View Full Version : 2003 A6 2.7T Rims? Have no idea what offset means


OttawaAudiA6
04-21-2008, 02:03 PM
Hey all. New to this forum but been reading for it and others for a bit. I recently bought a 2003 A6 2.7T with the EXACT rims/tires you see here on this ad: http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/audi-a6-cars217842390 (http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/audi-a6-cars217842390).

I am in need of getting a second set of Rims (want them on my winter and summer tires as I like them so much)... but when I look on ebay etc., I am told that my Audi A6 2.7 is a bit troubling as most of the tire/rim packages wont fit on my car due to the front callipers being too large.

Folks are talking about offset and depth, medium line measurements which I have no idea. I would love to buy the same exact rims that I got and are pictured but not sure what they measured at. I know my tire size is 235-45-17 but I know nothing about the RIMS. Sorry for being a total dumbass on this but before I order something online and pay for shipping etc and then it wont fit because of my brakes, I’d rather sound stupid now.

Thanks
Claudio

Jabber
04-21-2008, 05:14 PM
Since yours is an 03, like mine, you don't have the bigger brake system. Those are called HP2's. You should be fine with the normal offset.

Wayne.L
04-21-2008, 05:21 PM
the 04 got a bigger braking system on them? but we both got sport package, I really duno the difference...so the sport package just have BBS RC, 3-stroke steering wheel, bucket seats and lower and stiffer suspension? that's it?

OttawaAudiA6
04-21-2008, 07:26 PM
Man I have no idea. All I am getting is companies telling me their entry level wheel/tire package that they advertise to fit all Audi A6's wont fit on mine. Go figure!! What I am going to do is ask locally at one of the performance stores here and see what they quote me and their specs. Once that is done I will then shop around as the prices of rims and tires here in Canada is stupid expensive compared to the USA. I can order the stuff online and have it shipped to a UPS store close to the border and then a 40 minute drive saves me a load of coin. I am still in shock comparing the prices of rims and rubber here to what I can get online from places like Tirerack. If that is not enough the Michelin Pilot Powers I get for my Suzuki GSX-R are again a good 30% cheaper ordering them from the USA and picking them up in the USA. I still pay the taxes but I would have to anyways.

OK... well at least as jabber said (and thank you for the reply)... I do not have the bigger brake system... go figure what the guys online were smoking when they told me otherwise LOL.

Thanks!