help! will et38 19" fit the B7?

[felondnb]

the s-line is et43 according to the faq post...

would et38 fit or would it cause problems with the brakes/arches?

[IceMole]

yes, it will be almost flush

[felondnb]

ok - so et38 would be fine on a 8.5inch wide wheel with 2.5 inch polished lip?

[MAlby7]

I have 19x8.5 with an ET32 and they fit.

[ny2flb7a4]

You should be fine. I had ET38 on my car with no problems.

[felondnb]

wicked cheers guys

[oakenfolde]

i have 19x8.5 et38 and they fit fine

[womensecks]

im rockin 19x8.5 et 35 with a 15 in the rear... im fine

[Phrost]

19x8.5 et38 will fit fine, but it will not be flush. That size in et35 isn't even quite flush, but both are close.

and again, the front wheels may hit the carriers on your brake assembly, depending on the spoke pattern. Width/offset are not variables in whether they hit and you need spacers. But your size is fine, and you will be able to fit 2-5mm spacers up front fine if you need them and not poke one bit

[felondnb]

have u got any pics?

here's a B6 from the ad:



if i drop it on the coilovers i have coming, u think there will be any probs?

[Skyler@Achtuning]

Be a bit cautious, the brakes are wider on the B7 than the B6 by a fair amount so what fits on a B6 may not fit on a B7.

[felondnb]

i have 19x8.5 et38 and they fit fine

ok cool... but did u need the 10mm spacers, as per ur sig, or did they fit fine to begin with?

[felondnb]

right... so i'm thinking defo go for these wheels now!

i've just quickly knocked this up using a pic of an S4 (same colour & i have the chrome mirror cases & trim + i have clear corners ready to go on)

i've just photoshopped the wheels on, so this look but lower (with my new coilovers) will look good imo

[supamannn99]

wow that is a pretty good photoshop. good job

[felondnb]

wow that is a pretty good photoshop. good job

Haha - I threw that together in a few mins - then again, I am a multimedia designer.

It is to become reality next week - I spoke to the wheel shop today & they'll have the wheels & tyres ready for this coming Tuesday.

I've had the wheels imported from the States - we don't get ADR in the UK - the guy said he only imported a few sets, so they'll be nice & exclusive!

I had a play around with that pic last night & dropped the body over the rims by 10 pixels or so... now I've just gotta work out what that equates to in a real life tangible measurement! hehe

The place I'm getting the wheels from also does tints for local Audi dealership & said they'd do me the same price, so I'm thinking I'll get them to do a light smoke tint all round (our UK laws are strict on tints ) I'll check out their work when I get the wheels.

[felondnb]

here's the revised photoshop of it lowered & with the side windows tinted a bit:

[SGVA4]

et38 will not be flush it will be tucked in a bit et32 should be flush

[felondnb]

well i went to get the wheels fitted today & the fronts wouldn't go on as the brake caliper is massive! it's just catching by a few mm - i think some 5mm spacers would do the job.

boo though, coz i was looking forward to rolling around on my new rims!

so if i'm running 5mm front spacers, should i put 5mm spacers on the back? or 8mm?!

also - i'll need longer bolts, surely too? anybody able to tell me what they fitted?

[EuroB6]

et38 will not be flush it will be tucked in a bit et32 should be flush

exactly