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Old 11-18-05, 08:51 AM
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Just got some wheels on the Audi...what ya all think....





They are 22" Vellano VSP!
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Old 11-18-05, 08:55 AM
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sweet rims and sweet ride.



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Hey All,

Just got some wheels on the Audi...what ya all think....





They are 22" Vellano VSP!
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Old 11-18-05, 09:10 AM
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They look good, a bit too busy for my taste, but they fit the styling of the car Did you replace your LS with this?
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Old 11-18-05, 09:12 AM
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Always love the A8 Wheels look quite good on it too ! I personally would pick smaller size wheels though.
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Size is a little big for me, maybe 20" max. But the style of the rim fits the Audi perfectly!
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Old 11-18-05, 09:27 AM
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The car is one of refinement, even the simple black color screams elegance however the wheels detract from that simple elegant design, they are to busy for the car and draw attention from the overall elegance of the cars design. I also dont understand the attraction of putting truck sized wheels on a sophisticated looking automobile.

But thats just my poor country boy view

If you are happy with it thats all that matters. congratulations!!
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Old 11-18-05, 09:31 AM
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DAMN! That thing looks SICKKK!!!!
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Very Very nice. That rim fits the line of the A8. This is the best A8 Audi has done to date. The previous generation was not doing it for me. It was expensive due to the aluminum body. Getting into an accident with the previous model =$$$$$$$$
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Wow, that looks good.
Good choice
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Out of all luxury flagship sedans, I think the Audi A8 is one of the most underestimated, yet very classy looking. It's too bad there are not many A8's around here, mostly the 745, LS430, S-class, etc. I'd love to test drive the A8 one of these days

As far as the wheels, they look pretty decent but like GS3Rich said, probably too much going on with the design compared to the rest of the body. Just my opinion, I probably would have stuck with the stock rims myself on a sweet ride like this
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Originally Posted by GS300Rich
They look good, a bit too busy for my taste, but they fit the styling of the car Did you replace your LS with this?
Na, I still have the LS. I dont see much of this car right now, my sister-in-law is sporting it around....

And yes, over all a 22" wheel is pretty large for a sedan...but with 20"s it just looked way tooo small. But with the size of the car, I think it worked out well.

And the ride quality on 30 series tires is great!!!
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Looks great man...still like your LS! I have been seeing some nice rides in your window at Status...have to come by some time and shoot the breeze since it's been a while...and I still need to swap out my shocks for something more enjoyeable.
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wow it fits surprisingly well on the car. it's almost like the 7 series where you need at least 21s

the wheel style looks nice too, if it has more lips it would be even better
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SWEEEET ride... Too many spokes on the wheels for my taste though...
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Fabulicious!

Love you sig saying you'll never get another black car when it seems you have two!
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