thanks for the obvious answer AudiA4gm... .i was looking for a paint code and manufacturer... and yea... those wheels dont mix with the b5 look... but i guess everyones idea of lookin good is dif! and oh yea.. if you call that murdered out i must be a serial killer... painted our 2.8 chrome trim matte black and everything else on car is black now except for sidemarkers which are on their way!

 

that matte black looks sick as ****, i know what im going with if i ever need a new paint job..

 

aledelic42, the funny part is that of all the pics you posted, the one in your sig looks the best. Dropped with 16's looks good to me and I've always preferred the stock/sleeper look.

19's look goofy if not dropped with adjustable coil-overs, but you'll need to roll the fenders for clearance. 20's look goofy, no matter what. They will also destroy your ride quality, handling, and braking. Stick with 18's. Easier to manage.

 

What are those tires that you have on the blue A4 in your signature? I love the look of them. I am trying to find out what tires look best on my pearl.

Also, is that lowered too?

 

I also love the matte/flat black look. Smoked tails, black housing heads, deep tint, etc. But as much as I love it I don't know that I'd roll an Audi in matte. Audi's are too "luxury" for that. I prefer a more stock paint or like a flat white. Mmmm, fancy. Flat white with matte black wheels!

 

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That would look nasty! Not huge on the "murdered out" look for the Audi either (or any car for that matter) but the flat white / matte black looks damn good in my head

 

yeah 19's are over kill just go with 18's or 17's and lower the car

 

If you're referring to the wheels in this sig as 16's then you're mistaken. I believe they're 17's.

 

I had 16s in my sig picture not long ago. Bumping this thread was kinda random..

 

To add to what the other guys said, I agree that offset is key. If you spec the right offset you should have the clearance you need. A question for you guys that have lowered your cars over 19s - how much lower than stock did you go? I'm also planning 19s but rather than coilovers (since I like to set a ride height and leave it rather than change it up), I'm thinking of the roughly 2" drop of H&R race springs and a set of 19s. Is that enough to close up the gap or did you go lower? I'd hate to buy and install the springs only to find out that a static 2" drop isn't enough to get the gap down tight between tire and fender. Since the springs are coming very soon (before the wheels) it's going to influence the purchase of my suspension parts.