We're on holiday in the UK and had a close encounter with the edge of the road today, which has resulted in 2 destroyed tyres (one of which was only fitted yesterday) and 2 mangled rims.  While there's no good time for this to have happened, Easter weekend is a particularly bad time to find parts so we can get home.

Car is Octavia Ambiente estate 1.9 diesel with standard 15" wheels  and 205 60 r15 tyres.  I've found someone on Facebook selling wheels from an 04 Audi A4 with 235 45 r17 tyres on.  Bolt circle etc are the same, but I'm concerned they're too wide.

Hoping somebody has experience of this wheel size and can confirm if it's going to work.

Thanks

 

1 hour ago, ClimberSam said:

Octavia Ambiente estate 1.9 diesel with standard 15" wheels  and 205 60 r15 tyres.  I've found someone on Facebook selling wheels from an 04 Audi A4 with 235 45 r17

Different wheel diameter, different tyre size, I'd guess different wheel width and offset but you've not said.

Thanks for the response, won't go for those.  I've now found some 205/55/r16 originally off an Audi A3.  This tyre/wheel size is listed in the Octavia workshop manual, and offset is the same, so am I ok to assume these will work?

14 minutes ago, ClimberSam said:

Thanks for the response, won't go for those.  I've now found some 205/55/r16 originally off an Audi A3.  This tyre/wheel size is listed in the Octavia workshop manual, and offset is the same, so am I ok to assume these will work?

 

What is the full rim specification?

 

For example, 6.5Jx16 ET50 5/112 57.1

 

If it's that specification, they are correct for the Octavia MK2.

12 hours ago, ClimberSam said:

am I ok to assume these will work

See @Carlstonreply for full spec but do check the number of studs; earlier VAG stuff used 4 studs at 100mm, later (from about 2004/5 I believe) used s 5 studs at 112mm.

 

Edited 9 April, 20233 yr by MikeTheThinker