My New R8 18" Reps on Sport Suspension (PICS)

[casuso]

Knowing that there are not too many fans of the R8 wheels in A4's, I just installed some 18" R8 Reps with 245-40-18 tires and I think they are growing on me.
I have sport suspension, so I got a more "sporty OEM look", that is finally what I am looking for.

Would love to lower it, only for the looks, because it is a daily driving car and roads here in Guadalajara are terrible.

As you can see, this 1.8T version has no orange sidemarkers to deal with . You can also drive with the city lights and fogs on as en OEM feature.

Decided to include a pic of my sport seats, knowing the you guys love this interiors.

All your comments are so very welcome!

[Great White]

What kind of seats are those? The look good.

[A4_cabrio]

The S-line seats that are sold everywhere but US. Just b/c the idiots at Highway Safety here in US ask the auto manufacturers to certify all their seats with airbags.
Audi doesnt want to spend millions to re-certify those seats

[Tru NY Player]

Lookin good..
IMO..I like the r8 reps..

[Koby]

I love the R8 reps on the B7, nice work... it looks great. I think most of the complains you'll hear about it is "why mod to get an OEM look?" But for people like you & me, that exactly the point... to add some sporty aggression to the look of the car without looking modified, keeping the OEM cleanliness.

Might need to be another 10mm lower to sit just right, but I hear you on the bad roads thing.

Love those seats too, I'm just plain jealous of those.

Edit... just noticed those black centercaps, I think those might look a little better if they were silver too

[DOBERMAN@UA]

[QUOTE=casuso;3161379]Knowing that there are not too many fans of the R8 wheels in A4's, I just installed some 18" R8 Reps with 245-40-18 tires and I think they are growing on me.
I have sport suspension, so I got a more "sporty OEM look", that is finally what I am looking for.

Would love to lower it, only for the looks, because it is a daily driving car and roads here in Guadalajara are terrible.

As you can see, this 1.8T version has no orange sidemarkers to deal with . You can also drive with the city lights and fogs on as en OEM feature.

Decided to include a pic of my sport seats, knowing the you guys love this interiors.

All your comments are so very welcome!
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NIce Car.
I'm considering for my next set up tyre size like yours 245/40/18 because roads conditions in my country. Have you got any issues with them? do you rub? What rim offset and wids do you have?

[casuso]

[QUOTE=DOBERMAN@UA;3161539]

Knowing that there are not too many fans of the R8 wheels in A4's, I just installed some 18" R8 Reps with 245-40-18 tires and I think they are growing on me.
I have sport suspension, so I got a more "sporty OEM look", that is finally what I am looking for.

Would love to lower it, only for the looks, because it is a daily driving car and roads here in Guadalajara are terrible.

As you can see, this 1.8T version has no orange sidemarkers to deal with . You can also drive with the city lights and fogs on as en OEM feature.

Decided to include a pic of my sport seats, knowing the you guys love this interiors.

All your comments are so very welcome!
QUOTE]
NIce Car.
I'm considering for my next set up tyre size like yours 245/40/18 because roads conditions in my country. Have you got any issues with them? do you rub? What rim offset and wids do you have?

Offset 35 and width 8.0 with no issues at all by the moment (only 5 days have passed). You can use a tire calculator at internet and you will see that the diameter difference between stock tires and 245-40-18 is not much, so no rubbing issues (at least with sport suspension).

[elwigglero]

a nice set of rotors would really set those wheels off. Looks good though.

[wayneB7]

Knowing that there are not too many fans of the R8 wheels in A4's, I just installed some 18" R8 Reps with 245-40-18 tires and I think they are growing on me.
I have sport suspension, so I got a more "sporty OEM look", that is finally what I am looking for.

This is exactly the look I will be going for also. I think that I want to upgrade to 18" wheels because I am watching the weight and also the ride quality. For my style of driving, 19" would require too low a profile for these Houston roads. Nice car.

I like your exhaust also -- what kind do you have, and did that rear valance come with it?

