The Official Chat Thread

[crisp74]

nice brian.

mop, wheels look good. rings were sent cause the centerbore is too large for the s5 and it has to be reduced. i hope they sent the right offsets. that would be really fecked up if those were to have to go back.

[Mops]

Idk. It's an odd finish. Diff in diff lighting. Two stage coating I guess. There are more true.

[ExhaustNote]

I thought those were custom for your car...why would you need hub centric rings?

[seph]

I thought those were custom for your car...why would you need hub centric rings?

exactly what i was thinking. That doesn't sound right at all. They make great wheels but it's not the first time I've heard of delivery problems. Great wheels awful service. There was a guy whos thread i was following on the B8A4 forums with forgestar, wheels were delayed several times and then only 2 were sent out of something weird. I think his name was K1_builder or something of the sort.

Edit: here it is

long story short after two weeks of "being in transit" only two of the wheels had actually been sent out for powder coating. He waited months for the wheels

[Mops]

I dunno guys...waiting to hear back from ModB. The wheels are great and the finish is honestly really neat (they look different at dif angles and light) but not was I was expecting. Jason said they were really dark. Plus the rings piss me off and the et15 on the box is not helping. We shall see. The pic of black graphite jason sent that put me on the finish...

[crisp74]

maybe if you put the wheels you have in a darker room, less ambient light, they'd look like that pic.

[ExhaustNote]

=( Sorry Mops, that sucks. The finish looks really different than that pic.

[aLTTP]

i wonder if jason knew how different it looked

[Mops]

Who knows Ant...looking for a discount for sure. Thats misleading. Pics tomorrow is the offset is correct:) haha
I wanted dark wheels (temper tantrum in floor)

[aLTTP]

[Mops]

On other black grap set i know of...
http://www.forgestar.com/blog/?p=1743

[crisp74]

Who knows Ant...looking for a discount for sure. Thats misleading. Pics tomorrow is the offset is correct:) haha
I wanted dark wheels (temper tantrum in floor)

test fit wheels before you mount tires to check offset. no reason to pay for mount/balance without knowing for sure. worse comes to worse, see if you can get a powdercoat to a darker color at a local place and have the wheel company cover the cost.

[Mops]

Will do Raf. Not sure if I will be able to tell the difference between et15 and et23 just by a test fit with the car off the ground.

[staticuxo]

Will do Raf. Not sure if I will be able to tell the difference between et15 and et23 just by a test fit with the car off the ground.

finish does look different.. like a gun metal. i hope these are the right wheels. like i said beforehand, i've read some bad stories about forgestar's quality control and customer service /; the wheels are great though!

also, i think you should be able to tell if you mount them. the difference between et15 and et23 is over 1/4"... should be close to 5/16". good luck! and keep us posted, sir.. i can't wait to see them on your car!

[mxrz]

Will do Raf. Not sure if I will be able to tell the difference between et15 and et23 just by a test fit with the car off the ground.

Here is a totally crazy idea: measure the offset

[ExhaustNote]

I gotta say Mop, regardless of the problems, that is a beautiful wheel and I can't wait to see them mounted on your car!

[crisp74]

mount them up without tires, then use a jack to lift the wheel up to a level it would be at if the vehicle was on the ground and that should give you an idea.

[crisp74]

Here is a totally crazy idea: measure the offset

even with the offsets he ordered, he was not sure if they would fit. might as well mount them up and see. btw, you measure from the mounting surface to the floor, correct?

[seph]

even with the offsets he ordered, he was not sure if they would fit. might as well mount them up and see. btw, you measure from the mounting surface to the floor, correct?

Clicky

[AvantQuattro]

Goooooood morning e'rybody!
Greg I know u ordered plate already but I thought of a cpl more.... FYYFF or BCZ RCECR

Mop, those wheels look more like the finish on mine, not black/graphite =( I hope they fit though & that ModB works with you on the discrepancy. Still looking fwd to seeing them on ur car!

Raf, what did u want to know abt ADD?

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[seph]

Goooooood morning e'rybody!
Greg I know u ordered plate already but I thought of a cpl more.... FYYFF or BCZ RCECR

Mop, those wheels look more like the finish on mine, not black/graphite =( I hope they fit though & that ModB works with you on the discrepancy. Still looking fwd to seeing them on ur car!

Raf, what did u want to know abt ADD?

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I think he wanted to know the diagnosis and how you came about it

[aLTTP]

ppl would have to google those terms mol

[mxrz]

even with the offsets he ordered, he was not sure if they would fit. might as well mount them up and see. btw, you measure from the mounting surface to the floor, correct?

Yes, plus you measure the actual width of the wheel (measured width, as opposed to spec width, which excludes the rim lips) to establish the wheel centerline, then subtract half the wheel width from the initial measurement, and you get offset.

