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03-20-2019, 11:00 AM
#11
AudiWorld Senior Member
Lol. Not my intent to **** off our little A5 and S5 siblings!
You have to walk to the other side. It's due to the fact that the tires are unidirectional meaning they are designed to be mounted facing forward. Therefore the driver side the flags will face in opposite direction of the passenger side.
That way when they rotate the tires the wheels will always have the flags facing the way they are now.
You know the phrase you can't unsee things you see? Yeah that's why I don't like this wheel design but it doesn't bother me as I can't see both sets of wheels at the same time and it did cost a pretty penny to upgrade the wheels. The other 20" wheels were omnidirectional but the spokes were too thick for my taste. Maybe if my wheels were stolen off my car I would get something else.
However I can understand why some people are OCD over this.
You have to walk to the other side. It's due to the fact that the tires are unidirectional meaning they are designed to be mounted facing forward. Therefore the driver side the flags will face in opposite direction of the passenger side.
That way when they rotate the tires the wheels will always have the flags facing the way they are now.
You know the phrase you can't unsee things you see? Yeah that's why I don't like this wheel design but it doesn't bother me as I can't see both sets of wheels at the same time and it did cost a pretty penny to upgrade the wheels. The other 20" wheels were omnidirectional but the spokes were too thick for my taste. Maybe if my wheels were stolen off my car I would get something else.
However I can understand why some people are OCD over this.
Yep! Exactly so all of the vehicles are like this by design. I see that now.
I can understand why Audi didn't create two sets of design for these wheels and I can now understand why people don't like the asymmetrical wheel face designs.
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louiewest (12-28-2021)
03-20-2019, 11:30 AM
#14
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Someone pointed out on my Instagram that my wheels were pointing the wrong direction. The flag was pointing backwards instead of forwards. This caused me to do some research and on Audi's website the car's wheels are facing the same direction as mine.
@skubeeraw and @Deazy your flags are facing forward. Have you guys noticed this? I've seen several vehicles online and some are facing forward and some are facing backwards. Weird right?
@skubeeraw and @Deazy your flags are facing forward. Have you guys noticed this? I've seen several vehicles online and some are facing forward and some are facing backwards. Weird right?
03-20-2019, 11:40 AM
#15
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MRA5SB (06-24-2019)
03-20-2019, 01:54 PM
#18
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[QUOTE=Xenny;25292031]decided to use these wheels as my winter set. thinking of getting some bc forged EH181's for the summer set 
I'm smitten with those wheels, nice!
I'm smitten with those wheels, nice!
03-20-2019, 03:08 PM
#19
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[QUOTE=synergize;25292074]Yeah Those are nice I've asked about them before and I believe he said they were replica Audi OEM wheels. I believe I've seen them on the S6 and Q7 before.
03-20-2019, 05:10 PM
#20
AudiWorld Senior Member
I guess that "non-Nardo" term kinda stuck huh ? 
I just wish my car was here so I could post one! My car was supposed to hit Houston on Monday and while the boat it was on did arrive on time, the estimated arrival date jumped out 3 weeks. It was supposed to be 3/18 but the Audi system has said 4/11 for the past few weeks. The info below makes no sense as it normally takes a little under a month to cross the pond... which the boat did by arriving on 3/18. 
Ship Departure
02/22/2019
Domestic Port Arrived
04/11/2019 (ETA)
Released to Carrier
04/14/2019 (ETA)
I just wish my car was here so I could post one! My car was supposed to hit Houston on Monday and while the boat it was on did arrive on time, the estimated arrival date jumped out 3 weeks. It was supposed to be 3/18 but the Audi system has said 4/11 for the past few weeks. The info below makes no sense as it normally takes a little under a month to cross the pond... which the boat did by arriving on 3/18. Ship Departure
02/22/2019
Domestic Port Arrived
04/11/2019 (ETA)
Released to Carrier
04/14/2019 (ETA)
Last edited by James P.; 03-20-2019 at 05:20 PM.