[casuso]

This is exactly the look I will be going for also. I think that I want to upgrade to 18" wheels because I am watching the weight and also the ride quality. For my style of driving, 19" would require too low a profile for these Houston roads. Nice car.

I like your exhaust also -- what kind do you have, and did that rear valance come with it?

The rear valence is the S4 OEM, you can find it at any dealer for less than 100usd, direct replacement. I only changed the exhaust tips, I bought stainless steel dual oval tips, dont remeber the brand but not a fancy one.

[RedS-line]

those tips look damn good. do you think you could dig up the brand name of them?

[gpoole30]

as a fellow R8 rep guy i say i luv them on the B7. but why not the 19's?

[DOBERMAN@UA]

[QUOTE=casuso;3161628]

Offset 35 and width 8.0 with no issues at all by the moment (only 5 days have passed). You can use a tire calculator at internet and you will see that the diameter difference between stock tires and 245-40-18 is not much, so no rubbing issues (at least with sport suspension).

2 % diference

[casuso]

those tips look damn good. do you think you could dig up the brand name of them?

I will, I am at work now, but give me a chance in the afternoon to see the brand and I will post it here and send you a PM

[casuso]

as a fellow R8 rep guy i say i luv them on the B7. but why not the 19's?

I didn't want to sacrify to much the riding quality&comfort. I know they don't look as awseome as 19", but I think they are nice. Only time will tell if I should go for 19"...

[EMAXX]

I love how your car doesn't have the reflectors and those seats...

The U.S. always gets screwed over when it comes to cars.

[wayneB7]

The rear valence is the S4 OEM, you can find it at any dealer for less than 100usd, direct replacement. I only changed the exhaust tips, I bought stainless steel dual oval tips, dont remeber the brand but not a fancy one.

Thanks. I too would like the details of the manufacturer of the SS dual oval exhaust tips.

[Quattro]

very nice, seats are nice and reps look good. R8 reps will be the new rs4 reps, either of which dont look bad at all.

i love the look with no bumper markers!

[gyroscope]

damn, i really need those seats.

[Audi Juice]

Those are some really nice looking 18's. Best Ive seen them. Sick seats!

[italia8287]

Knowing that there are not too many fans of the R8 wheels in A4's, I just installed some 18" R8 Reps with 245-40-18 tires and I think they are growing on me.
I have sport suspension, so I got a more "sporty OEM look", that is finally what I am looking for.

Would love to lower it, only for the looks, because it is a daily driving car and roads here in Guadalajara are terrible.

As you can see, this 1.8T version has no orange sidemarkers to deal with . You can also drive with the city lights and fogs on as en OEM feature.

Decided to include a pic of my sport seats, knowing the you guys love this interiors.

All your comments are so very welcome!

is there only one SMIC?? looks like the right side is covered up. i didnt know this existed...

[casuso]

is there only one SMIC?? looks like the right side is covered up. i didnt know this existed...

Maybe because it's a 1.8T

I will search for 1.8T B7 in the forum to see if it's normal...

For the ones who asked for the dual oval tips, bad news, it's a local brand, i guess only available here in Mexico and looks like it has no online store or web page... Woolrich is the brand.

[B7A4Sport]

What tires are you runnin' on those? They look pretty beefy, almost to the point of dwarfing the wheels to look like 17's. Still looks great though, and encourages me to get R8 19's

[Rejmow]

What tires are you runnin' on those? They look pretty beefy, almost to the point of dwarfing the wheels to look like 17's. Still looks great though, and encourages me to get R8 19's

I was thinking the same thing :D Rims are looking good but the tires made them look small, probably looks better irl tho.

[Mark.]

what suspension are you running? cant be stock sport

[Rahbey]

nice nice .. looking good! I didn't fully read the post and was looking at your side markers forever, wondering how you got it to look so clean, then I scrolled up .. hah

Good work, and I agree with others ... what tires you rolling? Looks like something Triangle

[joeygriebel]

the springs and wheels look sick!