19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

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19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by doodlebug » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:58 am

V-Spokes all day everyday.

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by N13LXC » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:58 am

V spokes for me, mostly due to my brother having rotors on his S4 and a friend having them on his Sline A5 - and the 19's are horrible! ha
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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by doodlebug » Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:00 pm

N13LXC wrote:V spokes for me, mostly due to my brother having rotors on his S4 and a friend having them on his Sline A5 - and the 19's are horrible! ha
Yep, rotors are the boggo basic default for Audi.

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by lofty » Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:10 pm

Seen these reps down at Revolution the other day, they looked pretty nice quality.Ask Glen about them they were pretty cheap from memory.I do like rotors but they have become a victim of their own success as every other Audi has them now.
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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by andre3k » Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:57 pm

If it's your car & you're thinking if changing firstly I'm not sure you can get the 19s over the ceramics?

V-Spokes are better but I don't think they'd work in black. Rotors are your best bet in black although like most I don't particularly like them, they're dated

So, that leaves aftermarket...
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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by MikeFish » Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:26 pm

Rotors only look good when in 20" with the deep concave.

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by the911 sc » Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:32 pm

personally I am going for the std 19's as I am sick of the faff of living in fear of dinging diamond cut grey wheels plus I want a smoother ride.

If I were choosing I would go for V spokes for the exclusivity - rotors are on all 2.0tdi black editions and whilst being in fairness one of my favourite designs, i wish it were like the old days where Avus wheels were only on S and RS models..

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by AMB » Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:08 pm

andre3000 wrote:If it's your car & you're thinking if changing firstly I'm not sure you can get the 19s over the ceramics?

V-Spokes are better but I don't think they'd work in black. Rotors are your best bet in black although like most I don't particularly like them, they're dated

So, that leaves aftermarket...
Was offered a set of 19" with winter tyres recently. Didn't go for them (the car never goes out in winter - garage queen :thumbsdown:) But TBH I didn't realise the Ceramic rotors would be an issue if I had. Thanks.
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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by AMB » Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:13 pm

lofty wrote:Seen these reps down at Revolution the other day, they looked pretty nice quality.Ask Glen about them they were pretty cheap from memory.I do like rotors but they have become a victim of their own success as every other Audi has them now.
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Hmm come to think of it, my daily runner has a cheaper looking V spoke. Never dawned on me 'til now.

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by Brooner » Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:34 pm

Rotors for me give the car more presence the V's look a bit light for the car IMO
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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by mickclark » Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:25 pm

Out of the choices I'd go for the 5 arm, think they look much better on the cars than the V Spoke
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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by P1 Dave » Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:55 pm

Rotors for me, yes they are similar styles of wheels on other Audis, but none have the deep dish look of the 20s on the RS4, plus for cleaning, I used to take wheels off to get them cleaned properly every so often, I have just cleaned my RS4 for the first time and I was able to get my hands into the wheel with no issue so I could clean the whole inside of the alloy. Very pleased!!

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by doodlebug » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:00 pm

Thing is you don't notice the dish when it's parked next to A1/2/3/4/5/6/7 diesel.

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Re: 19's, 5 arm or V Spoke 20's ?

Post by P1 Dave » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:08 pm

Yeah but you are getting the V spokes on the A3, so yes they are special today but like the rotors they will be flogged to death in the next couple of years
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