Anyone have anthracite finish RS6 reps?
09-13-2005, 11:57 AM
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Anyone have anthracite finish RS6 reps?
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Discount Tire has 18x8.5 in stock in this color. The pic looks pretty close to silver but silver will not be available for about another 2-3 months. This is the pic of the anthracite RS6 they sent me. Is this color similar to Hartmanns?
Discount Tire has 18x8.5 in stock in this color. The pic looks pretty close to silver but silver will not be available for about another 2-3 months. This is the pic of the anthracite RS6 they sent me. Is this color similar to Hartmanns?
09-13-2005, 09:03 PM
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Kids, don't try this at home.....
Lots of posts re this and many unhappy people re correct spacers (DT does not recommend or support spacers) etc. I have inquired many times re same subject; have also heard from folks who could not balance Hartmann wheels. I continue to be amazed at the amount of conflicting information on this topic, as I am ready to send $ for an RS6 18" wheel package that works. Whew, I needed that.....
09-14-2005, 06:59 AM
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Like everything, there are good and bad parts. I've had bad H&R spacers....
and bad wheels, and bad tires. I've bent more OE wheels than aftermarket over the years, so that's not always the answer either in most cases.
My attitude is that when going +1 (18" for us), you always increase the risk of bending a wheel, and the wheel/tire package becomes much more sensitive to balance too. Unfortunately, for our allroads, we need spacers to apply most wheels to our funky offset.
I have 2 sets of Hartmann Reps, and have had 4 sets of H&R spacers, just for the allroad. Have not yet had a bad wheel (that wasn't self induced) but had one bad 15mm spacer. It was not machined perfectly flat and therefore caused the wheel to wobble. Tokk forever to find it but out of frustration, I had my Discount Tire balance why 18" Hartmann Rep WITH the spacer, and wouldn't you know- wobble. Tried the wheel with another spacer, and all was good in the world. So even a group as respected as H&R will have bad parts.
My attitude is that when going +1 (18" for us), you always increase the risk of bending a wheel, and the wheel/tire package becomes much more sensitive to balance too. Unfortunately, for our allroads, we need spacers to apply most wheels to our funky offset.
I have 2 sets of Hartmann Reps, and have had 4 sets of H&R spacers, just for the allroad. Have not yet had a bad wheel (that wasn't self induced) but had one bad 15mm spacer. It was not machined perfectly flat and therefore caused the wheel to wobble. Tokk forever to find it but out of frustration, I had my Discount Tire balance why 18" Hartmann Rep WITH the spacer, and wouldn't you know- wobble. Tried the wheel with another spacer, and all was good in the world. So even a group as respected as H&R will have bad parts.
09-14-2005, 08:34 AM
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We've had hardly any issues with wheel balancing issues. Most issues have been due to bad tires FYI.
Also, a few have had that bad steering sensor problem. All in all, probably only a 3 or 4 % rate of problems. (ie 3 or 4 out of 100 have had issues)
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