Hello everyone, I was wondering if there is a way to know for certain with which size wheels a car came out from factory! I bought a car which had winter tyres on 17" alloy wheels, however I have the feeling that the 2020 L&K sedan version would had 18" as standard! I read here and there in the forum that maybe with few euros I could obtain this information from ErWin, can someone confirm if this is the case? As I am now undecided if I should buy summer tyres 17" and keep the existing wheels or buy a complete set of alloys wheels and tyres 18", however I have no idea of admissable ET and J value to buy! 

 

Any advice/suggestions? Any experience from anyone of driving with 17" vs 18"?

 

I am open to suggestions in the hope to make up my mind. 

 

Thanks everyone in advance for your feedback! 

STD they came on 18” but 19” was also an option. 
 

Used 17” and 19” winter wheels / tyres on my 2015 L&K. 
As the car has DCC there was very little difference in comfort, however the car looked crap (IMO) on 17’s. 

Thank you @Gizmo! Do you happen to know if ErWin will give me the exact model offset of the original wheels or at least the model?

Welcome.

Luckily a member called @Carlston might be along and can tell you all about sizes if you do not see them in the many previous threads in here or in the Wheel & Tyre section.  

23 hours ago, Superb_III_2-0-TDI_LK_2020 said:

Thank you @Gizmo! Do you happen to know if ErWin will give me the exact model offset of the original wheels or at least the model?

 

I've never used ErWin, but someone did mention once that it cost 7 Euros for 1 hour's access...which apparently is enough to download your cars's factory options, ie. build codes.

 

However, there's a seller on ebay who can supply the build codes for about 3 Euros.

 

Search "skoda vin decoder" on ebay to find this listing

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224631127243

 

You might also want to take a look at the following website which shows the Skoda approved rim sizes for the Superb MK3

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kola/c/alloyWheels?sort=priceAsc&q=%3AscoreDesc%3AcarType%3ASuperb%2BIII%2B%282015-2024%29&show=Page#

 

Wheel sizes for Superb MK3 (16" wheels won't fit the Superb MK3 2.0TSI 272HP/280HP 4x4) 

6.5Jx16 ET41 5/112 57.1 (215/60R16)

6.5Jx17 ET41 5/112 57.1 (215/55R17)

7Jx17 ET40 5/112 57.1 (215/55R17)

8Jx18 ET44 5/112 57.1 (235/45R18)

8Jx19 ET44 5/112 57.1 (235/40R19)

 

You might also want to look at the car's CoC (Certificate of Conformity) which shows all the Skoda approved wheel sizes.

 

Here's a couple of suggestions for the 17" tyre size. The 18" option won't ride as well as the narrower, higher profile 17" option. The 17" option will also be slightly more economical, ie. slightly better fuel consumption.

 

Continental AllSeasonContact 2 215/55R17 94V (Euro label B B 70dB) (3PMSF)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m140b0s8825p220589/Continental_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Continental_Conti_All_Season_Contact_2_215_55_R17_94V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Vredestein Ultrac 215/55R17 94W (Euro label C A 69dB)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s1714p210552/Vredestein_Tyres_Car_Vredestein_Ultrac_215_55_R17_94W_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_69dB

 

Bear in mind that even into the early 1990's, some of the big Jaguar cars used 215/70R15 tyres...so the much lower profile 215/55R17 is going to be able to provide far more lateral grip than that tyre could...plus thirty years of tyre development.

 

Outside diameter of tyre

215/70R15 682mm (2.0% bigger outside diameter compared to 215/55R17)

215/55R17 668.3mm

 

Big Jag from around 1991 perhaps with 215/70R15 tyres

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ#/media/File:1992_Jaguar_Sovereign_4.0_Rear.jpg

 

A non-standard 16" tyre option could be 205/65R16. Apart from the superb ride comfort, even better than 215/55R17...this tyre size fits in the spare wheel well without raising the carpet. The 205/65R16 tyre size could be fitted to the standard 16" rim size, ie. 6.5Jx16 ET41 5/112 57.1.

