mine is also 4B0803899. There is NO letter suffix. Different than the picture, on the knurled side you would grab onto, that's the very end of it--I see one more piece/spacer in your picture. Likewise on the threaded end, mine doesn't have the eight pointed star wheel thing--basically your picture has four principal black plastic parts plus the threaded bolt. Mine has only two plus the bolt. Different approach--you can disassemble these and change the bolt built into it to the right length. Less than $2 at a hardware or auto store that stocks metric bolts. I've replaced it on a C4 2.8 when I changed wheels. __________________ Current #1: '06 D3 A8L W12 brilliant black w/ amaretto; 4 seat setup, CPO; modestly VAG COM lowered, H&R 20mm rear and 12mm front DRs with 275/35 on OEM polished + forged 20's; S8 sway bars (see: rear bar and gen'l D3 bar info and front bar); tweaked 385mm front factory brake mod and matching rear brake mod; matching C6 A6 back headrests (better rear view: headrest tweak); owner installed AMI retrofit with part number details here; uprated fogs; other VAG COM tweaking to suit. Current #2: C5 '00 A6 4.2 ming blue w/ beige, new off showroom floor; Lemiwinks + VAG COM tweaks; smoked tails; RS 6 OEM 18's; RNS-D (CD) Navi On order: 2013 Q5 2.0T hybrid; Scuba blue w/ chestnut sport interior; Euro delivery approx. 7/2013 Prior (each modded): '96 C4 A6 2.8Q, still w/ family; '85 C3 5000S 5 sp FWD; '73 C1 100LS helpful cross reference to a C6 post with MMI and other TSB's that also cover D3 A8's.

07-23-2004, 07:31 AM	#8
DLow AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,028	Mine looks a little different - no "spacer wheel" on the bottom. And I can fit the 17" S4 Avus in, no problem... From a '00 2.7t w/sport split spoke wheels (originally). The whole thing snaps apart, and you might be able to get a longer bolt somewhere - it's just a hex-head bolt inside the plastic! __________________ 2010 Audi S5 Prestige \| H&R Spacers 10/15 \| Custom Magnaflow Exhaust

07-23-2004, 07:34 AM	#9
Richard Solomon AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 19,563	Ok, I'll bite how's the dang thing come apart? __________________ Richard '01 A6 2.7TQM "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun." -Corky Bell

07-23-2004, 11:09 AM	#10
DLow AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 1,028	Re: Ok, I'll bite how's the dang thing come apart? On mine, there are two small tabs which are un the underside of the **** - in yours they would be under the black plastic "cheese wheel"... I'll try to get the p/n on mine... __________________ 2010 Audi S5 Prestige \| H&R Spacers 10/15 \| Custom Magnaflow Exhaust

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