Spacers, dealer refused - liability?

OS5 · 06-18-2008, 06:48 AM

I just got my spacers and also was having my 5k service so I figured I would bring with and have the dealer put them on. They looked at me like I was crazy and basically refused to put them on for liability reasons. Has anyone else heard that?

CSCOKid · 06-18-2008, 06:56 AM

April · 06-18-2008, 07:28 AM

bearing wear.

AudiS5 · 06-18-2008, 07:31 AM

How much did they charge you to put them on?

Quattrings · 06-18-2008, 08:41 AM

Sounds like the dealer's just being difficult. I haven't heard of anyone having trouble with quality spacers on their cars. They have no more effect than putting wider aftermarket wheels on the car that use a more aggressive offset to fill the wheel well.

CSCOKid · 06-18-2008, 08:51 AM

OS5 · 06-18-2008, 12:43 PM

H&R, but I never even got that far. As soon as I brough up spacers they said no.

OS5 · 06-18-2008, 12:48 PM

HoustonA5 · 06-18-2008, 01:17 PM

RobHS5 · 06-19-2008, 05:13 PM

The spacer bolts to the hub with bolts that are included, and then you bolt the wheel to the spacer using the original bolts. Maybe a half hour total. You should use a torque wrench. I put 20mm on the front and 25mm on the rear.

06-18-2008, 06:56 AM	#2
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06-18-2008, 07:28 AM	#3
April AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 52,940	Did you get longer wheel bolts to go with? A lot of dealers worry about that and wheel bearing wear. __________________

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06-18-2008, 08:41 AM	#5
Quattrings AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,712	What kind do you have? H&R spacers are great quality - quite a few of us running them Sounds like the dealer's just being difficult. I haven't heard of anyone having trouble with quality spacers on their cars. They have no more effect than putting wider aftermarket wheels on the car that use a more aggressive offset to fill the wheel well. __________________ 2013 RS5 and some mods... 2012 A7 Quattro 2008 S5 Quattro (4.2 V8 Supercharged) 2005 A6 Quattro 2004 A4 UltraSport 2001 TT 225 Quattro 2000 A4 1.8T 1997 A4 Quattro 1991 90 Quattro 20V

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OS5 New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	Re: What kind do you have? H&R spacers are great quality - quite a few of us running them H&R, but I never even got that far. As soon as I brough up spacers they said no.

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OS5 New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	No, I believe the spacer bolts first and then the wheel bolts to the spacer.

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06-19-2008, 05:13 PM	#10
RobHS5 AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Exeter RI Posts: 259	H&R spacers from MadAudi.com. I installed them myself. Real easy. The spacer bolts to the hub with bolts that are included, and then you bolt the wheel to the spacer using the original bolts. Maybe a half hour total. You should use a torque wrench. I put 20mm on the front and 25mm on the rear. __________________ 2008 B8 S5 6MT Phantom Black / Black (His) 380mm Brembos Front Stasis Suspension AWE Cat-Back Exhaust E-Codes Tinted/Hoen White Fog Lights H&R Spacers 20mm F 25mm R 2008 B7 S4 Tip Deep Sea [/b][/b]Blue / Silver (Hers) BBS Wheels Tinted/Hoen White Fog Lights/H&R Spacers 10mm F 15mm R 2005 B6 S4 Black (Trade-In) 2000 Maxima SE Super Black (Sold) 1997 Tahoe LT (Sold) 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD (Trade-In) 1983 Pontiac Firebird - Red (Trade-In)

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