Coming home late the other night with the car fully loaded with heavy boxes (have been moving house and picked up a load of stuff from storage) I hit a pretty nasty pot hole. I got the car checked and it's very slightly buckled both wheels on that side.
So - I can either look at getting the wheels repaired by an alloy specialist or replace them. Given the less than perfect state of the wheels all round, replacement of 2 would look at bit odd. I have 19" V spokes.
Anyone have any experience of repairs - spoke to company who said they can do it but will there be any longer term safety concerns?
If I replace any ideas where I could just pick up 4 replacement V spokes without the costs being ridiculous?
This has inevitably happened at a time when life is utterly mental with the house move, work being stupidly busy and everything else in the world seemingly all happening at the same time. These things never happen when you have a load of free time to deal with them, lol!
Wheel advice
- Silverfox42
- 4th Gear
- Posts: 577
- Joined: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:06 am
- Location: Herts
Re: Wheel advice
Safety first springs to mind. why not purchase 2 to replace the buckled ones, and refurb the other 2 so they all look ok?
or buy 5:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-GENUINE-AU ... SwxN5WVY9m
or buy 5:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-GENUINE-AU ... SwxN5WVY9m
2017 RS6 Performance
Previous:
2006 RS4 B7 Cab, 2014 RS4 - Suzuka + a ton of toys, 2011 RS5, spec'd up + ABT exhaust, 2006 B7 RS4 'loon - 5 years of fun! 2006 Aston V8 Vantage, 2006 S4 Cab, 2005 S4 Avant, 2000 TT 225 Cab, 2001 2.5 A4 TDI Quattro, 2000 A4 1.8T Sport, 1996 2.6 80 Cab, 1997 A4 1.8 T Sport
Previous:
2006 RS4 B7 Cab, 2014 RS4 - Suzuka + a ton of toys, 2011 RS5, spec'd up + ABT exhaust, 2006 B7 RS4 'loon - 5 years of fun! 2006 Aston V8 Vantage, 2006 S4 Cab, 2005 S4 Avant, 2000 TT 225 Cab, 2001 2.5 A4 TDI Quattro, 2000 A4 1.8T Sport, 1996 2.6 80 Cab, 1997 A4 1.8 T Sport
Re: Wheel advice
I had thought of the same thing - my wheels needed a refurb so either look in to whole new set or buy a used set and go from there.
sorry for the probably idiotic question but just want to make totally sure - Are the B8 S4 and B8 RS4 wheels interchangeable? If I can pick up a set like the ones you listed, that would work great just to get things sorted out and the car safe and useable again.
sorry for the probably idiotic question but just want to make totally sure - Are the B8 S4 and B8 RS4 wheels interchangeable? If I can pick up a set like the ones you listed, that would work great just to get things sorted out and the car safe and useable again.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 74 guests