 

Outside diameter of tyre

205/65R16 672.9mm (0.7% bigger outside diameter compared to 215/55R17)

215/55R17 668.3mm

 

Vredestein Ultrac 205/65R16 95W (Euro label A A 70dB)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s2785p210548/Vredestein_Tyres_Car_Vredestein_Ultrac_205_65_R16_95W_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_A_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

7Jx17 ET40 5/112 57.1 Ratikon alloy rims (from Kodiaq but same specification as Superb MK3) (11.1kg) 565071497A 8Z8

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/alu-kolo-ratikon-17-kodiaq/p/565071497A+8Z8

 

Here's four links to Michelin Primacy 4+ tyres in the standard 215/55R17 and 235/45R18 sizes, and slightly oversize 225/55R17 and 245/45R18 sizes...all with W (168mph/270km/h) speed ratings and XL (eXtra Load). They all have B A 70dB Euro labels. The Michelin Primacy is a summer touring tyre, so will give a smoother, quieter, more refined ride than an UHP (Ultra High Performance) summer tyre such as the Michelin Pilot Sport. The summer touring tyre will also tend to have a longer tread life than the UHP summer tyre.

 

Outside diameter of tyre

215/55R17 668.3mm

225/55R17 679.3mm (1.3% bigger outside diameter compared to 235/40R19)

235/45R18 668.7mm

245/45R18 677.7mm (1.1% bigger outside diameter compared to 235/40R19)

 

Michelin Primacy 4+ 215/55R17 98W XL (Euro label B A 70dB)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s1714p210232/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Primacy_4%2B_215_55_R17_98W_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB 

Michelin Primacy 4+ 225/55R17 101W XL (Euro label B A 70dB)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b0s466p210230/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Primacy_4%2B_225_55_R17_101W_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

Michelin Primacy 4+ 235/45R18 98W XL (Euro label B A 70dB)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s2057p210225/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Primacy_4%2B_235_45_R18_98W_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

Michelin Primacy 4+ 245/45R18 100W XL (Euro label B A 70dB)

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s315p209227/Michelin_Tyres_Car_Michelin_Primacy_4%2B_245_45_R18_100W_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Edited 27 May, 20242 yr by Carlston

Thank you very much @Carlston! 

You practically provided me the answer I was looking for, if I want to buy 18" they must be 8.0J x 18" ET44

And also gave me a lot of material to check and decide which option is more suitable for me! 

Thanks to everyone for the comments/help! 

Hello guys, just to update you on the topic. I opted for the ErWin, thinking that I would get more info about the car, not only the specs I was looking for but some useful manuals which will get in hand at some point however I have to say that I am a bit disappointed since I didn't get what advertised, in my opinion they should add a disclaimer or inform before someone pays that no all info will be available. Since I paid I downloaded however couple of manuals (probably not specific to my car), but I am happy to share/upload on this forum (if allowed), they may come in handy to someone, so let me know if anyone interested. 

On a side note, also the description of the car does not report the L&K model, so to be honest even unsure if the car (despite advertised and with clear sign of what for me would be the L&K model) it's indeed a real L&K and the delivery date reported here is later than the date reported as first registration on the car's documents.

I'll probably give a try to the "VIN Decoder" option on ebay as well hoping for more luck/details. 

I add below the only "specific" info I was able to get from ErWin just to made the other users aware of the outcome if they decide to go for this option. 

 

Edited 27 May, 20242 yr by Superb_III_2-0-TDI_LK_2020

Stop paying for this info, most of it is freely available on the internet.

 

A good site to decode the option sticker in the book / handbook is:

 

https://igorweb.org/equidec.aspx 

Didn't I read on here that in ???? model year they stopped putting the sticker in the boot compartment and owners manual, so there's no way to interrogate the options other than by the VIN number?