New wheels question

[Deano1927]

Hello I need help! I want new wheels for the superb but I don't know what ones to get. I was thinking of the RS4 style wheels in gunmetal grey. the car is a superb 1 in blue. Would anyone mind posting pictures and telling me what wheels you have?

 

Thanx for any help

 

Dean

 

I was thinking of these

http://www.rimstyle.com/alloywheels/detail/?car_model_id=1150&year=2005&s=8shL7M9F

Edited 17 November, 2015 by Deano1927

[iob]

As they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", especially for such a choice.

 

Anyway, you could turn to websites offering wheels on car visualization to help you decide. You can choose car model, color and rim model for an informed choice (i.e. http://www.dotzmag.com/AlcarKonfigurator/index.php?lcs=wmqfnfk6r&lng=EN)

 

That's how I ended up with my summer rims BBS CF 17" looking like this:

 

A word of advice, besides the looks, try not to go over the top on the size, mine are 17" and I can tell you that the ride lost some comfort compared to the 16" original alloys that I have for the winter season. 

Depending on the condition of your roads, I think 17" is already at the edge of comfort/looks limit. 

Happy hunting...

[jimbof]

Is the offset right on those wheels? They look to stick out way too much from the arches. ET37 is "correct" on this car (ET40 for the winter wheel).

Echo the comment on comfort; my 16" winters are a much nicer ride than the 17" summers. Dread to think what 18's would be like.

I would be tempted to save the money and spend it elsewhere but then again I am becoming a boring old fart in my old age...

[iob]

They are ET35, a tiny difference from the standard. From what I know, any difference of up to 4-5 mm from the standard offset does not imply any functional issues.

Furthermore, in reality they do not look to stick out from the arches at all, maybe the angle of the photo plays some perception tricks...

 

Fully agree with you on the advice to save the money, although I would say save it for later, for issues like the dreaded VP44 (I see the signature), water ingress, etc...unless they were already dealt with...

 

Another comment on the 18", besides the immediate obvious loss of comfort, would be the medium/long term higher maintenance costs: starting with more expensive tyres/related costs and ending up with higher impact on the front suspensions (arms, bushes, etc)...

 

But, on the other hand, this is an emotional choice which one takes ignoring all potential hazards - I know, been there 4 years ago when I made the unnecessary purchase of rather expensive alloys...