RS4 OR RS6 On Octy VRS

[octaviablack]

Hi please let me know what you think i am looking at either 18" or 19" will 19" fit straight on or?

or what about these

[mannyo]

I voted for RS6. 18s suit the octy really well, I think 19s will harm the handling.

[stathap]

So did I

Either way, I think you'll need to lower it a little bit too

(if you haven't already)

[MonkeyHanger]

RS6's

Think these were 18's..iirc

[stathap]

that pics got smaller

[Monkey Boy]

RS8 but then i am biased but the RS6 are the better looking wheel on the octy.

[day tripper]

RS6, 19"s defo, i have 18"s and felt gutless when i saw 19"s.

[Nigel26]

will the 19's go on without coil overs though ?

i thought the wheel would foul on the spring cup...

[tavia4x4]

RS6's are nicer, but it seems like every octy is having them at the moment, be original and find something different!

[Delcac]

be original and find something different!

Ya, keep the originals ones on.

[day tripper]

But do you really fancy spending a long time cleaning the spider alloys everytimr you wash the car? I can clean all 4 rs6 alloys within the time it takes to clean a spider alloy. I think the 19"s will fit on normal suspension.

[TaviaRS]

17" TT wheels

18" 911 Carrera cup wheels

[Joel_vRS]

Dare to be diffrent... i was going to go for 19" RS6, 'but thats like just soo last year!'

got my eyes on some 18" wheels trying to keep decent ride, cost of tires down, and feel the 19" can look a bit over sized, also going for a BIG drop on my coil overs if they ever turn up ...so you will have to wait and see..ASAIK no one else has a set of these wheels on an OCTY....

Joel

[mannyo]

Joel, watchout going to low with the standard arb, the handling goes to pieces and I nearly ended wrecking the driveshaft on the drivers front due to contact with the inner wing at 90+ mph on the ring.

19s will give better turn in, but on a bumpy surface like the ring you loose some of the traction because there is less sidewall to deflect so the car will bounce and jump around the corners towards the armco.

[Joel_vRS]

Joel' date=' watchout going to low with the standard arb, the handling goes to pieces and I nearly ended wrecking the driveshaft on the drivers front due to contact with the inner wing at 90+ mph on the ring.

19s will give better turn in, but on a bumpy surface like the ring you loose some of the traction because there is less sidewall to deflect so the car will bounce and jump around the corners towards the armco.[/quote']

not planning on going on track days just yet but will bear that in mind...how about everyday use ?

Joel

[mannyo]

not planning on going on track days just yet but will bear that in mind...how about everyday use ?

Joel. it was ok in everyday use, I just kept hitting the front spoiler on kerbs and road humps.

[octaviablack]

Joel. it was ok in everyday use, I just kept hitting the front spoiler on kerbs and road humps.

what do people think on these for the octy vrs

http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/uploads/images_products/554.jpg

[Ic3man]

Nice wheel but I wouldn't buy from rochford tyres. Yes they are cheap and when you have a problem with the wheel you will understand why!

I bought a set of 17's off them last year and within 2 months most of the chrome had flaked off. When I informed Rochford tyres they said that they would have to be sent back to the manufacturer (wolfrace) for 'inspection'! Bit difficult to do that when you no longer have the original wheels to keep using on the car! They also said that because 1 of the wheels had a very slight evidence of curbing (I mean it was more of a scuff mark no more than 3 cm long) they said that wolfrace wouldn't even accept them for inspection!!!

Moral of the story is to buy elsewhere and spend a few pounds extra. :thumbdwn:

[Joel_vRS]

Nice wheel but I wouldn't buy from rochford tyres. Yes they are cheap and when you have a problem with the wheel you will understand why!

I bought a set of 17's off them last year and within 2 months most of the chrome had flaked off. When I informed Rochford tyres they said that they would have to be sent back to the manufacturer (wolfrace) for 'inspection'! Bit difficult to do that when you no longer have the original wheels to keep using on the car! They also said that because 1 of the wheels had a very slight evidence of curbing (I mean it was more of a scuff mark no more than 3 cm long) they said that wolfrace wouldn't even accept them for inspection!!!

Moral of the story is to buy elsewhere and spend a few pounds extra. :thumbdwn:

that seems more to do with Wolfrace then Rochford...at the end of the day if you had spent 'X' amount more on a set of wolfrace wheels from say Helfruads there is a chance you woudl have had the same problem...how can a shop be resopsible for something they just sell and not manufacture..

Joel

[Nigel26]

wolfrace wheels had a big problem with crome and black silver finished wheels a few years ago, i know of a few people that had the same problem of the paint flaking off.

all got the same answer from different dealers "they'll have to go back to wolfrace for inspection".

thing is if the wheel was scuffed then you cant expect them to replace it.

[andy_ccr]

RS4 look fine on my black vRS. Going to get them refurbed soon in an anthracite finish.

But I did get my RS4 reps for a bargain price of

[Ic3man]

Ok...don'y buy from Wolfrace and don't buy form Rochford tyres.

Rochford tyres were very helpful when selling the wheels and assured me that if there were any problems with chrome flaking off then the wheels would be replaced under warranty from ROCHFORD tyres. No mention was made about having to send the wheels to wolfrace for inspection. If I buy a digital camera from Currys I wouldn't expect them to send it back to Sony for inspection, they would either replace or refund, so why should buying wheels be any different? Anyway it all turned out ok in the end becuase i paid for the wheels with my CC and they saw fit to refund me, I went and bought a decent (OZ) set of wheels from a decent supplier and all was well.

I'm looking for a set of Rs4's now as cleaning the octy standard alloys are a royal pain in the butt.

[mannyo]

Shops do send faulty items back to the manufacturer for testing before giving a refund / replacement or repair. I have had this happen on several occasions at different shops, the 1st was a car stereo that had a faulty amp, I cant remember what the other one was. They do this so that they can elliminate user error as the cause.

Will I buy from Rochford Tyres, why not. I used to work just round the corner from their operation, very proffesional looking operation and always very busy.

[Podwin]

Tempted to get some nicer wheels, I really like the RS6 wheels, but how will they look on a Octavia 4x4? Has anyone here changed their wheels on a 4x4?

[Stuart_J]

Rs6 wheels complete wityh a RS6 would be my choice !