[crisp74]

hey mol, just curious who gave you the d/x and why. one of the most overdiagnosed 'conditions' in the us. physicians sometimes give a patient a questionnaire, then give a d/x based on that. shortly thereafter the prescription drugs begin.

[crisp74]

Yes, plus you measure the actual width of the wheel (measured width, as opposed to spec width, which excludes the rim lips) to establish the wheel centerline, then subtract half the wheel width from the initial measurement, and you get offset.

good to know.

[mxrz]

Those could have been a lot more concave, looks like the face geometry is the same for a large range of offsets, then they just vary the thickness of the center back section. On your wheels, it seem to be very thick.

[HiTMaNN]

They look waaaaaaaay darker in that pic Mop

Have you emailed Mod?

Man if I waited that long and I got something i DIDN'T order would have an coronary

[crisp74]

Clicky

ant, thanks, but when you don't know what the offset of a wheel is, there is a very important bit of info missing that you cannot plug into that calculator.

[AvantQuattro]

hey mol, just curious who gave you the d/x and why. one of the most overdiagnosed 'conditions' in the us. physicians sometimes give a patient a questionnaire, then give a d/x based on that. shortly thereafter the prescription drugs begin.

Coming from a psychologist. He didn't say for sure I have it but a lot of personality traits may fit. I did do a questionnaire at the end and going back next week to discuss it. He is not an rx-prescribing doc so not a huge incentive there, but I am fairly anti-rx (and he knows it) and will make sure this is fully looked in to, and not just decided on a whim.

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[crisp74]

Coming from a psychologist. He didn't say for sure I have it but a lot of personality traits may fit. I did do a questionnaire at the end and going back next week to discuss it. He is not an rx-prescribing doc so not a huge incentive there, but I am fairly anti-rx (and he knows it) and will make sure this is fully looked in to, and not just decided on a whim.

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good.

[ExhaustNote]

Hey have any of you ever built a sub box or dealt with fiberglass? Is it a huge pain in the ass? I'm thinking of making one in the right cubby hole...

[ExhaustNote]

Does this seem like a proper DIY for building one of those?
http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...s/subbox1.html

[seph]

ant, thanks, but when you don't know what the offset of a wheel is, there is a very important bit of info missing that you cannot plug into that calculator.

I was more referring to the picture on that page as it showed where to measure from. But yea the calculator part of it is useless to you =]

Does this seem like a proper DIY for building one of those?
http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...s/subbox1.html

yea i read that many times when i was thinking about doing it on my A4. He did a pretty good write-up. I read several others and they were all the same. It takes a lot of time but it really isn't that difficult.

[crisp74]

I was more referring to the picture on that page as it showed where to measure from. But yea the calculator part of it is useless to you =]




yea i read that many times when i was thinking about doing it on my A4. He did a pretty good write-up. I read several others and they were all the same. It takes a lot of time but it really isn't that difficult.

missed that. i guess i have been on that webpage so often, i overlook everything else.

brian, you want to manufacture a sub box on a car you are selling, but still have not installed the show n go or the dashcam? shame on you.

[bknewtype]

1 more hourrrrr

[ExhaustNote]

Dashcam hasn't arrived yet and I'm actually going to install the show n go tomorrow. I'm waiting on a new floor jack that I ordered as my current one is busted and leaking.
I figure if I build this sub box, I can transfer it over to the RS5. I have a modding disease.

[staticuxo]

Dashcam hasn't arrived yet and I'm actually going to install the show n go tomorrow. I'm waiting on a new floor jack that I ordered as my current one is busted and leaking.
I figure if I build this sub box, I can transfer it over to the RS5. I have a modding disease.

it's an addiction! unfortunately, (or fortunately, lol) my wallet cannot fund my addiction fully. i'll take that show n go if you decide not to use it :D

[Mops]

Thanks for all the comments...been busy sorting this out. The hub is correct as well as the offset. The labels are generic. ModB is giving me some money back for the trouble and the fact that I was misled. I spoke to FS as well. They said the finish is just as it should be and once I get them mounted I will not be disapointed. They said at night they will look black, in low light they will look gunmetal and in direct they will look satin silver'ish with dark windows. Idk, it is really neat in person...just not what I have been set on over the past couple months. More pics later with a good cam and on car pics later tomorrow.

[bknewtype]

chachi my friend is selling a manual show and go plate if ur interested for 60 obo

[bknewtype]

Thanks for all the comments...been busy sorting this out. The hub is correct as well as the offset. The labels are generic. ModB is giving me some money back for the trouble and the fact that I was misled. I spoke to FS as well. They said the finish is just as it should be and once I get them mounted I will not be disapointed. They said at night they will look black, in low light they will look gunmetal and in direct they will look satin silver'ish with dark windows. Idk, it is really neat in person...just not what I have been set on over the past couple months. More pics later with a good cam and on car pics later tomorrow.

im sure u wont be disappointed. wheel looks incredible regardless of finish.