OEM Wheel Swap and Offset
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Can someone please offer me a sanity check. I want to replace my 20" wheels on my 2012 A6 with Audi OEM 19" S-Line wheels - known as "Peelers". There's a 2mm offset difference; currently ET45 and Peelers are ET43. Both are 8.5. For whatever reason, the Audi service folks won't confirm the fit and the compatibility checker I used says they are NOT compatible. No way right?? They must fit. Why the heck are the Audi service techs saying they don't know until they try to put them on? How can they not know? What am I missing? I plan to hold onto the 20"s if anyone was wondering.
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Can someone please offer me a sanity check. I want to replace my 20" wheels on my 2012 A6 with Audi OEM 19" S-Line wheels - known as "Peelers". There's a 2mm offset difference; currently ET45 and Peelers are ET43. Both are 8.5. For whatever reason, the Audi service folks won't confirm the fit and the compatibility checker I used says they are NOT compatible. No way right?? They must fit. Why the heck are the Audi service techs saying they don't know until they try to put them on? How can they not know? What am I missing? I plan to hold onto the 20"s if anyone was wondering.
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With regard to the question of ET - I have seen ETs as low as 29 on the A6, so I expect those wheels will fit fone. I am running ET 38 right now with no issues.
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The 19" ET43 peelers you mention most likely come from the B8S4 (B8S5 has ET35 peelers) whose brakes are not any smaller than the C7A6 (and quite possibly the same). Therefore the peelers should work fine.
You could also go with the B8S5 peelers which will push the wheel outwards by 8mm (compared to ET43), providing additional clearance for the spokes as well as give a more aggressive stance.
Stock 20" A6 wheels are ET45 (same width as S4/S5 at 8.5"). See <a href="http://www.robcheng.com/audiwheel/">my wheel page</a> for info.
You could also go with the B8S5 peelers which will push the wheel outwards by 8mm (compared to ET43), providing additional clearance for the spokes as well as give a more aggressive stance.
Stock 20" A6 wheels are ET45 (same width as S4/S5 at 8.5"). See <a href="http://www.robcheng.com/audiwheel/">my wheel page</a> for info.
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The 19" ET43 peelers you mention most likely come from the B8S4 (B8S5 has ET35 peelers) whose brakes are not any smaller than the C7A6 (and quite possibly the same). Therefore the peelers should work fine.
You could also go with the B8S5 peelers which will push the wheel outwards by 8mm (compared to ET43), providing additional clearance for the spokes as well as give a more aggressive stance.
Stock 20" A6 wheels are ET45 (same width as S4/S5 at 8.5"). See my wheel page for info.
You could also go with the B8S5 peelers which will push the wheel outwards by 8mm (compared to ET43), providing additional clearance for the spokes as well as give a more aggressive stance.
Stock 20" A6 wheels are ET45 (same width as S4/S5 at 8.5"). See my wheel page for info.
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Sorry to hijack the thread. I am planning on getting a 2013 A6 Prestige with 20 inch sports pack. I want to dealer swap or later or swap in 19 inch wheels. Will this be a problem or easily doable?
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The 19" ET43 peelers you mention most likely come from the B8S4 (B8S5 has ET35 peelers) whose brakes are not any smaller than the C7A6 (and quite possibly the same). Therefore the peelers should work fine.
You could also go with the B8S5 peelers which will push the wheel outwards by 8mm (compared to ET43), providing additional clearance for the spokes as well as give a more aggressive stance.
Stock 20" A6 wheels are ET45 (same width as S4/S5 at 8.5"). See <a href="http://www.robcheng.com/audiwheel/">my wheel page</a> for info.
You could also go with the B8S5 peelers which will push the wheel outwards by 8mm (compared to ET43), providing additional clearance for the spokes as well as give a more aggressive stance.
Stock 20" A6 wheels are ET45 (same width as S4/S5 at 8.5"). See <a href="http://www.robcheng.com/audiwheel/">my wheel page</a> for info.
Thanks again!
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19 inch wheels are readily avaiable and its an easy swap out, but of course that necesitates puchasing 19 inch tires as well.
Why order it with the 20s if what you really want is 19s?