Phantom Black on TSW Nurburgrings

[MANNYS4]

Hey guys check out my new wheels 19x9.5 et 41



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[svo142010]

You go on with yo bad self!

[Bkitch89]

looks really nice.. are you running stock tires on there?

[alfred.g]

Looks very gd man well done! What size tires?

[MANNYS4]

Bridgestone Potenza 255/35

[Ibis-Titanium]

Looks great man! Very clean.

[S|Quattro|4]

looks awesome! those rims are really growing on me.

exhaust tips stick out too much though IMO. and blackout the window trim and the fog light trim and you will see a really nice difference!

[bryzf1]

looks good! why did you ditch the Forgestar's?

[Q-NIC]

Looks very good with 255 tires!

[pkzbora]

Looks good!

I like the amount of the tire poking out at the bottom...but still inside the fender at the top.
Is that the natural poke...or are there spacers?

[Okan509]

the exhaust tips lood god awful! Please change that.

Wheels and drop look great man.

[Retrospect]

Sorry OP I think I may have to copy you with those rims ;)

[Killaapp]

/sigh I was sold on the Interlagos in 19x9.5 but you may have just changed my mind. I just wish there was something to do about those center caps. Seems like there are zero OEM Audi caps that will fit =/

[Eweezy27]

Car looks mean man, great choice!

[dboskovic]

Wheels look great, the exhaust tips stick wayyyy to far out tho.

[IvanS4]

/sigh I was sold on the Interlagos in 19x9.5 but you may have just changed my mind. I just wish there was something to do about those center caps. Seems like there are zero OEM Audi caps that will fit =/

I think that the Interlagos are a bit too 'sparse' and show off too much of the brakes. On cars with larger brakes (rear in particular) this is less of an issue, but on our cars the stock brakes look a little weak and therefore the rims don't fit in as well as others, like the Nurburgrings. To each their own though.

[HyperM3]

If you had gone 19x9 there wouldnt have been that poke. My Contis are flush with my Nurburgrings and I personally like the look better. Leave the stretch to the teenage VW owners.

[2011_S4]

Looks great! Those are one of my fav rim styles.

[MANNYS4]

Thanks guys, Im very happy with this set up. The wheels look much better in person and no rubbing at all.
I know my exhaust tips look horrible. What can I do to fix this?

[Deckdout2]

/sigh I was sold on the Interlagos in 19x9.5 but you may have just changed my mind. I just wish there was something to do about those center caps. Seems like there are zero OEM Audi caps that will fit =/

Mine fit perfectly fine. :)......with a little modification.

[RavinJetta]

Thanks guys, Im very happy with this set up. The wheels look much better in person and no rubbing at all.
I know my exhaust tips look horrible. What can I do to fix this?

Wheels look great but is there no way to push the tips back any further. I can't imagine that was how it was designed to sit.

[ModBargains II]

Wheels look great!
I'm curious as well why you switched off the Forgestars?

[MANNYS4]

Thanks !
Just wanted something different and fit my budget pretty well.
Now what could can i do about my tips?

[Killaapp]

If you had gone 19x9 there wouldnt have been that poke. My Contis are flush with my Nurburgrings and I personally like the look better. Leave the stretch to the teenage VW owners.

Unfortunately, I don't think TSW offers 19x9 in the 5x112 Nurburgring.

[tomh009]

Unfortunately, I don't think TSW offers 19x9 in the 5x112 Nurburgring.

I think I'd probably go 19x8.5.

[tomplace]

Going to get the same rims on my Ibis White S4 in the next few weeks. Nice

[tomh009]

Going to get the same rims on my Ibis White S4 in the next few weeks. Nice

Black? Or bronze? The bronze actually looks very nice on white ... and it's a good colour match for brake dust! [:D]

[trinim3]

Sorry to tag on to this thread but here are what the matte grey with machined face looks like. 19x8.5 on stock Contis/suspension. From straight on they look shiny and silver, but from an angle they look grey. Since these wheels weigh about 9lbs less than the stock 19s (~21 v 30), I've noted an improvement in braking especially on the initial bite which was my biggest complaint about the S4 and one of the major reasons I wanted a lightweight wheel. To my surprise, high speed stability seems to be dramatically improved in the sense that transitions feel less 'wobbly' and I have a much better sense of what the tires are doing which lets me pull some serious Gs on high speed sweepers. Impressed.

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[DavidD]

Wheels and spacing look perfect! The drop is a bit too low for me, but to each their own.

[steve0827]

OP, may I ask how much you paid for the wheel and tire combo together? I'm very interested in this wheel setup...it looks great!

I'm just curious about how it would look on my Monsoon Grey S4.

[Wah]

Manny, are you running any spacers with the TSWs? Stance is perfect!

[catch]

Looks great!

As for the tips, bring it to an exhaust shop. They can get those tips sitting pretty in no time

[JOS4AUDI]

Ya these wheels look awesome on this car!!! I never saw this thread. I got mine last night getting them installed today great wheels.

[sendmeone]

Manny I have the same tires on my 2013 great looking ride, have you been able to find a cap replacement for the TSW? I currently have mine off and would like to replace them with something else.


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[Wah]

Wow all you gents have the wheel I'm considering?!


What's your feedback?
What dark is he finish in person?

[mikeh14]

I've been considering the black grill, and either V710's, Forgestar F14s or the TSW's.

After seeing these pics, our cars could potentially be twins :D

[Brooklyn]

Looks good brother. Only change I'd make if they were on my car would be modifying or otherwise trying to find center caps that match the wheel's finish a little better. Not sure if your wheels are gunmetal, but here's a shot of my car with gunmetal VMR 710's running the factory center cap. Color match is almost perfect.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7274016824_452b1757ff_c.jpg

[jfabes]

I've been considering the black grill, and either V710's, Forgestar F14s or the TSW's.

After seeing these pics, our cars could potentially be twins :D

one thing to consider - and I'm not knocking vmr's as i have heard and read good things about them and think they look great (i even considered them) - is that they are gravity cast as opposed to the nurburgring and forgestar's which are rotary forged. so they are a bit stronger and lighter, which is why they cost more. just something to think about.

[mikeh14]

one thing to consider - and I'm not knocking vmr's as i have heard and read good things about them and think they look great (i even considered them) - is that they are gravity cast as opposed to the nurburgring and forgestar's which are rotary forged. so they are a bit stronger and lighter, which is why they cost more. just something to think about.

I've read that about the VMR's as well. I don't autox my car, so I'm not too worried about the weight, but is the strength something I'd need to worry about for "normal" driving?