I need a replacement 18" Neptune alloy for my 2010 VRS. I contacted Skoda and they want £334 for a single wheel! Any ideas where I can obtain one cheaper? I did try and order one through the "Parks of Hamilton" website but they cancelled the order as apparently these are no longer available through them, despite being advertised on the website.

 

Background on why I need one: Tyre losing air on one wheel constantly. I have had the tyre replaced 3 times over a period of several years and looked at by more than one garage and it is still doing it. The car was owned by my dad before me and he hit a pot hole very hard on this wheel some years ago which is what I think caused it. Think it is time to bite the bullet and change the wheel instead of pumping it up every couple of weeks.

Bung some tyre sealant in and forget about it.

3 hours ago, EH75 said:

I need a replacement 18" Neptune alloy for my 2010 VRS. I contacted Skoda and they want £334 for a single wheel! Any ideas where I can obtain one cheaper? I did try and order one through the "Parks of Hamilton" website but they cancelled the order as apparently these are no longer available through them, despite being advertised on the website.

 

Background on why I need one: Tyre losing air on one wheel constantly. I have had the tyre replaced 3 times over a period of several years and looked at by more than one garage and it is still doing it. The car was owned by my dad before me and he hit a pot hole very hard on this wheel some years ago which is what I think caused it. Think it is time to bite the bullet and change the wheel instead of pumping it up every couple of weeks.

 

It looks like there are two versions of the 7.5Jx18 ET51 5/112 57.1 Neptune alloy rim depending on colour, as shown in the chart below.

 

Make a note of the OEM part number for the version you have and do a search on ebay.co.uk and ebay.de

 

Most of the sellers of secondhand alloy rims are trade sellers. They usually ask for quite high prices and will often wait months for a sale. It's a buyers market with older alloy rims, as there are large numbers of older cars getting scrapped all the time...and there simply aren't enough buyers for all these large quantities of secondhand spares.

 

I expect you have the 1Z0601025AD version, as that is common and the other version seems to be very rare.

 

OEM part number: 1Z0601025AD

chrome coloured metallic

 

OEM part number: 1Z0601025AJ

high chrome/black

 

3	1Z0 601 025 AD	aluminium rim	7,5JX18" ET51	4	NEPTUNE
	1Z0 601 025 AD7ZS	chrome coloured metallic			2005.09 - 2006.13
(3)	1Z0 601 025 AJ	aluminium rim	7,5JX18" ET51	4	NEPTUNE
	1Z0 601 025 AJJX2	high chrome/black	black		PR-CB0 2002.12 - 2006.13

 

https://skoda.7zap.com/en/cz/octavia/oct/2010-663/6/601-601080/

 

If you want a steel spare, you can use a 7.5Jx18 ET50 5/112 57.1 steel rim from the VW iD.3 electric car. It's the specification except for a 1mm difference in offset. An ET50 offset is 1mm further out from the centre of the car than ET51.

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1284660589800461424&rimCode=ALCAR9373

 

"skoda eshop cz" are listing new Neptune alloy rims for about £142 for the silver one and about £150 for the black one. However, they seem to have changed the OEM part numbers.

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=1284660589800461424&rimCode=ALCAR9373

 

OEM part number: 1Z0071498

 

OEM part number: 1Z0071498A

 

Search both these 1Z0071498 (silver version) and 1Z0071498A (black version) OEM part numbers on ebay.co.uk

 

There's a Czech seller listing new ones for under £180 each including delivery.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2322090.m570.l1313&_nkw=1Z0071498&_sacat=0

 

Edited 27 November, 20214 yr by Carlston

I had exactly the same problem, both with the deflation and price!  I got my wheel refurbished in the end, all 4 tyres inflated with Nitrogen, and have been pack for a (free) top-up once in > 3 years.  I'm assuming that there will be a refurbisher somewhere near you.