Does anyone have any experience with these wheels being offered on Ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Au...mZ170251402472

They look good, but wanted to check with everyone here first.

thanks

 

I'm interested in these too ...(I think). I'm actually looking for an EXACT replica of the '08 Titanium package wheels. Are these the same?

 

I am not sure if these are an "exact" replica, but the look very good in the photos. Has anyone here purchased these from this Ebay seller by any chance?

 

As an eBay seller they have great marks and not even a negative or neutral feedback. That's impressive considering even a longer then normal shipping process can **** some one off. As a company i would do my research.

 

Yeah, they will bolt on your A3, but they have 35mm offset - 21MM too little offset from stock, meaning they will rub with 225/40-18s by about 10mm - 3/8ths of an inch of the wheel will extend beyond the fender edge. This will cause many problems including tire, paint, and possibly sheet metal damage to the fenders. Add to that paint damage to the side of the vehicle from rocks thrown up. This much offset changes the front end geometry and braking and handling will not benefit, including added kickback and torque steering.

Short answer: wrong size for an A3. Keep looking. This is a proper fitment for an A4.

For 8" rims, you want 45-50 mm offset, preferably 48-50 is you are lowered. For stock width rims (7.5") you want 50 to 56MM offset.

 

panzrwgn, great info, thank you very much for that, will keep looking for proper fitment. I did not realize the offset was not correct. Most likely Velocity reps will be the answer...

 

Just trying to be helpful :-) A3s are a tight fit in the wheel wells, and there's just not a lot room beyond the stock tire "envelope" of 25" tall and 9" wide tires with 45-55 mm offset wheels and a 25 to 26.5" ride height. If you want more of one, then there has be less of the other - I know aguy wh runs 245s, but at stock ride height and he tried 3 sets of wheels before he found ones that fit.

I guess that's they price we pay for the overall packaging efficiency (e.g. usable back seat and trunk).

 

Does the SLine suspension effect this as well, positive or negative? My A3 has SLine, which I believe is slightly lowered compared to non SLine models.

 

i know the stud diameter has to be 5x112 and the ET45 but would these alloys fit A3 8P cause the numbers look close

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=001

 

Than stock by about 3/4" (I may be off a bit here, so feel free to corect me), so the fitting tolerances are even tighter. Specifically, SLine and all aftermarket lowered cars need to stay on the more conservative side of the offsets, no lexs than 47-48mm for them. Stock and SLine cars can clear 45mm offset wheels running 225/40-18s but will start to rub on 235s.

Lowered cars (25.25" to top of wheel arch will rub w/ 225/40-18s at about 47mm, so ideally 18X8s with 50mm offset are what you are looking for for SLINE and Lowered cars/