Does anyone know if the wheel offset is the same for the Fabia and Octavia (five stud pattern)

Is the offset the same for all VW group vehicles using the five stud pattern?

I have the opportunity to buy some (mint condition) 2nd hand BBS style wheels from a friends Golf. I was wondering if they would fit my Fabia.

Help and advice much appreciated..

If it helps, my 4x4 has 6

RS wheels are:

PCD 5x100

Offest ET38

7x17

How did you find out the offset for your wheels?

The optional alloys on my Fabia are the same as those available for the Octavia (as an option) part no. ccs 071018100

Therefore I would assume that the offest must be the same for both models.

As the Octavia is based on the Golf, I would assume wheel offsets to be the same.

I'm sure someone who posts on Briskoda has Audi S3 (also Golf platform) wheels on an Octavia vRS.

Therefore hopefully VW Golf wheels would be suitable for the Fabia. At least that was my line of thinking anyway!

Originally posted by FabiaTDi

How did you find out the offset for your wheels?

Therefore hopefully VW Golf wheels would be suitable for the Fabia. At least that was my line of thinking anyway!

There's a Fabia Estate near me that has VW 5 spoke wheels on them. They look about 17" but you can't really tell.

Fabia TDI asked:

How did you find out the offset for your wheels?

Wheel details are on the inside face of one of the spokes in raised print. I used a small mirror and torch to read them.

Thanks I'll have a look.

Do the new wheels have to be exactly the same offset as my current ones?

Do I have a certain amount of flexibility, say offsets between 38 and 42?

FabiaTDi

While you are waiting for expert advice, have a read of The Wheel and Tyre Bible here.

The paragraph in that which caught my eye was this:

"Inset or outset

This is very important. Ignore this and you can end up with all manner of nasty problems. This is the distance in mm between the centreline of the wheel rim, and the line through the fixing face. You can have inset, outset or neither. This determines how the suspension and self-centring steering behave. The most obvious problem that will occur if you get it wrong is that the steering will either become so heavy that you can't turn the car, or so light that you need to spend all your time keeping the bugger in a straight line. More mundane problems through ignoring this measurment can range from wheels that foul parts of the bodywork or suspension, to high-speed judder in the steering because the suspension setup can't handle that particular type of wheel. This figure will be stamped on the wheel somewhere as an ET figure."

Originally posted by FabiaTDi

Thanks I'll have a look.

Do the new wheels have to be exactly the same offset as my current ones?

Do I have a certain amount of flexibility, say offsets between 38 and 42?

Yes, a wheel with an ET figure above 42, say 47 (assuming it's the same width, diameter is unimportant) will go inwards, by 5 mm, towards the suspension and could foul on brakes, suspension setup or even inner wing, whereas a wheel with an ET figure of say 37 will move outwards, by 5 mm, and could foul on the outer bodywork or catch on rear arch when fully laden. I'd stick to between 37 and 42 to be safe. Also a wheel of the same size, stud pattern and ET figure is still not guaranteed to fit, as certain spoke patterns do not always clear the brake callipers.