tin foil wheels !
03-26-2003, 04:08 AM
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tin foil wheels !
Has nyone noticed that the stock audi wheels deform way too easily. The place I have been getting replacements, and the local dealer have said that it is a very common problem with these wheels. Mine are the stock 9 spoke. Is there a better audi wheel that is less fragile? I am now looking to replace all four.
03-26-2003, 04:24 AM
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Re: tin foil wheels !
I have a little bump in my left front wheel, but I only notice it in speeds over 170km/h...
Petter
2003 A6 1.8TQ, Navi+, TV, phone, leather+++++ and++++. Soon also Toora 950 8x19"...
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2003 A6 1.8TQ, Navi+, TV, phone, leather+++++ and++++. Soon also Toora 950 8x19"...
03-26-2003, 05:01 AM
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Not warranty...you bend em you mend em!!
The issue is often bending vs breaking. The alloy could conceivably be made that could be heat treated and/or a diffo alloy strain hardened/forged but a pothole hit would break the wheel. Much worse to break a wheel at 80mph hitting a pothole on the PA turnpike than bending it and destroying a tire, BTDT.
Get the wheel repaired. If you don't have a local shop, Ye Ole Wheel Shoppe in Laurel MD will do it, UPS your wheel to them and they'll straighten it out and refinish it for somewhere around $120 plus shipping. 1-410-796-8400.
I've had roughly 15 wheels straightened there over the last 20 years in the DC area....
Get the wheel repaired. If you don't have a local shop, Ye Ole Wheel Shoppe in Laurel MD will do it, UPS your wheel to them and they'll straighten it out and refinish it for somewhere around $120 plus shipping. 1-410-796-8400.
I've had roughly 15 wheels straightened there over the last 20 years in the DC area....
03-26-2003, 06:03 AM
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There actually is not a lot of discussion here about bendy OEM wheels.
Most of the problems are with aftermarket, and usually when you are in the 18" to 19" range.
I can sympathize with Audi. Customers demand big, alloy wheels, but do not tolerate wheel damage. 16 inch wheels may not have that phat look, but they will stand up to a pothole!
I can sympathize with Audi. Customers demand big, alloy wheels, but do not tolerate wheel damage. 16 inch wheels may not have that phat look, but they will stand up to a pothole!
