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Old 12-22-2008, 09:55 AM
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I noticed alot of guys have them in the urs gallery.. are u finding them local?

also if i look in the pic i found is that oem ET? sticks out alot which i think looks good but does that car have spacers?
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2nd. Also Curious about the backspacing on OEM Bolero. Thx.
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Default Here is a source.

<ul><li><a href="http://www.worldimpex.com/parts/genuine-part-bolero-wheel-set-of-4_74469.html">Word Impex</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="http://quattro.polter.net/faq/boloero/bolero.htm">http://quattro.polter.net/faq/boloero/bolero.htm</a</li></ul>
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Ah, i recognize this link, it was posted a while back. thanks!
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Default ET info for all the wheels.

Ignore the five spoke Fuchs, labeled incorrectly as Ronal. They are Fuchs (Darin was supposed to change that years ago).<ul><li><a href="http://www.s-cars.org/postnuke/modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=News&amp;file=arti cle&amp;sid=155">http://www.s-cars.org/postnuke/modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=News&amp;file=arti cle&amp;sid=155</a</li></ul>
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On my car in the picture there is a 5mm Apikol spacer on the front and no spacer on the rear. BUT, I have a combination of Bolero's on that car. I originally bought 4 Bolero's from a guy in Montreal and they were OEM Euro spec Bolero's which were ET 40. You will see on the front of my car the lip of the wheel is a little different than the rear, this is one difference between the Euro Bolero and the kind you get at World Impex. When I bent 2 of the original Bolero's I ordered 2 replacements from World Impex which I have on the rear, these are ET35. They are TUV wheels and come in the official Audi boxes with Audi instructions so the World Impex variety are good wheels, just newer and with ET 35 offset.

So, to recap: The front wheels on the car above are ET 40 Bolero's with 5mm spacers. The rear wheels are Bolero's with ET 35 and no spacer.

The last reason I will give for that wheel sticking out so far is that it has a 255/40/17 tire on it, which I do not suggest unless you have mudflaps.
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Default Is your suspension still Eibach/Koni? do you rub in the front on full turn?

thx for the info.
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Default Good info. IMO ET 35 is perfect for the UrS w/ 17x8 wheels. Also, 2nd the 255 coment

I had 255/40 ContiExtremeContact on C5 S6 ET 35 wheels last winter and the side of my car was forever plastered with road grime. Also, got a rub in reverse at full lock.
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Wish I had read that before I bought my last set of tires. 225s suck on the Fuchs.


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