Neat wheels

[Steve Marinello]

AT Italia, formerly ATP S5's.  Got them on mu '83 urq.  Available at The
Tire Rack in a variety of sizes.  But you have to find the Audi center caps
yourself.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Nas" <tnas at euronet.nl>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Cc: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: Neat wheels


> 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
>
>