Help!!!! New wheels needed for RS6 Avant - suggestions?

[BigMo]

Only had the car for 2 weeks and from day one have had a wheel problem. Well after having another look, it was decided that the fronts were slightly buckled. At speed below 65 and above 90 nothing, but when in "zone" even the can of coke in the cup holder swivels.

Do I confront my dealer and say that I have a set of wheels that aren't fit for their intended purpose and have them replace the faulty wheels .....or

should I go out and get a full set of something else and have the garage foot part of the bill or give me free servicing for life??????? (am i asking for too much here????)

The dealer has quoted me 500 notes excl vat per wheel. I could go to AMD and pay 350 excl vat for something better looking and probably lighter.

[Nige_RS4]

I would get it back to where you bought it from and demand that they fix it. Buying a set yourself and then trying to claim it back might end in tears. If the car was from Audi, they will be reluctant to put anything else on but OEM wheels - are they 19"?

Nige.

[BigMo]

yup 19's they are.

[terrycollins]

I actually purchased 4 spare wheels from ebay last week for an insurance policy in case my current wheels get warped. The new set are genuine Audi allows, if you only have 2 warped wheels I could sell you two of mine... I really only want to keep two wheels in any case.

I would first recommend you contact your dealer to attempt to get this resolved by them.

From what I am told this is a common problem with the RS6 wheels, and I also told not to touch replica's becuase they can't handle the power... This may not be true but I am not sure!? Someone also mentioned that using cheap tyres also makes the wheels more likely to warp, something to do with the extra wheight of cheap tyes... Again I am NOT an expect just passing on the information received.

Cheers
Terry

[BigMo]

Terry,

What colour are they? Silver or titanium? Picture?

[terrycollins]

I am work currently and do not have pictures; if you are interested I can take pictures of the actual wheels. However the wheels are in near perfect condtion and are identical to the ones on the attached picture of my RS6. (these are 19").

[BigMo]

State of play - sources inform me that Audi may replace the wheels. Awaiting confirmation and possible inspection.

[mwcltd]

I drive my RS6+ fairly hard yet in 20k miles I have no wheel problems. My dealer supplies and fits new tyres and they would tell me if there were any problems. I use the original MPS-2 tyres and find they are perfect in all forms of weather.

[MartynC]

Same as Mark above. 6+, enthusiastically driven, 20K miles and no problems. That was not the case with my RS4.

Also just changed to PS2s, very good and wheel protection from the side wall mouldings.

MartynC

[rs666]

AmD have some lovely 19" RS6 reps in the showroom, would look great

[BigMo]

It's been sorted chaps. Audi uk and I are buddies

[shimmy]

Same as Mark above. 6+, enthusiastically driven, 20K miles and no problems. That was not the case with my RS4.

Also just changed to PS2s, very good and wheel protection from the side wall mouldings.

MartynC

MartynC

Have you or anybody else had any problems with PS 2's rubbing against the car (not sure if it is the body or suspension) on the inside face of the front pair. Some advice I have been given is that tollerances were so fine on some 19 inch tyres that some with good kerb protection rub under heavy load (4 ocupants) or under stress on the track/at speed. One thread on rs6.com also shows that massive differences in rim width for what you would imagine are similar tyres.

Has anybody got this/had this problem or has anybody checked the inside face of the front pair of tyres.


Need to buy a pair this week so would appreciate any experiences and any actual inspections you guys can do on the front inside kerb protector.

ta

[MartynC]

Strangely I had the front wheels off at the weekend to photograph the brakes for my daughter's physics homework...friction, great example eh?!

No sign of rubbing at all on either wheel, all seemed normal. Still very pleased with the tyres.

Cheers, MartynC