I have a 2002 silver a6 with stock everything, and I am looking to get new rims to spice up the look a little
Any recommendations? I have also seens oem cars where the spokes of the rims are located very deep inside the wheel, giving the wheels a very "wide" appearance. I really like that look, and I would appreciated any rims that have the spokes very deep inside.
I am not sure if that is the right way to describe the rims, but these rims are kind of like the design I am talking about.
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/at...-sale-rims.jpg
Notice how the spokes are not on the very edge of the wheel, they are more inside.


also, these rims caught my eye. WIll black rims look good with a silver car?
http://www.purems.com/products/product.php/II=1904

thanks in advance
stan

 

I have been looking for the same thing you are. My car is more burgandy but I was looking for black with chrome outline. I did find a set on eBay but didn't really look twice at them. IMO black rims look good on anything but a black car (unless the black car is totaly blacked out) kind of confusing but I would take black on your car. Ill stop back if I find anything

 

You have to be careful how much you offset the wheels. I believe the A6 is spec'd for a +30/+35 offset. If you move the hub inside the rim (closer to the axle), you will move the outside of the tire towards the fender lip. Guess what will hit, especially on the front wheels as they turn. PS - I would urge you not to get anything larger than an 18" wheel unless you live where the roads are real smooth and don't have pot holes. The 19" tires also cost more than 17s and 18s.

Check this site and my other post asking about Purems: http://www.purems.com/products/products.php/CA=1924

Note they have a black version.

 

just fyi. these are 19's and yes the tires are hard to find if you have a flat. But I love the look.

 

I too have recently been contemplating on what to do to my wheels. Slightly older 2001. Budget won't allow new rims so I'm planning on painting them Gunmetal.

The link to the purems website also has a gunmetal version. Worth a look as IMO might suit silver better.

 

so ppgoal, you can move the hub inside the rim closer to the axle, is that called offsetting? ANd can you do hat with any rim? Or do you have to customize it fromt he factory?
lmk please, thanks

and indyaudiguy, what are those rims called?

 

I'm not pretending to be an expert here...you might want to check with your local Discount Tire. But when I looked for rims for my CJ7 there were a lot of configurations - the axle hub could benear the outside of the rim (which has the effect of moving the tire closer to the axle) or it could be on the inside of the rim (which has the effect of moving the tire away from the axle). Here's a definition from the Yokohama website (firsthit on Google)...





Wheel offset
The wheel's offset is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. To determine wheel offset:
[ul][*]Position the wheel on a flat surface and measure its overall width.[*]Divide the overall width by two, then subtract this result from the backspace value.
[/ul]
Offset = Backspace - (Rim Width รท 2)
The offset of a wheel can be one of the following three settings:

Zero offset:
The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.

Positive offset:
The hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel side of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front-wheel drive cars.

Negative offset:
The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheel's centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically negative offset.





If I recall, the A6 calls for +30/+35 offset. But you should confirm that before buying anything.

 

thanks a lot ppgoal, so if an audi calls for a +30/+35 offset, then I cannot get the "deep dish" wheels?

 

Deep dish isn't a specification. You need to find out the offset and bolt pattern to make sure it fits. Or tell the sellerexactly what kind of Audi you have and hold themaccountable by having them tell you in writing that it will fit your car and agree to pay for the return, w/o restocking fees, if they don't.

I have the first part in writing from Purems. I guess there's some risk if they don't fit, but I put it on a credit card which gives me some leverage.

 

I have a set of deep dish iforged seneka's on sale they would look good on any vag car