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Took longer than expected to get shipping estimate, with ship from Hamburg to New York: ~500 EUR. Air is twice that unless wheels are sent as cargo on same flight as yourself then it's ~500 EUR too with my airline.
Took longer than expected to get shipping estimate, with ship from Hamburg to New York: ~500 EUR. Air is twice that unless wheels are sent as cargo on same flight as yourself then it's ~500 EUR too with my airline.
Cool. Thank you for the update. So what is the total cost for the wheels themselves (no tires) and did you confirm if they are 19" or 20"? Appreciate your info.
Cool. Thank you for the update. So what is the total cost for the wheels themselves (no tires) and did you confirm if they are 19" or 20"? Appreciate your info.
20". I've not seen 19" available for the Q7 (they appear to exist in 19" but for other Audi models). MSRP 3000 EUR less 19% VAT (and possible discount) for a set of four with Goodyear winter tires. I inquired about a compete set of winter wheels, only interested in that. No idea about rims only at this point, sorry. Shipping quote also for complete wheel set (32 kg/wheel).
Thank you for your research, I know I really appreciate it. For almost $4k I'll find a nice set of aftermarket wheels first.
Again, Thank you for your research on this.
Sure, no problem. I completely understand regarding price.
FWIW, after VAT refund price should end closer to 3K, pretty much same as the 19" OEM (and only) winter wheel set Audi USA currently offers. Still, not cheap, but to me the 20" is a nicer wheel and I did factor in this expense when getting the 21" -- 21" winter tires is nearly 1500 (from Tirerack with shipping), so about twice that gives me a complete set of OEM winter wheels that should handle better than the 20".
Happy hunting for something after market that works for you!
I'm not looking for a winter set of wheels, I just really liked the wheels in the first post and I'm not a big fan of the OEM 20" wheels on the Prestige. I'll probably wait till spring and look around to see what's out there and maybe by then those wheels may start coming up on e-bay or someplace else in an affordable price range.
In NJ our winters aren't that bad and if it snows I'll probably just drive my Ranger as I wouldn't want to have somebody bouncing off my new Q!
Yes that is the optional Audi Sport "Y-spoke Design" wheels 20" x 9" ET33, available only in German, Chinese, Dutch, and other markets, but not US and Canada.
Sadly, the better looking Q7 wheels are not available in our market... yet.
I'm about to get these shipped over from Germany and noted that the offset is listed as ET36 and not ET33:
Do you happen to know for sure that the offset is 33 (same as on the US stock 20")?
36 is 5 mm more than my 21" (ET31) so of course my dealer here 'won't recommend' the 36mm, but pitched me the only complete set of OEM winter wheels currently offered in the US -- a pair of inferior looking 19" (at a premium).
I'm also interested in confirming the tolerated span of the offset that would work without any adapters etc. -- ET28 to 39mm? Thoughts? Spoke with a very competent Audi specialist at TireRack, he claimed even ET40 would work.
BTW, would be nice if some of these were available in the US (no ET info though): AUDI | Q7 (201605)
I saw these wheels on a Q5 at the dealer when I went to look at Q7s. I remember thinking they looked good on it. I have always liked split or Y spoke wheels, that's what I ended up putting on my VW. I still have them and I bet they would fit the Q7, 20"x8.5 et33 5x112 CB66.6, I know they are skinnier than the stock 20's. Maybe that unsprang weight could equal some fuel savings but I'd probably have to run a 255 or 265 tire. Not sure how these would look in the Q7 but here's a picture of them
08-23-2016, 08:22 AM
