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Hi there folks, does anyone out there have or know of anyone who has an spare ABT 18"x8.5 alloy wheel, to fit my S3, who would be willing to part company with it.

There was a pair of these on eBay last week.

Still there actually - 20 hours to go.
Are these them ?

£21 at the moment...
Used to have these wheels on my MkIV Golf

I've checked these out and it is a 18" x 8J wheel. Ive got 18 x 8.5J wheels fitted to my S3. A effin great big pothole destroyed one of them.

Thanks for the link.

You could always buy them use the 8.0s on the front and the 8.5s on the rear. I know these wheels cost about £250-£300 each so if they go cheap enough they have to be worth considering.
Alternatively, how bad is the damage ? One of my wheels was bent on a pot-hole, and Diamond Styling had it straightened for me and then restored it. FWIW, Diamond Styling are, IMO, the best wheel restorers around - if it can be fixed, they can do it - 020 8969 9690

Never even thought of doing that. The only thing is that there is a slight difference between the 8J & the 8.5J wheels (8.5J wheels have a false bolt head at the end of each spoke). I suppose that its only a slight difference.

I took my damaged alloy to my local alloy wheel specialist/repairer who checked it out & found the wheel was cracked & was so bad it could not be repaired.

They're from an S4 which has a different bolt pattern 5x112

Abt wheels are usually double drilled - mine were 100mm and 112mm. The VW range tend to use 100mm, and I believe this goes for the A3 too. Anyhow, they are gone now - £90. Not bad, but they did look like they needed a refurb.