Neat wheels

[Tom Nas]

Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:

>I saw a black neu-S4 today in a local parking garage that wears an interesting
>set of wheels.  It looks a lot like the stock S4 Avus design wheels, except
>it is 5-spoke instead of the Avus' 6-spoke.  The ends of the spokes have the
>same trapazoid shaped indentations like the Avus, but the wheel bolts are
>visible rather than covered.  Also, instead of the flat spokes like the Avus,
>these wheels are slightly dished in in the middle where the wheel bolt
>openings are.

Yeah, one of my bosses has these on his '99 A6 Avant 2.5 TDI q. Very neat 
wheels, available through dealerships here in Holland in 15, 16 and 17in. 
They even come with an Audi-logo wheel center cap. I forgot the maker's 
name, it's something like ATC or some other three-character abbreviation.
Aftermarket wheels are very popular here in Holland, because the 35% 
new-car tax is only levied on everything that is ordered from the factory, 
not on the stuff the dealer installs. That's why no-one orders the factory 
stereos here- a simple radio/cassette unit costs as much as a good 
aftermarket radio/cassette with CD changer and decent speakers.
The importer even publishes a neat brochure of all aftermarket wheels 
available from the dealerships. They've initiated a program where you turn 
in your brand-new steel wheels and get a set of alloys for a good price.

Tom