R8 wheels on an RS4

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09-28-2008, 04:18 PM

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Why don't you print out 1:1 copies of the R8 wheels, have them laminated and put over your current wheels . . . And after about 12 seconds like that, you'd realize that the stockies are, in fact, much prettier. So then you rip them off and see how well laminated R8 wheel print-outs work as frisbees. I don't know what I'm talking about now.

Throwing the wheels from this height also seems to have a negative effect on the sidewalk. Is this normal?

Sidewalk outside my house

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09-28-2008, 04:19 PM

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Jox, I must be doing something wrong. I removed the wheels from my car just like you said and tried throwing them from the window a few times. They don't seem to fly well even though I live on the sixth floor- they seem kind of heavy and the neighbors have complained a bit. Maybe I'm missing something here. Were you only supposed to remove the laminated print-outs?

No, you just need more practise. Do it again! And yell obscenities while you're doing it. The dirtier the better. Bonus points for namedropping various neighbors as you're yelling.

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09-28-2008, 04:20 PM

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No, you just need more practise. Do it again! And yell obscenities while you're doing it. The dirtier the better. Bonus points for namedropping various neighbors as you're yelling.

"Von Knorring FTMFL!!"

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09-28-2008, 04:22 PM

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I've got an idea how about you paint the centers in black and pinstripe (matching aluminum like the window frames) it will look good. Get a Tubi exhaust sounds amazing.

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09-28-2008, 04:22 PM

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"Von Knorring FTMFL!!"

LOL

"Fånn knårring får de madderfacking looos!"

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09-28-2008, 04:24 PM

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I've got an idea how about you paint the centers in black and pinstripe (matching aluminum like the window frames) it will look good. Get a Tubi exhaust sounds amazing.

Sounds interesting. Seen a similar car with the Tubis but not yet heard it. Not a fan of the 4x exhausts. An RS-model should only have two IMHO. Still, pinstripe idea sounds very interesting.

Bronto - you reading this?

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09-28-2008, 04:26 PM

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Okay get an aftermarket exhaust, remove a resonator or something just keep the stock tips. It will sound beastly with the combination I am telling you about.

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09-28-2008, 04:26 PM

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Stock look much better.

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09-28-2008, 04:55 PM

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I'm reading, but not sure how the pinstriping is supposed to look. Did Mohammed mean like a lip on the wheels?

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09-28-2008, 09:10 PM

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Chris from cali: have you got any pics of your gunmetal wheels?

The winter wheels (stock RS4 silver wheels) are getting repaired/refinished now - I should get them back in a few weeks. When I get them, I'll take pics.

Also, I am going to get my RS4 detailed when I get back from a biz trip. It currently is the stock Avus Silver with silver/aluminum trim but I put the titanium package wheels on it. It looks VERY classy - I'll get some pics up when I return.