Who else hates the stock S4 19'' rims?

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08-01-2010, 02:08 PM

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I personally hate them. They look like flowers from far and potato peelers from close. I would love to fit the car with the optional 19'' RS4-ish rims for A4. Of course I can buy a set of cheap knockoff rims, but it seems that OEM wheels are a safer buy as far as quality is concerned. I've found 18'' rims for the winter tires, so that's done. I wonder if the dealer will change rims when my car arrives at the dealership? I'd probably have to pay up the wazoo I bet if I do that.

The 2010 A4's OEM 19" wheels, while nice, were originally the 2007 RS4 wheels, while the current S4's OEM 19" are the OEM 2011 RS6 wheels (though 20"). It's a stronger wheel that's able to withstand the far greater torsional forces of the 580 hp RS6. In fact, it's alleged by some that the new RS6 will do 0-60 in 3.9 seconds - in other words: V-10 R8 speeds. So apparently, Audi and the rest of the world thinks that moving to the RS4 wheels would be a downgrade! :-p

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08-01-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Muray

I can't be the only one who thought of them that way? Everytime I see the rims I get reminded of the flower rims from the New Beetle and potatos. Only good thing about them is that they make the car instantly recognizable as S4's, not A4's.

You aren't. I'm just giving you grief because I'm a big fan on the S4's OEM 19" wheel. :-)

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08-01-2010, 02:26 PM

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I agree, it is really waste that summer tires are the only factory option

Now I need to get rid some perfectly fine, but nearly useless summer tires and buy some all season tires, for all year around use.

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08-01-2010, 02:43 PM

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Muray, you are not the only one that thinks the OEM wheels suck. drrick is only punching your buttons.

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08-01-2010, 03:49 PM

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"My Farting Toy; 2011 S4 Prem+, DSG, SD, B&O, Nav, Ibis"

m444, so you're saying that driving your car is really a gas? :-)

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08-01-2010, 04:40 PM

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Muray, you are not the only one that thinks the OEM wheels suck. drrick is only punching your buttons.

Bruce

Hey, he did punch my buttons first with the title in his initial post - "Who else hates the stock S4 19'' rims?"

IMO, that was unnecessarily inflamatory.

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08-01-2010, 05:27 PM

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I think Audi blew it with the wheels on the S4. Both the 18s and 19s don't look bad . BUT they should have offered the S5 wheels in 18 and 19" and/or the 19" RS4 wheels.