Time for rimming the S3

[warren_cox]

Ever since picking up the S3 I have always looked at the OEM rims with some disdain. They are murderous to clean, look soft edged and pretty average for an 'S' car, and at 18 measly inches they somehow fail to fill the arches with the proper attitude.

Yesterday I took the plunge and popped on some OEM style rimmage to spruce the old girl up for the remains of the summer. I'd wanted BBS's but to be frank I didn't want the price tag for this fairly temporary mod. As you'd expect, the RS4 rims did the trick (for me) as they look OE, and here she is sporting shiney new 235/35/19's:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-x267klfZGE/SmtZ-gn8UWI/AAAAAAAAByo/NczMUjJe4sg/s1280/DSC_0002.JPG

Only problem is now she needs lowering

It never ends!

 

[traumapat]

suits it. i think it sits ok personally... wont need much lowering

 

[Cupra R]

love the rims mate really suit it.

 

[warren_cox]

thank you both. Some H&R 30mm drops are on the hit list for next month. Should give the effect without too much compromise.

 

[BeezerDiesel]

They look good. The 19s certainly make the car more butch to look at.

 

[Brummy]

Rimming the S3

Mechanophile, perhaps?

 

[luke07cupra]

Look really well - what did a set of those cost if you don't mind me asking?

Lowering it will improve the looks no end in my opinion. With those wide 235's not sure if you'll get any scuffing problems but if you're going 30mm you may well be ok.

 

[air121005]

Ever since picking up the S3 I have always looked at the OEM rims with some disdain. They are murderous to clean, look soft edged and pretty average for an 'S' car, and at 18 measly inches they somehow fail to fill the arches with the proper attitude.

Yesterday I took the plunge and popped on some OEM style rimmage to spruce the old girl up for the remains of the summer. I'd wanted BBS's but to be frank I didn't want the price tag for this fairly temporary mod. As you'd expect, the RS4 rims did the trick (for me) as they look OE, and here she is sporting shiney new 235/35/19's:

Only problem is now she needs lowering

It never ends!

can't see the piccy.........

 

[BeezerDiesel]

Me neither, had to look in his gallery (see Warren's sig)

 

[warren_cox]

having real bad issues with pics linking lately.

If I use my Mac to embed a picture set in my .Mac library it rarely works for long. Lasts about half a day and then it vanishes.

For web based photos I started planting them in Google Picasa and for a while that worked too.

Now those images are starting to cause issues too.

Technology can bite.

Here is a link to the library: http://picasaweb.google.com/warrencox5/S3Refresh2009#

Cost, just under a grand.

 

[Fl@pper]

Mechanophile, perhaps?

must admit i thought he had turned and was in here to add NSFW just in case

 

[warren_cox]

Mechanophile, perhaps?

must admit i thought he had turned and was in here to add NSFW just in case

These days if I title my threads with anything ordinary no one reads them!

 

[UncleFester]

I like those but i like the colour of the car more

 

[warren_cox]

I like those but i like the colour of the car more

It's one of the lowest selling colours other than red and yellow. White, blue, black and silver are the big sellers on S3, but I thought the grey looked quite 'Q car'

 

[UncleFester]

It needs to be kept swirl free and clean to look good but i reckon it's one of the better colours, irrespective of what the figures say.

Nice wheels too though

 

[alx_chung]

Looks good. Always loved the RS4 alloys and that colour on the Audis
Alex

 

[air121005]

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now that does look nice

the RS4's seem to look good on any of the VAG range.

 

[Cupra R]

Warren maybe a daft question but for a grand i take it there copies? Where did you get them from?

 

[Carr20vt]

Looking good Warren. I've always found the OEM S3 alloys rather poor to look at.
Noticed an improvement in handling with the widened stance?

 

[Ruddmeister]

Looking nice Warren, sort of OEM++ look, very nice

very clean as usual too