B5 Wheels

[nevetsuk]

I took my september 2001 RS4 b5 to Nottingham Audi for an mot a few months ago which they kindly gave me free due to Audi full service history which it passed with flying colours, i asked them to check the condition of all four wheels while it was in (i spoke to Audi headquarters first and they rang Nottingham Audi to discuss). They came back to me saying 3 were buckled and a case was opened. For some silly reason Audi wanted to check the wheels themselves so my car had to sit in the workshop on axles stands for 2 weeks but was given a brand new A4 for my troubles (not a bad car for a standard saloon). While it was waiting for Audi to come back to me about the wheels it had a slight oil leak on the left hand side of the engine which happened to be very small and coming from the gearbox casing and was a oil cooler pipe union leaking which they replaced the seals and topped up the oil and cleaned the engine undertray and parts it had dripped on to make like new. Anyway a few days later i got a sad call from Audi saying that they had scrapped all four wheels and are going to replace with new . Not bad for £65.45.

[Brisel]

Nice to hear a happy story where a franchise dealer is concerned.

The harder wheels just crack up instead of buckling...

[nevetsuk]

I think this forum was a great help reading about numerous experiences people have had which stood me in good stead against the stealers. Hope other people get the same service.

[Hazo]

Were your old wheels the AE version or the T version

[nevetsuk]

Havnt got a clue can you explain more. Well they have never been replaced in 9 years so does that help.

[boxerdogted]

Were your old wheels the AE version or the T version

They were obviously soft ones (T Version) or they wouldn't have replaced them.
Hard wheels are not covered if buckled.

[rickoshea]

There is a code stamped on the rims - remove the hub cap to find the code. If the code ends in 'T' they are soft rims; if the code ends in AE they are Hard rims.