Audi A3 Wheel fitments?

[Henry A Harper III]

Looks like my info is out of date!

My wife's Prius has TPMS on the stock wheels, when I got her winter wheels I
opted not to get another set of sensors (having read some things about
"pairing" them at the dealer-only, etc.) so she has a little orange warning
light on the dash all winter. I don't know how anoying the A3's TPMS warning
is. If it's the beep and constant message on info-center display like my
A4's bulb-out warning for my LED DRL bulbs, I personally might put up with
it for free snow tires.

As far as 15s fitting, Tire Rack only shows 17" and up for A3s, they came
with 17s and 312mm front discs; my B7 A4 has 320mm discs that *barely* fit
under my 16" winter wheels so I don't think there's any way 15s will go over
312mm discs. My old 200q20v had the UFOs which were 310mm with calipers
internally mounted as a way to get bigger brakes under a 15" wheel. I'm
going to say "no" there. Hey, I could be wrong but there's more research
this time.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bares, Vittorio [mailto:Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 10:18 AM
> To: hah at alumni.rice.edu; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: Audi A3 Wheel fitments?
>
>
> Thanks Henry - according to this site:
>
> http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/Audi___Vehicle_Bolt_Patter
> n_Reference.cfm
>
> 5x112 - I believe only the 2005 A3 was 5x100 (the TT is 5x100)
>
> Anyone know if 15's will fit around the front brakes?
> Also, I know they have the air pressure sensors - is there a
> defeat for that ?
>
> Vittorio -
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry Harper [mailto:hah at cableone.net] On Behalf Of Henry A
> Harper III
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 11:26 AM
> To: Bares, Vittorio; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: Audi A3 Wheel fitments?
>
> I thought the A3 being a shared transverse-engine platform with
> VW was 5x100...so that would be a "no" on the 5x112 from a "bigger" Audi.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Bares, Vittorio
> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 9:14 AM
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: Audi A3 Wheel fitments?
> >
> >
> > Hi - my bro-in-law has an A3, I'd like to get him into some snow tires.
> >
> > I've got a set of 5x112 steelies that are 15" - will those fit the A3?
> > Or do they require 16"?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Vittorio -
> >
> >
>
>