Andrea Figallo

Hallo everyone!

Due to a flat tire, I also ruined the rim.
The advice is to change both tires (front) and the damaged rim.
But I can't find a matching rim anywhere online!

Apart from driving to an Audi retailer (I have the winter tire on for the moment, and no, I'm not using the car until it's all fixed), do you have any suggestions?
I could post the rim picture here if any of you feel like testing your rim knowledge

Best, Andrea

tenspeed

Try a eBay search using "audi a4 wheel oem 17" (change the 17 if you have different sized rims). Sort the results using "Price + Shipping: lowest first" and start scanning the pictures.

uberwgn

Andrea, welcome aboard!


There are many different wheel possibilities that your car could be equipped with. It's best for you to get the part number off the rear of the damaged wheel. The part number looks like this: 8K0 601 025 AJ.


There are many sources for these wheels including eBay.

Andrea Figallo

wow, really?
I'll go check right away, thank you so much!

Andrea

irenesbob

Andrea -
Some posters here have reported that their comprehensive insurance covered wheel damage. It would probably be worth inquiring of your insurance carrier, but naturally be careful not to make a claim until you get the answer that it would covered as well as an assessment of whether such a claim would affect your policy renewal cost.

Andrea Figallo

Thank you all for your help.
I look behind the rim, and found the codes.
I have a:
8K0 601 025 A
7.5Jx16H2
ET45
RONAL 2215
Made in Czech Rep.
YR3

It's a lot more expensive than I expected... I found a new one on ebay.de that has a minor estetic scratch and I placed an order for that. 155€ shipped instead of 325€ brand new.
Fingers crossed.

Since I'm a new Audi owner, do you guys think this rim is worth its price?

Regards, Andrea

uberwgn

Andrea, I think that's in-line with what we would pay for a used/re-conditioned wheel.

Andrea Figallo

Sorry for the confusing question: I meant to ask if that rim is really worth the 325€.
Last winter I bought winter tyres+alloy rims (Rc Design 24) which Audi assured me were great quality and I spent 600€ al included!

uberwgn

A new wheel from Audi is very expensive. Depending on diameter, probably $600 or more here in the USA.