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    Active Member Four Rings alien_brain's Avatar
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    aluminum hub centric rings

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    ive learned my lesson, im never going back

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/272275297518


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    Veteran Member Four Rings Audibot's Avatar
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    I tried aluminum hubcentric rings before. Didn't like them, and they did not provide me any noticeable benefit, so I stuck with plastic and that worked out fine.

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    Active Member Four Rings alien_brain's Avatar
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    well i personally have had problems with slightly off center wheels making vibrations. this eliminated those. my plastic ones seemed to do it to me every time. and they deform.

    so why didnt you like them exactly? btw thats not my auction

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    Veteran Member Four Rings Audibot's Avatar
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    I didn't think it was. My biggest issue was fitment--they never seemed to fit as well as the plastic, and at least set of wheels wouldn't fit right with them (not sure if the bore was off). That said, they were definitely not those you have listed above.

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    Active Member Four Rings alien_brain's Avatar
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    oh yeah my wheel centering problems are a thing of the past

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    Senior Member Two Rings X-ZZ4's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by alien_brain View Post
    oh yeah my wheel centering problems are a thing of the past
    Been looking for these.....just bought. Thanks!
    2002 Audi A6 2.7T Quattro
    K04's, Solo Motorsports Intake with 85mm MAF, Bosch 550's, Stage 3 Tune, H&R lowering springs, TSW wheels, other misc crap.

    Recently Gone:
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ2r5QQ6jaw

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    I will never do the metal hubrings again. I have 50k miles on my polycarbonate and they still are fine.

    I ran aluminum hubrings with a bunch of antiseize for 24 hours and had a flat. Luckily I had a few tools with me, but it still took almost 2 hours to remove the aluminum hubring from the hub before I could install the spare tire. I buy 2 sets of the polycarbonate now and run 1 set and keep the other set in the storage compartment under the front passenger seat. The plastic cheap rings may deform, but not the good polycarbonate plastic.

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    Active Member Four Rings alien_brain's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris@EPL View Post
    I will never do the metal hubrings again. I have 50k miles on my polycarbonate and they still are fine.

    I ran aluminum hubrings with a bunch of antiseize for 24 hours and had a flat. Luckily I had a few tools with me, but it still took almost 2 hours to remove the aluminum hubring from the hub before I could install the spare tire. I buy 2 sets of the polycarbonate now and run 1 set and keep the other set in the storage compartment under the front passenger seat. The plastic cheap rings may deform, but not the good polycarbonate plastic.
    got a link?

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    I just found these quickly, mine came with my Fifteen52 wheels

    https://www.amazon.com/pieces-Hubcen...GPCYJP7HMDRMHY

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    Active Member Four Rings alien_brain's Avatar
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    cool. so your major objection is the aluminum rings stick to the wheel. ok ill try these polycarbonate rings. thanks for the heads up

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    Senior Member Two Rings X-ZZ4's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris@EPL View Post
    I just found these quickly, mine came with my Fifteen52 wheels

    https://www.amazon.com/pieces-Hubcen...GPCYJP7HMDRMHY
    You guys are killing me.....make up your minds......LOLZ

    But WTH.....bought these too. Only about $12 for both sets and free shipping. I'll experiment myself.
    2002 Audi A6 2.7T Quattro
    K04's, Solo Motorsports Intake with 85mm MAF, Bosch 550's, Stage 3 Tune, H&R lowering springs, TSW wheels, other misc crap.

    Recently Gone:
    1999 Chev Corvette - Nitrous, 499RWHP
    2004 Pontiac GTO - Nitrous, 528RWHP
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ2r5QQ6jaw

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    Polycarbonate does not seize to the hub and if it ever did you can cut it off with a knife.

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