RS3 aftermarket wheels
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Drat. Was afraid of that. Well, my mind was pretty much made up for me this week actually when I meet a semi local RS3 driver and his gorgeous car recently. He opted for Merlin Purple for the car color and was sporting Neuspeed RSe10 satin black 19 x 8.5 inch wheels on all 4 corners. They look damn sharp on the purple and will look exceptional on my incoming Nardo Grey as well. I've seen pictures of Nardo Grey cars with those wheels but not in person. The Neuspeeds are not terribly expensive either. That always helps after having just sold a kidney to buy a car. LOL.
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So good news and bad news...good news wheels came in from HRE, Good news, the wheel fit the RS3 with Carbon brakes, Good news I got them mounted today. Bad news... I didnt inspect the wheels when they came in and the dealer came out and told my wife that they noticed a ding in the rim while mounting the tires. The ding is a perfect oval chunk missing from the lip of the wheel right at the apex of the radius. Doesnt look like damage from being dropped, but could be damage from something getting dropped onto it. Of course if the dealer did it they’re not saying. HRE wanted to see the boxes but I had thrown them away already. I told them they were in good shape. So in thier mind they were damaged after being removed from the boxes. I have no recourse or proof either way. So yay, I just bought a damaged wheel.
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Fronts 19 x 9.5 ET 45. no spacers needed over carbon brakes. 255/30/19 tires
Rears 19 x 8.5 ET 47. no spacers needed over normal brake caliper. 235/35/19 tires.
Fronts 19 x 9.5 ET 45. no spacers needed over carbon brakes. 255/30/19 tires
Rears 19 x 8.5 ET 47. no spacers needed over normal brake caliper. 235/35/19 tires.
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dus10r: the wheels look awesome on the car! And I'm really sorry to learn you may be stuck with a damage wheel. That truly sucks. I'm going to take that as a public service announcement however and check very closely when I order my wheels. In the past, I've ordered packages via Tire Rack where everything was mounted, etc. This time it will be wheels from one place and tires from another. Where did you get your new TMPS monitors?
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dus10r: OUCH! That's pretty pricey! I had no clue. I see Tire Rack sells monitors for the Audi as well. Confident they are compatible but wonder if as good and if they include the valve stem? I will ask Tire Rack but see myself probably going to Audi as well. Really love the look of the wheels on your car. I've got a Nardo coming in within the next month or so. Really stoked. Love the Audi decal and logo below the rear door. Where did you find that? Is it a single graphic or did you combine separate graphics. Again, beautiful car and thanks for the info!!
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You ordered the Dynamic Plus package with the ceramic breaks didn't you. That's why that cost existed for you. With the regular Dynamic package the TPMS sensors are built into the wheel mounts. Not as accurate, but good enough if you have no plans on tracking the car.
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I did enjoy the hub sensing TPMS in my S3. Nice not having to deal with valve mounted sensors. I did get the Dynamic Plus package for the fixed suspension and CCBs. Now I get to deal with the fallout from that decision. LOL Car was built last week according to Audi. On it's way to Emden now. Guess it's a bit late to change my options on the build.............
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I did enjoy the hub sensing TPMS in my S3. Nice not having to deal with valve mounted sensors. I did get the Dynamic Plus package for the fixed suspension and CCBs. Now I get to deal with the fallout from that decision. LOL Car was built last week according to Audi. On it's way to Emden now. Guess it's a bit late to change my options on the build.............
I think running a 265 front and 245 rear (if they’ll fit) might net even better neutrality as it will spread the weight over the front tires even more and help them to not overload under braking. Right now you can overload the front tires trail braking into a corner, it def likes being off the brake before entering the corner and oddly enough likes to be slightly accelerating which is usually a no no. But oddly it works with this car. With wider tires on the front you could probably drive it more like a normal car and trail brake a bit more. Tip: hit the traction control button once when driving aggressively. Will allow more oversteer and will even allow some drift. I know journalists aren’t fans of E-Diff where the car applies a small amount of brake to the inside rear wheel while cornering but I think it’s brilliant. You can feel the car tighten its line and just track exactly where you want it to go. You would have to have 4 brake pedals to accomplish what these system do for you. I have yet to feel like the system is fighting me, always feels like its helping out. I think you’ll love the RS3 once you get used to it. My only bitch is the throttle response / lag from a stop which probably has more to do with the trans. It likes to be full throttle all the time especially in Dynamic mode. Get on the gas mildly and it sometimes feels like a CVT trans from a stop, like a rubberband winding up. But give it the beans and it grips and rips. I live at 4500 feet too, so the elevation here might have something to do with that. But if you’re just putting around put it in Comfort mode and it shifts more like an automatic, smooth. Its lethargic as all hell in Comfort mode, like its more concerned with fuel mileage than performance but its def smoother if you’re in traffic. One cool thing, in manual mode and Dynamic, it will not shift unless you shift it.Even Porsche’s will intervene now days if you dont shift it when it thinks it should be shifted, they will drop a gear on their own. Not these, it will bang off the rev limiter if you want it too. Found out once by accident, thought I had it in auto and was waiting for it to shift when I realized I had it in manual shift mode...doh! At some point in the next few years these motors will switch over to a 48volt electric systems and electric turbos or superchargers and the from start lag will be nonexistent and the car will be absolutely perfect. But have fun with the new car, its a blast, by far the most driving focused sedan Audi has made in a long time. You lose a little creature comfort compared to their other RS cars but you gain driving enjoyment, involvement and playfulness those larger RS cars cant touch.